1. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
当飞机到达时,部分侦探在主机楼里等着,其余的全在停机坪山守候着。
知识点1 比较学习:when,as while
(1)when既可接延续性动词,又可接非延续性动词。
When the wind blows up, all the windows rattle. 只要一刮风,所有的窗户都吱吱地响。
(2)as用法非常灵活,经常可以替换when。
As I came home, my mother was cooking supper. 我回家时,我妈妈正在做晚饭。
(3)while多接延续性动词。
While the manager was walking down the sreet, I followed him. 当经理在街上走路时,我跟着他。
知识点2 others=other+名词,这里的others相当于other detectives,指其余的侦探。
2. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
两个人把装有钻石的小包从飞机上取了下来,进了海关。
知识点1 take sth. off somewhere=take sth. down from somewhere=take sth. away from somewhere 把某物从某处拿下来
The teacher took one book down from the shelf. 老师把一本书从书架上取了下来。
知识点2 carry sth. into somewhere 把某物拿进某地
Please carry the rice into the kitchen. 请把大米扛到厨房里。