Lesson 7 Too late
为时太晚
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。
Two 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，进了海关。
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。
To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！
单词：
detective n. 侦探
expect n. 期待，等待
parcel n. 包裹
daimond n. 砖石
steal v. 偷
the Customs House 海关
keep guard 警戒，守卫
precious adj. 珍贵的
语言点：
1、a few hours earlier 后面用过去完成时，已描述事情为基点；a few hours ago已现在时间为基点往前推
2、while =at the same time/whereas
3、off 表示离开什么东西
4、 to one's surprise/disappointment
5、be full of=be filled with 装满了什么
6、sand 不可数，a grain of sand一粒沙子，a pile of sand 一堆沙子，
关键句型与结构：
1、过去进行时
2、介词的用法。inside 在什么里面；into 到什么里面去，表示位置里面的 移动；at the door在门口
hoax 骗局
