Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚
【New words and expressions】生词和短语（13）
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
sand n. 沙子 stone n. 石子
precious ['prɛʃəs] adj. 珍贵的
★detective n. 侦探 detective story 侦探小说
★airport n. 机场 ★airfield n. 飞机起落的场地
port 港口；airport 航空港 at the airport 在机场
field 田野；airfield 停机坪 on the airfield 在停机坪上
★expect v. 期待, 等待
① vt.&vi. 预计，预料
Jim has failed in mathematics as his teacher expected.
正如他老师所预料的那样，吉姆数学考试没及格。
② vt. 等待，期待，盼望（心理上的等待）
They are expecting guests tonight. 今晚有人要去他们那里作客。
expect所表示的等待一般暗含着根据某些信息或规律而作出相应反应的意思，而wait for 主要持续“等待”这个动作本身。
expect sth. I expect a letter from Jimmy.
do sth. 期待某人做某事 I expect you to write back.
实践检验真理I expect my mother to come back.
wait for sth./sb. 动作上的等待 I wait for my mother.
③ vt. 认为，猜想（一般用于口语）
I expect so./I think so. 我希望如此［口语］
I expect you’党员承诺书ve heard the news. 我想你已经听到这个消息了。
★valuable adj. 贵重的 ★precious adj. 珍贵的
value n.&v. 价值；valuable adj.有价值的
sth.is valuable/sth.is precious
precious adj.珍贵的（带有一定的感情色彩） precious photo 珍贵的照片
-less 表否定; priceless adj. 没有价格的, 无价的
valueless adj. 没有价值, 不足道的 worthless adj. 无价值的
★diamond n. 钻石 diamond ring 钻石戒指
precious stone 宝石； crystal ['krɪst!] 水晶；jade [dʒed] 玉
★steal儿童童话故事（stole，stolen） v. 偷
① vt.&vi. 偷盗，行窃
英语中“偷”用steal和rob 来表达，宾语是物，用steal；宾语是人，用rob；跟地点相连，也用rob.
steal sth. 偷(某物) My wallet was stolen.
John never steals. 约翰从不偷东西。
rob sb. 抢(某人) I was robbed. rob the bank
② vt. 巧妙地占用，偷偷地弄到手
He has stolen away Mary’s heart. 他已赢得玛丽的芳心。
③ vi.偷偷地行动，悄悄靠近 He stole into the room.他悄悄地进了房间。
★main adj. 主要的 main不能与人连用
main building；main street；main ntence；main idea;
★guard n. 警戒, 守卫 life guard 救生员 body guard 保镖
stand guard 站岗，放哨 keep guard 守望，警戒
They kept a clo guard over the thieves. 他们对小偷们严加看管。
【Text】
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郊外拼音 steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, s
ome 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 Hou. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surpri, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
参考译文:飞机误点了怎么包花, 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. 怎么写字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!
【课文讲解】
1、The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
all 一般直接加表示时间的单数名词构成副词短语，如：all day，all night，all week，all winter，all year等。但不说all hour。
whole在表达同样的意思时一般要加冠词或数词，如a whole day/year，two whole weeks。 all morning=all the morning
The plane was late 飞机晚(点)了 The bus was late./The train was late.
detectives 没有强调一些侦探或者那些侦探, 强调侦探这种人，笼统感念, 可不加some, the.
2、They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
a valuable parcel of diamonds a cup of tea 强调的是茶
South Africa 南非
3、A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
a few hours earlier 几个小时以前= a few hours before/a few hours ago
would +do 过去将来时,间接方式, 转述, 站在过去看未来
4、成人两性When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
代词others常常和some连用，表示“有些（人）……，也有些（人）……”或“有的……，其余的……”
one…the other… 一个…另一个… some…others… 一些…另一些…
Some students are very hard-working, others are not.
others=other+名词复数
5、Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs Hou. Customs Hou 海关
take sth. off…=take sth. away from…
and carried it into… carried 株组词表示看得很重
6、While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surpri, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
…were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
表面上是分工, 两个动作同时发生, 不是同时开始同时结束, 延续时间不一致, 长一点时间的动作用进行时态, 短时间的动作用过去时.
When someone knocked at the door, I was having dinner.
