Lesson 7 Too late
词汇
detective n. 侦探
相关:spy n. 特工,间谍
agent n. 探员
搭配:detective novel 侦探小说
detective film 侦探电影
airport n. 机场
构成:air n. 空气,空中
port n. 港口
相关:terminal 候机楼
transfer 转机
gate 登机口
luggage=baggage 行李
board 登机
check in 办理登机手续
ticket 机票
passport 护照
window seat 靠窗户的座位
aisle seat 靠走道的座位
ECONOMY CLASS 经济舱
BUSINESS CLASS 商务舱
FIRST CLASS 头等舱
BOARDING PASS 登机牌
SEAT 座位
expect /iks’pekt/ v. 期待,希望
区别:except /ik’sept/ 除了
口语:I expect so. = I think so. 我希望如此。
用法:expect sb. to do 期待某人做某事
expect sth. 期待……
例句:我期待你的来信。
I expect your letter.
区别:wait v. 等待
wait for sb./sth. 等待
expect 心理上的等待
wait 动作上的等待
例句:我在等Tom.
I am waiting for Tom.【动作】
I expect Tom to come back.【心里】
valuable a. 贵重的
构成:value n. 价值
-able 形容词后缀 可以……的
类似:comfortable a. 舒服的
用法:valuable = of good value
例句:我的手表很昂贵。
My watch is valuable. = My watch is of good value.
相关:expensive=dear=costly= a. 贵的
priceless a. 无价的,价值连城的
go down in value 贬值
例句:这是我所学到的最宝贵的教训。
This is one of the most valuable lessons I learned.
precious a. 珍贵的;稀少的
搭配:precious photo 珍贵的照片
precious memory 珍贵的记忆
precious little 一点点
例句:在北京呆了4个月后,在家的每一刻都是宝贵的。
After four months in Beijing, every hour at home was precious.
parcel n. 包裹 v. 分开,区分
搭配:parcel … into … 把……分成……
例句:有你的一个包裹和几封信。
There’s a parcel and some letters for you.
请把这些苹果分成三份好吗?
Would you please parcel these apples into three parts?
近义词:
pack 专为背负而包扎的包裹,也指驮物等。
package 包装整齐的包裹或一捆、一盒东西。
packet 指小件行李、邮包。
parcel 着重指邮包,也指将东西扎成小包。
bunch 指有规则地把同类东西固定在一起。
bundle 指多件东西被捆扎在一起。
diamond n. 钻石,菱形
相关:precious stone 宝石
diamond ring 钻戒
diamond earrings 钻石耳环
diamond necklace 钻石项链
crystal 水晶
jade 玉
搭配:diamond cut diamond 棋逢对手
a diamond of the first water 一流好人
airfield n. 停机坪【介词用on】
构成:air n. 空中,空气
field n. 田地,田野【大片的】
介词:in the field 在田野里
搭配:airport 机场
at/in the airport 在机场
football field 足球场地
battle field 战场
例句:他们一起在田野里漫步。
They went for walks together in the field.
steal v. 偷 【瞎变:stole-stolen】
用法:steal sth. 偷……
rob sb. 抢……
例句:我的钱包被偷了。
My wallet was stolen.
我被抢了。
I was robbed.
我们现在已经找到失窃的汽车了。
We have found the stolen car now.
main a. 主要的 【不与人连用】
搭配:main building 主楼
main sentence 主题句
main idea 中心思想
例句:他们不了解这篇文章的中心思想。
They can 't understand the main idea of this passage.
我们学校的主楼很高。
The main building in our school is quite tall.
搭配:by main force 尽全力
in the main 总体上,大体上
main land 大陆
例句:他5年前住在中国大陆。
He lived in main land China 5 years ago.
近义词:
chief 指人时,表同类中职位最高,权力最大。指物时,表同类中最重要,价值最高。
main 通常只用于物。在一定范围内,某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
major 指同其他人或物、问题相比较,更加重要和突出。
leading 指具有影响力或凝聚力,有主导和引导的作用。
capital 指因重要性或重大而名列同类之首。
primary 不用于人,指在重要性方面占第一位。
guard n. 警卫,保安,保镖 v. 保卫,守护
搭配:life guard 救生员
bodyguard 保镖
口语:Guard your tongue.
管住你的嘴,别乱说话。
例句:有3人被逮捕,1人在警方监护下送医院治疗。
Three men were arrested and one was under guard in hospital.
stone n. 石头【可数】
搭配:stone age 石器时代
…be written in stone 不可改变的
口语:Stone me! 哎呀!
谚语:Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟。
例句:任何事都可改变,没有什么是一成不变的。
Anything can change, nothing is written in stone.
sand n. 沙子【不可数】
相关:sands n. 沙漠
sands of time 沙漏
sand bank 沙滩
The sands are running out. 时间不多了。
drive … into the sand 停止,终止
例句:我们的英语课最后还是终止了。
Our English class drove into the sand finally.
课文部分
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!
语言点
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飞机不是正点到达,侦探们在机场苦候了整个上午。
复习:late a. 晚的
搭配:be late for + 地点 去……迟到
be late doing + 事做……迟到了
例句:我今天早晨上学迟到了。
I was late for school this morning. = I was late going to school.
all morning 整个早晨,在此句中不加 the
all 一般直接加表示时间的单数名词构成副词短语
all day 一整天
all night 一整晚
all week 整周
all winter 整个冬天
all year 全年
例句:我一直等了一整天。
I kept waiting for all day long.
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他们期待着从南非而来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
搭配:a parcel of … 一包…
例句:我需要一包巧克力。
I need a parcel of chocolate.
相关:a pack of 一盒
a box of 箱
a bag of 一包
A few hours earlier, …
几小时之前,……
区别:a few hours ago 强调过去概念
a few hours earlier 强调比较概念
注意:hour, honest 前面加 an
an hour ago 一小时之前
an honest boy 一个诚实的孩子
例句:早几年,哈尔滨还没有雾霾。
There is no smog in Harbin a few years earlier.
… some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building,
一些侦探在主楼里等待。
搭配:some of + 可数名词复数/集合名词 ……中的一些
例句:学生中的一些是坏蛋。
Some of the students are jerks.