新概念英语第二册英音版07：Too Late

第7课

Too Late

为时太晚

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Did the detectives save the diamonds?

侦探们挽救了钻石吗？

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,

数小时以前，

someone had told the police that

有人向警方报告，

thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

说有人企图偷走这些钻石。

When the plane arrived,

当飞机到达时，

some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building

一些侦探等候在主楼内，

while others were waiting on the airfield.

另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。

Two men took the parcel off the plane

有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，

and carried it into the Customs House.

进了海关。

While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,

这时两个侦探把住门口，

two others opened the parcel.

另外两个侦探打开了包裹。

To their surprise,

令他们吃惊的是，

the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！