eg：His dream came true .
eg：He realized his dream .（his dream was realized.）
★ A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
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. ※ be used to do ＝ be used for doing 被用作做某事 eg：This tool is used for cutting . 这个工具是用来切割 eg：This bottle is used to hold the medicine . ※ use up 用完, 耗尽（口） 筋疲力尽 ＝ be used up v. 筋疲力尽
eg：The soldiers were used up after the long battle . ＊ battle [?b?tl] n.战役(斗);斗争,决斗 vi.作战,斗争
※ used to do过去常常做某事 eg：We used to live in the city . ※ be used to + n. / pron . / doing习惯于 （后接动名词或现在分词）被用来（后接动词原形） eg：He is used to this kind of job . ※ become used to / get used to 习惯于 eg：You’ll soon get used to our way of living . eg：I’m used to staying up late . 我习惯熬夜
eg：I’m used to looking after myself . 我已经习惯了照顾自己
eg：She didn’t like this district at first , but she is used to it now . ＊ district [?distrikt] n.区，地区，行政区
★The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold. 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. ※ was used in 被使用
The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. 海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里, 可后来却没能取走. ※ fail to do 未能(做) ..., 没能(做) ...
eg：If you receive a request like this, you can’t fail to obey it . 表过去某段时间内经常性动作（通常不很规律）
★ Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. 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. ※ armed with 过去分词短语作状语，表是伴随状态。
eg：The professor came of the classroom, followed by his students . eg：The lady sat by the fireside, surrounded by her three children. hoping to find 现再分词短语作状语，表示伴随状态
eg：The manager approached us smiling. 经理微笑的走向我们 eg：Some left the hall still weeping. 有些人离开大厅仍然哭泣
★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.
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. was examining 过去某时正在检查；过去进行时，描述故事发生当时的背景 ※ entrance to ... 的入口
★Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. 队员们异常激动, 就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑,
Very excited 分词短语位于句首时，多用来说明原因或说明动作发生时主语所处状态 eg：Tired of sleeping on the floor , he decided to buy a real bed .
※ dig vt./ vi.挖，掘；刺；搜寻 n.戳，捅；挖苦（dug） dig a tunnel through the mountain 挖一条贯通山的隧道 dig a person in the ribs 推了他肋骨一下 、触某人的肋部 （尤指想使某人同享自己所听到的笑话时的动作）
★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.
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.
In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
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. ※ in spite of + n. / pron / doing
be confident that ………；be confident of sth. / that 有信心，确信 ※ something of value有价值的东西 of value 作后置定语 ，修饰something something of 在某种意义（或程度）上
eg：He spoke with something of a German accent. 他说话带德国口音 ＊ accent [??ks?nt, ?k?sent] n.口音,腔调；重音(符号) vt.重读 or something 诸如此类的什么
eg：He hit a tree or something . 他撞上了一棵树或其他什么东西. ※ fairly ： 语气最轻的一个 ‘ 还算，勉强 ’ eg：The work is fairly hard. 这项工作是还算很难。
quite ： 比 fairly稍强 ，’相当地’ 在美国英语中，相当于 very eg：It is quite warm today .
rather ： 最强，表是超出平常或所需要的；一般暗示令人不喜欢的事
eg：It’s rather hot today . I can hardly bear it . 今天相当热，我简直不能忍受。
eg：I’ve eaten rather so much . 我吃得太多了
四．Special Difficulties：
区别：I use 使用, I am used to 习惯于，I used to …….过去常常 Exercise 选择正确的动词 ：
1. He（is used to）（used to）work sixteen hours a day . 2. I（use to）（used to）see him often . 3. He always（uses）（used to）scented soap . ＊ scented soap 香皂
4. He（used to）（is used to）buy two bars of chocolate a day .
5. I couldn’t stand the noise at first but I（am used to）（used to）it now. 6. I（am used to）（used to）swimming in cold water.
五．Exercise：
1. The search for gold proved that ‘The Revealer’ a . a. works very well b. doesn’t work well c. is quite useless d. isn’t very good . 2. How c was the hole a. deeply ad.深深地
b. depth [depθ] n.深(度)，纵深；深切(刻)[ pl.]深处(渊) c. deep a.深(厚,切,刻,奥)的 d.深深地，在深处 d. down ./ ad.向下(的)，在下面 prep.沿着…而下
deeply adv.；depth n.；deep adj. &adv.；down adv. 用什么词看它的陈述句用什么词
3. Some people are confident . They b the machine will be useful . a. confide [k?n?faid] vt.吐露(秘密等) b. believe
c. confuse [k?n?fju:z] vt.使困惑，把…弄胡涂；混淆；混乱，搞乱 d. confess [k?n?fes] v.坦白，供认；承认
4. After the divorce , she d herself in her work . a. enclosed vt.围住，包住；把…装入信封，附入 b. concealed [k?n?si:ld] a.隐藏的，隐蔽的 c. devoted [di?v?utid] a.献身…的，忠实的
d. buried [?beri] vt.埋葬，葬；掩埋，埋藏，掩藏、埋头于
六．Review：
1. Key structures：分词用法以及 used to do / would do 分词：现再分词表是主动、进行 ； 过去分词表示被动、完成 used to do过去经常做某事，暗含现在已经不这样做了；
would do 有明确的过去时间，表示过去这个动作经常重复跟现在不存在比较关系。 eg：It is said pirates used to hide gold here . eg：The pirates would often bury gold in the cave . 2. Main Points：
eg：All that glitters is not gold . 发光的不一定是金子 eg：Silence is golden . 沉默是金
reveal sth to sb 使（事实等）显露出来；透露；泄漏；揭露、揭露某人…. invent sth 发明某物
＊ Invent sth, esp in order to deceive编造某事物(尤指行骗) arm sb with 用…..武装某人 ； be armed with … 装备有
entrance to…….. 什么的入口 ； be confident of sth 对某事有信心 be confident that …… 有信心，确信 ；be used to do 被用来做
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