Lesson 7 Too late
爲時太晚
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飛機誤點了，偵探們在機場等了整整一上午。
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他們正期待從南非來的一個裝着鑽石的貴重包裹。
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
數小時以前，有人向警方報告，說有人企圖偷走這些鑽石。
When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
當飛機到達時，一些偵探等候在主樓內，另一些偵探則守候在停機坪上。
Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機，進了海關。
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
這時兩個偵探把住門口，另外兩個偵探打開了包裹。
To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹裏面裝的全是石頭和沙子！
單詞：
detective n. 偵探
expect n. 期待，等待
parcel n. 包裹
daimond n. 磚石
steal v. 偷
the Customs House 海關
keep guard 警戒，守衛
precious adj. 珍貴的
語言點：
1、a few hours earlier 後面用過去完成時，已描述事情爲基點；a few hours ago已現在時間爲基點往前推
2、while =at the same time/whereas
3、off 表示離開什麼東西
4、 to one's surprise/disappointment
5、be full of=be filled with 裝滿了什麼
6、sand 不可數，a grain of sand一粒沙子，a pile of sand 一堆沙子，
關鍵句型與結構：
1、過去進行時
2、介詞的用法。inside 在什麼裏面；into 到什麼裏面去，表示位置裏面的 移動；at the door在門口
hoax 騙局