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Lesson7 Too late??为时太晚 New words and expressions 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 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  Too late The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond 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! The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa.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。 detective n.侦探 adj.侦查(用)的。 eg: a detective story 侦探小说。 a detective agency 秘密侦探所 expect v.期待，预期;指望[要求]某人做某事 expect (sb) to do sth:期待(某人)做某事 eg: I expect to go there. 我想到那里去。 I expect mom to come to see me this month. expect sth 期待 eg: I expect your letter.=I expect you to write. expect that…期待 eg: I expect (that) he will come. 我想他会来的。 wait (vi): wait for sth/sb wait for:动作上的等待 expect：心理上的等待 They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. 他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。 valuable adj.贵重的, 有价值 precious adj.珍贵的 区分：precious带有感情色彩，真心喜欢的 eg: precious photo 珍贵的照片 如果不谈感情，valuable和precious是一样的。 valueless priceless worthless valueless adj.没有价值的，没有用处的 priceless adj.无价的，千金难买的，极贵重的 eg: a perfectly priceless evening 一个十分难得的[极愉快的]夜晚。 worthless adj.没有价值的，不足取的，不足道的 eg: worthless ticket 没用的票