(单词翻译:单击)
文本和翻译
Lesson 7 Too late为时太晚
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
参考译文
飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。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。有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！
词汇和短语
detective n. 侦探
airport n. 机场
expect v. 期待，等待
valuable adj. 贵重的
parcel n. 包裹
diamond n. 钻石
steal v. 偷
main adj. 主要的
airfield n. 飞机起落的场地
guard n. 警戒，守卫
precious adj. 珍贵的
stone n. 石子
sand n. 沙子
1.The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻正在发生的动作或该动作与过去的另一动作同时发生。
I was having supper at 7:00 yesterday evening.
昨天晚上7点我正在吃晚饭。
She was playing the piano while I was reading the newspaper.
她弹钢琴时我在看报。
表示过去一段时间内正在进行的动作。
We were talking about you the whole morning.
我们整个上午都在说你。
2.To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
to their surprise另某人惊讶的是。表达结果出乎意料。也可以换一个表达方式：... two others opened the parcel，only to find the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.
视频讲解flash
本网站新概念视频讲解采用的是裕兴版本，详情点击链接查看：
练习
利用新概念英语学习口语，最好的方法就是复述，具体方法请查看：新概念英语口语练习方法:反述式练习
