新概念英语第二册lesson7

1、Too late!When you will say its too late?detectivecleverquick in mindsensitiveairportdiamond diamond n.钻石precious stone 宝石crystal 水晶jade 玉airportairfield airport security lounge of an airport The plane was late and the detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.airport n.机场airfield n.飞机起落的场地p

2、ort 港口：airport：航空港 at the airportfield 田野：airfield：停机坪 on the airfieldThey were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa .expect &exceptI think so.=I expect so.(expect sb to do sth:期待某人做某事expect(vt):expect sthI expect your letter.=I expect you to write.A few hours earlier , some

3、one told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.When the plane arrived , some of the detective 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 keepin

4、g guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.To their surprise , the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.precious带有感情色彩，是真心喜欢的带有感情色彩，是真心喜欢的如：如：precious photo 珍贵的照片珍贵的照片sth is valuable/preciousprice:价格价格-priceless adj. -less表示否定：没有价格的，无价的表示否定：没有价格的，无价的 Too late 为 时 太 晚 The plane was late

5、 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 buidin

6、g 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! New wordsdetective n. 侦探 adj.

7、侦探的 airport n. 小型民用机场, 私人飞机降落场expect vt. 期待, 预期, 盼望, 指望, (料)想, 认为valuable adj. 贵重的, 有价值的,parcel n. 小包, 包裹 vt. 打包, diamond n. 钻石, 菱形 main n. 主要部分, 要点, 干线 adj. 主要的, 重要的, 全力的 airfield n. 飞机场guard n . 守卫, 警戒, vt. 保卫, 看守, 当心 vi. 防止, 警卫precious adj. 宝贵的, 贵重的, 珍爱的, 过于精致的, 珍爱的stone n. 石, 石头, 宝石Nancy1. Thepl

8、anelatedetectiveswaitingtheairportmorning.wasandwereatall2.expectingvaluableparceldiamondsSouthAfrica.Theywereaoffrom3. Afewhoursearlier,someonetoldthepolicethieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.hadthatNancy在过去的某一点时间，或者是过去某一动作同时发生的另外一个动作。瞬间动词（如arrive）无进行时态。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。2.分工的情况，均用过去进行时When I was doing