Too Late

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The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.

飞机晚点了，侦探们在机场等了一上午。

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They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

他们正在等一个从南非寄来的贵重钻石包裹。

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A few hours earlier,

几个小时前，

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someone had told the police that

有人告诉警方，

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thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

小偷会设法偷走这些钻石。

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When the plane arrived,

飞机抵达时，

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some of the detectives were waiting

一些侦探在

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inside the main building

主楼里等候，

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while others were waiting on the airfield.

另一些则在机场跑道上等候。

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Two men took the parcel off the plane

两名男子把包裹从飞机上卸下来，

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and carried it into the Customs House.

并把它搬进了海关。

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While two detectives were keeping guard at the door,

两名侦探在门口守卫，

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two others opened the parcel.

另外两名打开了包裹。

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To their surprise,

令他们吃惊的是，

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the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

这个贵重包裹里装满了石头和沙子！