Lesson 55 Nota gold mine 并非金矿
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What did the team find
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
【课文翻译】
最近，找到失踪宝藏的梦想差一点儿变成现实。一种叫“探宝器”的 新机器已经发明出来，并被人们用来探测地下埋藏的金子。在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里，这种机器被派上了用场。海盗们过去常把金子 埋藏在那个洞里，可后来却没能取走。一支用这种新机器装备起来的探宝队进入了这个岩洞，希望找到埋藏着的金子。当这个队的队长正在检查洞口附近的土壤时， 那台机器显示出它的下面埋有金子。队员们异常激动，就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑，但最后找到的是一枚几乎一钱不值的小金币。队员们接着又把整个洞彻底搜寻了 一遍，但除了一只空铁皮箱外什么也没找到。尽管如此，很多人仍然相信“探宝器”很快就会探出值钱的东西来。
【New words and expressions】
gold n. 金子 mine n. 矿
treasure n. 财宝 revealer n. 探测器 invent v. 发明 detect v. 探测 bury v. 埋藏 cave n. 山洞
seashore n. 海岸 pirate n. 海盗 arm v. 武装 soil n. 泥土 entrance n. 入口 finally adv. 最后 worthless adj. 毫无价值的 thoroughly adv. 彻底地 trunk n. 行李箱 confident adj. 有信心的 value n. 价值
一．单词讲解： ★ gold
同义词precious yellow metal, gold dust 变化形 名复golds （1）n. 金子
pure gold 纯金 ；a gold medal 金牌 a gold ring ； a gold necklace
a gold watch ； a gold mine 金矿 ； a goldfish 金鱼 pay in gold 以黄金支付
eg：All that glitters is not gold . 闪闪发光者并非都是金子。 （2）有价之物、高贵 a voice of gold 金嗓子
（3） golden adj. 金的、金色的、贵重如金、幸运的、珍贵的 a golden opportunity 良机 ； golden days（一生中的） 幸福时光 eg：Speech is silver ；silence is golden . 雄辩是银沉默是金。 silver 银子 ； a silver coin 一枚银币 silvery 银白色 ； silver gray 银灰色
★ mine
（1） 我的 eg：He is a friend of mine . （2） 矿 a coal-mine煤矿 ； a gold-mine a mine worker ＝ a miner 矿工 （3）（知识等的） 丰富的资源
eg：He is a mine of information about the political situation of that country. 他非常熟悉该国的政情。
mineral adj. [?min?r?l]矿物，矿石，矿的、矿泉的 mineral water ['min?r??:t?] 矿泉水 a mineral spring 一个矿泉
★ treasure （1）
n. 金银财宝、财富（gold , silver , jewel ,etc.）
buried treasure 埋藏的珍宝
the treasure of the wrecked ship 遇难的船上的宝物 （2）n. 贵重物品
a national treasure 国宝 ； art treasure 艺术珍品
（3）n.（口） 宝贝的人、宝贝 my dearest treasure 我的宝贝儿 （4） v. 珍视、珍爱
cherish sb’s friendship ＝ treasure sb’s friendship珍视某人的情谊 treasure sth up in one’s heart 将某事物铭记于心
★ reveal v. 透露、泄露、揭露
reveal sth to sb（bring sth to light）
reveal secrets 泄露秘密 ； reveal details 披露详情 reveal methods 透露方法 ； reveal faults 揭露错误 reveal feelings 流露感情
eg：She revealed the secret to her boyfriend. 她把秘密向她的男朋友透露了。 eg：The truth will be revealed someday. 总有一天会真相大白的。 reveal that
eg：Research revealed that the bird was on the brink of extinction. 调查结果显示，类种鸟已经濒于灭绝了。 revealing adj. 揭露（事实真相的）；暴露真相
revealing remarks 揭露真相的评论 ； revealing dress 暴露的连衣裙 revealer n. 探测器
★ invent v. 发明、创造
变化形 动变invented invented inventing eg：Who invented the ball-point pen 谁发明了圆珠笔 eg：Bell invented the telephone . 贝尔发明了电话。 ＊ 在发明物前须家定冠词the
invent a new teaching method 发明一种新的教学方法 inventor 发明家 ； invention n. 发明、创造 discover v. 发现
eg：I’ve discovered a super restaurant near her . 我在附近找到一家一流的餐馆! discovery n. 发现
★ detect v. 发现 （不好的事物）查出、探测
同义词discover, locate, spy, recognize 反义词conceal, hide 变化形 动变detected detected detecting
eg：The device can detect smoke. 这种装置可用来侦测烟雾。 eg：A machine was used to detect gold . 一仪器器被用来探测黄金。
eg：The police detected the identity of the murder . 警方发现了谋杀犯的身份。
detection [di?tek??n] n.察觉，发觉；侦查，探测 detector n. 探测器 ； detective n. 侦探
★ bury
同义词cover, conceal, hide, cache 反义词dig, excavate, disinter 变化形 动变buried buried burying （1） （将尸体）v. 埋藏（buried-buried）
eg：The mean landlord asked to be buried with his treasure. 刻薄的房东要求和他的宝藏埋葬在一起。
eg：He was buried with his wife. 他和他妻子葬在一起。 （2） 埋藏于地下 buried treasure 埋在地下的珍宝 eg：The house was buried under ten feet of snow. 房子被掩埋在十英尺厚的雪底下.
eg：She buried her face in her hands and wept. 她双手掩面哭了起来.
bury / hide one’s head in the sand 逃避现实、自欺欺人 bury oneself in sth 埋头于、专心致力于…… eg：In the evenings, he buries himself in his books . 每天晚上他都埋头读书.
★ cave n. 山洞
同义词 lair, shelter, den, cavern 变化形 名复caves 变化形 动变caved caved caving
eg：Bears often hibernate in caves. 熊常在山洞里冬眠。
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