每天一篇新概念英语短文day7.docx

每天一篇新概念英语短文day7课文内容：　　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!　　本文语法：一般过去时和过去进展时的区分　　语法归纳：1)一般过去时：仅描述在过去某一时间发生的某一动作。

　　2)过去进展时：描述在过去的某一时间段内正在发生的事情　　3)一般过去时和过去进展时在时间状语行句中的应用：　　1、动作可连续，用过去进展时;动作为瞬间性的，用一般过去时　　2、动作连续时间长，用过去进展时;动作连续时间短，用一般过去时　　3、都是瞬间性动作，均用一般过去时　　4、表述屡次重复或习惯性的动作时多用一般过去时　　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盼从南非来的一个装着钻石的珍贵包裹数小时以前，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，另外两个侦探翻开了包裹令他们惊讶的是，那宝贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子!。