detective 侦探
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飞机晚点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一个上午。
Agatha Christie's detective stories have been translated into many languages.
阿加莎·克里斯蒂的侦探故事被译成多种语言。
He found himself tailed by a detective.
他发现自己被侦探跟踪。
airport 机场
Passengers go around the airport before boarding the plane.
登机前，乘客们在机场四处溜达。
The new international airport is still under construction.
新的国际机场还在建设中。
expect 期待等待
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他们正期待一个从南非来的装着钻石的贵重包裹。
He expected his son to be admitted by a key university.
他期待儿子能被重点大学录取。
John expected Mr. and Mrs. White to come for a potluck dinner.
约翰期待着怀特夫妇来吃顿便饭。
valuable 贵重的
Sam is a valuable asset for our company.
萨姆是我们公司宝贵的财产。
Some valuable articles have been stolen.
一些珍贵的物品被偷了。
parcel 包裹
Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。
He got a parcel from his brother.
他收到弟弟寄来的包裹。
Would you please forward a parcel to Mary?
你能把包裹转交给玛丽吗？
diamond 钻石
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police
that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
She wore a diamond ring.
她戴了一枚钻石戒指。
South Africa is rich in diamonds.
南非盛产钻石。
steal 偷
Thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
小偷企图偷走这些钻石。
Her purse was stolen.
她的钱包被偷了。
The thief stole some articles from the shop.
小偷从商店里偷了一些物件。
main 主要的
When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building.
当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼里。
The teacher continued to explain some main points.
老师接下去解释一些要点。
The main streets of the city are very crowded.
该城市的主要街道很拥挤。
airfield 停机坪
Others were waiting on the airfield.
另一些（侦探）则守候在停机坪上。
Several helicopters were on the airfield.
停机坪上停着几架直升飞机。
Hundreds of fans crowded onto the airfield to wait for the famous film star.
上百名影迷拥在停机坪上等待著名影星的到来。
guard 警戒守卫
While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,
two others opened the parcel.
两个侦探把住门口，另外两个则打开了包裹。
The guard fought bravely with the robber.
门卫同抢劫犯勇敢地搏斗。
Be on guard against the thief.
警惕小偷。
precious 珍贵的
To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.
令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里装的全是石头和沙子。
Time is precious to him.
时间对他来说很宝贵。
She bought many precious paintings at the auction.
她在拍卖会上买了很多珍贵的绘画。
stone 石头
He tripped over a stone.
他被石头绊倒了。
He threw the stone at a dog.
他向狗扔石头。
sand 沙子
Sand is an important building material.
沙子是重要的建筑材料。
He is good at sand painting.
他擅长沙画。
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