Lesson 7 Too late
    為時太晚
    First listen and then answer the question.
    聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
    Did the detectives save the diamonds?
    那些偵探保管好鉆石了嗎？
    The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
    飛機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了，偵探們在機(jī)場等了整整一上午。
    They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
    他們正期待從南非來的一個裝著鉆石的貴重包裹。
    A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
    數(shù)小時以前，有人向警方報告，說有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。
    When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
    當(dāng)飛機(jī)到達(dá)時，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，另一些偵探則守候在停機(jī)坪上。
    Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
    有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機(jī)，進(jìn)了海關(guān)。
    While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
    這時兩個偵探把住門口，另外兩個偵探打開了包裹。
    To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!^令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！