Too Late
为时太晚
▶ 点读 / 听力练习- Lesson 7第7课
- Too Late为时太晚
- Did the detectives save the diamonds?侦探们保住那些钻石了吗?
- The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.飞机晚点了,侦探们一整个上午都在机场等待。
- They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.他们正在等待一个从南非来的装有钻石的贵重包裹。
- A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.几个小时之前,有人告诉警方说小偷会企图偷走那些钻石。
- When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.当飞机降临时,一些侦探正在等待。在主楼内而其他人则在停机坪上等待。
- Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.两名男子从飞机上取下了那个包裹。然后把它搬进了海关大楼。
- While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.当两名侦探在门口守卫时,另外两名侦探打开了那个包裹。
- To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!令他们惊讶的是,那个贵重的包裹里装满了石头和沙子!