新概念英语第二册 Lesson 7 Too late 讲义

Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuableparcel1 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 airfield2. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs3 House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious4 parcel was full of stones and sand!

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 detectives were waiting at the airport all morning,

侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。句中的动词时态是过去进行时。过去进行时常用来表示过去某时正在进行的情况或动作。本课课文中有4个句子使用了过去进行时。参看第1册第117-119等课中的例句。

2 keep guard, 守卫。

3 to their surprise,

使他们吃惊的是。

参考译文

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！

单词讲解：

1.detective n. 侦探

detective story 侦探小说

Science fiction/romantic novel(fiction)/historical fiction

Build a romantic relationship with sb

Fairy tale

Detect v. 发现；察觉；注意到

I detected something unusual here. 我觉得有什么不对劲。

You may detect danger anywhere in a jungle. 丛林里到处能感觉到危险。

Detect v.---detective  adj.---detection  n.

detectable 可以发觉的

2.airport n. 机场 airport航空港

passport护照→port 港口 

import 进口 →im-进入

export 出口 →ex-向外

Transport  v. 运输   transportation system  n.

trans→跨越距离    port→运送，搬动(carry) 

transplant 移植 （换地方种植）

Organ donation   organ transplant

Organic  adj.有机的

translate 翻译 （换语言表达） trans-cultural communication

                            Transnational company

porter 搬运工

portable 便携式的，手提式的  portable computer

PC    personal computer

airfieldn. 飞机起落的场地

field 田野;  airfield 停机坪

at the airport

on the airfield

3. Expect v. 预料，预计，期望，等候 except 除……之外

I think so.   I expect so.我希望如此[口语]

expect sb.to do sth.期待某人做某事

We expected you to come yesterday. 我们原以为你昨天到。

expect sth.及物动词：I expect your letter.

Parents always expect much of their children.

父母往往对孩子有很高的期望。

Mr. Wang is expecting you. 王先生在等候您呢。

wait for sth./wait for sb.不及物动词

expect:心理上的等待  wait for:动作上的等待

I wait for my mother.   I expect my mother to come back.