在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“为时太晚”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

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! 

飞机晚点了，侦探们一整个早上都在机场等着。他们正在等待从南非运来的一个装有钻石的贵重包裹。几个小时前，有人向警方报告说，有小偷企图偷走这些钻石。当飞机抵达时，一些侦探在主楼内等候，而另一些则在停机坪上等候。两名男子从飞机上取下包裹，将其带入了海关大楼。当两名侦探在门口把守时，另外两名侦探打开了包裹。令他们惊讶的是，这个珍贵的包裹里装的全是石头和沙子！

【生词】

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

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：为时太晚”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!