They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 7 Too late

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

valuable ['væljuəbl] 词频2 词根: val
adj. 贵重的，宝贵的;有价值的;可评估的; n. 贵重物品，财宝;
💡 valu=value价值+able形容词后缀→有价值的
"However, to my brother they are very valuable."
然而，对我弟弟来说，它们是很珍贵的。
近义：helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved 反义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
parcel ['pɑrsl] 词频2 词根: part
n. 包袱，包裹;（土地的）一块;一批，一群;（货物的）一宗; vt. 分，区分;把…划成部分后分配;给…打成包裹;把…拼在一起;
💡 parc部分+el表名词 →包裹
"There's a parcel and some letters for you."
有你的一个包裹和几封信。
近义：pack, package, envelop, apportion, mete, portion
south [saʊð] 词频1
n. 南方;南部;美国南方各州;（南半球的）发展中国家; adj. 南的;（风）来自南方的;南风的;南方吹来的; adv. 向南方，在南方;
"the animals and birds of South America"
南美的鸟兽
近义：meridian, meridional, southerly, southern, southbound, southward 反义：northerly, northern
Africa ['æfrɪkɚ] 词频1
n. 非洲; adj. 非洲的;
"her adventures travelling in Africa"
她在非洲旅行时的冒险经历
expecting
a. 怀孕的\\nv. 期望( expect的现在分词 ); 预料; 要求; 认为（某事）会发生

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

Tim is an engineer.He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
蒂姆是个工程师，正在一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。
'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
“对不起，票已售完。”那位姑娘说。
Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
黛比计划每两小时休息一下。
He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.
他把我领进屋，慌忙把一个大包藏到了桌子下面。
By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.
然而到那时，很多地方的草已经生了根。
I suddenly pressed the brake pedal and we were both thrown forward.
我突然用力踩紧刹车踏板，结果我俩的身体都向前冲去。