新概念英语第二册 Unit 1 (Lesson 1 ~ 24)

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？
Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片
Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西?巴顿斯
Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚
Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的
Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇
Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐
Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来
Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风
Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys绿林少年
Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？
Lesson 15 Good news 佳音
Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻
Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！
Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完
Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟
Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？
Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封
Lesson 23 A new house 新居
Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸

Lesson 7
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?

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!

生词和短语 New words and expressions

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

参考译文 Translation

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！