Too late
原文
Did the detectives save the diamonds?
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!
译文
侦探们保住那些钻石了吗？
飞机晚点了，侦探们一整个上午都在机场等待。
他们正在等待一个从南非来的装有钻石的贵重包裹。
几个小时之前，
有人告诉警方说
小偷会企图偷走那些钻石。
当飞机降临时，
一些侦探正在等待。
在主楼内
而其他人则在停机坪上等待。
两名男子从飞机上取下了那个包裹。
然后把它搬进了海关大楼。
当两名侦探在门口守卫时，
另外两名侦探打开了那个包裹。
令他们惊讶的是，
那个贵重的包裹里装满了石头和沙子！