新概念第二册详细笔记(新概念第二册内容)

Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚First listen and answer the question听录音回答问题Did the Detectives save the diamonds?侦探拯救了钻石了吗？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!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！New words and expressions 生词和短语detective [dɪˈtektɪv]n. 侦探这个词的意思还有：警探，私人侦探，Detective Conan 就是《名侦探柯南》airport [ˈeəpɔːt] n. 机场expect [ɪkˈspekt] v. 期待，等待valuable [ˈvæljuəbl]adj. 贵重的adj.有价值的;宝贵的;贵重的;很有用的;很重要的;很值钱的n.贵重物品;财宝valuable与以下词性连用：learn a valuable lesson吸取宝贵的教训 valuable experience有用的经验valuable information有价值的信息 valuable lesson有益的课程time is valuable时间是宝贵的 valuable asset宝贵资产valuable resource珍贵资源 valuable property贵重财产extremely valuable极其珍贵 less valuable价值较低very valuable非常贵重parcel [ˈpɑːsl] n. 包裹diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd]n. 钻石这个的意思还有：金刚石;菱形;(纸牌的)方块《Diamond heat》(Alan Walker/Sophia Somajo合作单曲)steal [stiːl] v. 偷过去式： stole过去分词： stolenmain[meɪn]adj. 主要的airfield [ˈeəfiːld] n. 飞机起落的场地guard [ɡɑːd]n. 警戒，守卫precious [ˈpreʃəs]adj. 珍贵的stone[stəʊn] n. 石子sand [sænd] n. 沙子