课文对话 · Too late（课本 Lesson 7，印刷页 36-39）
1The plane was late and detectives /dɪˈtektɪvz/ n. 侦探 were waiting at the airport /ˈeəpɔːt/ n. 机场 all morning.
飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。
2They were expecting /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/ v. 期待，等待 a valuable /ˈvæljuəbl/ adj. 贵重的 parcel /ˈpɑːsl/ n. 包裹 of diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ n. 钻石 from South Africa.
他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
3A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal /stiːl/ v. 偷 the diamonds.
几个小时前，有人告诉警方，小偷企图偷走这些钻石。
4When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main /meɪn/ adj. 主要的 building while others were waiting on the airfield /ˈeəfiːld/ n. 飞机起落的场地.
当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些则守候在停机坪上。
5Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，提进了海关大楼。
6While two detectives were keeping guard /ɡɑːd/ n. 警戒，守卫 at the door, two others opened the parcel.
两个侦探在门口守卫，另外两个打开了包裹。
7To their surprise, the precious /ˈpreʃəs/ adj. 珍贵的 parcel was full of stones /stəʊnz/ n. 石子 and sand /sænd/ n. 沙子!
令他们吃惊的是，那个贵重的包裹里装的全是石头和沙子！
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