7. Too Late
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!.
Phonetic Symbols
tuː leɪt
ðə pleɪn wɒz leɪt ænd dɪˈtɛktɪvz wɜː ˈweɪtɪŋ æt ði ˈeəpɔːt ɔːl ˈmɔːnɪŋ. ðeɪ wɜːr ɪksˈpɛktɪŋ ə ˈvæljʊəbl ˈpɑːsl ɒv ˈdaɪəməndz frɒm saʊθ ˈæfrɪkə. ə fjuː ˈaʊəz ˈɜːlɪə, ˈsʌmwʌn hæd təʊld ðə pəˈliːs ðæt θiːvz wʊd traɪ tuː stiːl ðə ˈdaɪəməndz. wɛn ðə pleɪn əˈraɪvd, sʌm ɒv ðə dɪˈtɛktɪvz wɜː ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪnˈsaɪd ðə meɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ waɪl ˈʌðəz wɜː ˈweɪtɪŋ ɒn ði ˈeəfiːld. tuː mɛn tʊk ðə ˈpɑːsl ɒf ðə pleɪn ænd ˈkærid ɪt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈkʌstəmz haʊs. waɪl tuː dɪˈtɛktɪvz wɜː ˈkiːpɪŋ gɑːd æt ðə dɔː, tuː ˈʌðəz ˈəʊpənd ðə ˈpɑːsl. tuː ðeə səˈpraɪz, ðə ˈprɛʃəs ˈpɑːsl wɒz fʊl ɒv stəʊnz ænd sænd!.
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Sangat terlambat
Pesawat itu terlambat dan detektif sedang menunggu di bandara sepanjang pagi. Mereka mengharapkan paket berlian berharga dari Afrika Selatan. Beberapa jam sebelumnya, seseorang mengatakan kepada polisi bahwa pencuri akan mencoba mencuri berlian itu. Ketika pesawat tiba, beberapa detektif sedang menunggu di dalam bangunan utama sementara yang lain sedang menunggu di lapangan terbang. Dua pria mengambil bungkusan dari pesawat dan membawanya ke Customs House. Sementara dua detektif menjaga penjaga di pintu, dua orang lainnya membuka bungkusan itu. Yang mengejutkan, paket berharga itu penuh dengan batu dan pasir !.