Lesson7 Too late 为时太晚为时太晚 New words and expressions 生词和短语 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 Too late The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond 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! The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa.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 detective n.侦探 adj.侦查(用)的eg: a detective story 侦探小说 a detective agency 秘密侦探所expect v.期待，预期;指望[要求]某人做某事expect (sb) to do sth:期待(某人)做某事eg: I expect to go there. 我想到那里去 I expect mom to come to see me this month.expect sth 期待eg: I expect your letter.=I expect you to write.expect that…期待eg: I expect (that) he will come. 我想他会来的 wait (vi): wait for sth/sb wait for:动作上的等待动作上的等待 expect：心理上的等待：心理上的等待 They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. 他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
valuable adj.贵重的, 有价值precious adj.珍贵的区分：precious带有感情色彩，真心喜欢的eg: precious photo 珍贵的照片如果不谈感情，valuable和precious是一样的 valueless priceless worthless valueless adj.没有价值的，没有用处的priceless adj.无价的，千金难买的，极贵重的eg: a perfectly priceless evening 一个十分难得的[极愉快的]夜晚worthless adj.没有价值的，不足取的，不足道的 eg: worthless ticket 没用的票券 宝石怎么说？宝石怎么说？diamond n.钻石 precious stone 宝石 crystal 水晶 jade 玉diamond ring 钻戒 A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
steal( stole; stolen )v.偷，窃取 我们说“我的钱包被偷了”和“我被偷了”是一个字，而在英语里是两个词My wallet was stolen. I was stolen. (×) I was robbed.( ) steal sth 偷（某物）；rob sb 抢（某人）跟地点相连也用rob：rob the bank She stole a glance at George when he was writing that letter. 乔治写那封信时，她偷偷地看了他一眼 Father was angry and I stole softly out of the room. 爸爸生气了，我轻轻地溜出了房间 The years steal by. 岁月不知不觉地过去了 steal sb.'s heart 在不知不觉间抓牢对方爱情 When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.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。
过去进行时过去进行时 1） 概念：表示过去某时正在进行的状态或动作2） 过去进行时的主要用法是描述一件事发生的背景 3) 常用的时间状语this morning, the whole morning, all day yesterday, from nine to ten last evening, when, while eg: My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself. It was raining when they left the station. When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun was shining. 注意咯！注意咯！同时发生的两个动作1.一个用一般过去时，另一个用过去进行时长一点时间的动作用进行时态，短时间的动作用过去时2.分工的情况，均用过去进行时when I was doing my homework, my mother was cooking.when someone knocked at the door, I was having dinner.典型例题1) Mary ___ a dress when she cut her finger. A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes2) As she ___ the newspaper, Granny ___ asleep. read； was falling B. was reading； fell C. was reading； was falling D. read；fell 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.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 take aback使吃惊；使吓呆 take after相似 eg: She takes after her mother. 她长得像她妈妈take for 认为，以为；当做；误认eg: I was taken for my sister. 人家把我错认做我的妹妹了 take in 1. 收进；收容 His aunt took him in when his mother died. 他的姨妈在他妈妈死后收留了他 2. 欺骗 I was nicely taken in. 我上了大当 3.理解，了解 I have to read the letter twice before I can take it all in. take off 脱掉（衣服），（飞机）起飞Take off your clothes; they're very wet. 脱掉你的衣服，衣服湿透了The plane took off at three o'clock. 飞机三点钟起飞了 in after aback for off1.The nursery teacher often leads her children to watch aircrafts take _____or land.2. His family members were all taken ___by his horrible words.3. The new-born baby is very lovely and it takes ____its mother.4. Why does she take me ___ a fool?5. Do you the teacher was taken __by your stupid excuse? To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！ surprise v.使吃惊eg: The news greatly surprised us. 这消息使我们大为吃惊。
They surprised the burglar while he was still trying to open the safe. 当窃犯还在设法开保险柜的时候，他们出其不意地把他捉住了 n.惊奇，吃惊eg: His arrival was a great surprise. 他的到达真是个意外 What a surprise ! 真想不到! ☆to one's surprise, 让某人惊讶的是to my great surprise 使我非常惊奇的是跟人的情绪有关的名词都可以替换to one's joy/excitement☆be full of...装满my bag was full of books. 机场口语说说看1.入境英语入境英语 A: May I see your passport, please? 麻烦请给我你的护照B: Here is my passport / Here it is. 这是我的护照A: What‘s the purpose of your visit? 旅行的目的为何?B: Sightseeing (Business). 观光(公务)。
A: Do you have a return ticket to Taiwan? 是否有台湾回程机票?B: Yes, here it is. 有的，这就是回程机票A: How long will you be staying in the United States? 预计在美国停留多久?B: I plan to stay for about 10 days. 预计停留约10天A: Good. Have a nice day. 祝你玩得愉快 2.海关申报海关申报 A: Your passport and declaration card, please.请出示护照和申报单B: This is a souvenir that I‘m taking to Taiwan. 这是我要带去台湾的当地纪念品A: Do you have anything to declare? 是否有任何东西需要申报?Do you have any liquor or cigarettes? 你有携带任何酒类或香烟吗?B: Yes, I have two bottles of whisky. 是的，我带了两瓶酒A: Please open this bag. 请打开这个袋子。
B: The camera is for my personal use. 这个相机是我私人使用的A: What are these? 这些东西是做何用?B: These are for my personal use. 这些是我私人使用的东西A: O.K. Please give this declaration card to that officer at the exit.好了!请将这张申报卡交给出口处的官员。