各位同学大家好！新的一年到了，我们的新概念英语学习又开始了。
在这个一起学【新概念英语二】节目中，我会继续带着大家学习新概念英语第二册。从发音、单词、造句到基础语法都会有所涉及。相信经过一点一滴的积累， 大家的英语水平一定会大有进步！
课文中生词用带发音的小D（小D是沪江的专属在线词典）标注出来了，同学们把鼠标移到生词上就可以听到发音、看到解释了。
本节目使用学习材料是由朗文外研社出版的《新版新概念英语2》，版权归原出版社所有，如有需要请购买原版。本节目讲义由沪江原创，如需转载请注明出处，谢谢。
适合人群：英语初学者，或任何希望巩固英语基础的学习者。
更新频率：逢周二、周五更新。
提问
《新概念英语》第二册第7课 Too late 为时太晚
【课文】
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!
【课文翻译】
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！
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【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 （stole,stolen） 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
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