He agreed that a train did come into the station at the time on the paper and that it did stop, but only to take on mail, not passengers.
搬运工说，正如纸条所说，确有一趟火车在那个时刻到站，但它只停站装邮件，不载旅客。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 60 Too early and too late
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 火车;行列;一系列相关的事情; 拖裾;
v. 训练;教育;培养;修整;
💡 train(draw)→教养；训练；列车；行列；导火线
"The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether."
火车愈来愈慢，最后完全停了。
近义：illustrate, instruct, master, prepare, qualify, raise
n. 车站;所，局;身份;电视台;
vt. 配置，安置;驻扎;
💡 sta = stand站 + tion表名词→ (车)站,台,局 vt. 安置,派驻
"a newly built station"
新建的车站
近义：lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, position
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）;
int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准（机械的）速度;拨准（钟、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期（付款）的;
int. [体育]时间到，（一场或一局等的）比赛时限，暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 纸;文件;论文;文章;
vt.& vi. 贴纸;
vt. 包装，用纸覆盖;贴壁纸;提供纸张;[俚语] 提供免费入场券;
vi. 贴糊墙纸;发交通违章传票;
adj. 纸制的;似纸的;有名无实的;
💡 这张paper（报纸）是人民（people）日报
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义：wallpaper, parchment, scroll, vellum, article, manuscript
反义：unwrap