Lesson 55Not a Gold Mine

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  1. Whatdidtheteamfind?

    探宝队发现了什么？

  2. Dreamsoffindinglosttreasurealmostcametruerecently.

    寻找失落宝藏的梦想最近几乎成真了。

  3. Anewmachinecalled' TheRevealer' hasbeeninventedandithasbeenusedtodetectgoldwhichhasbeenburiedintheground.

    一种名叫“探宝器”的新机器已经发明出来，它被用来探测埋在地下的黄金。

  4. Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashorewhere--itissaid--piratesusedtohidegold.

    这台机器曾在海边的一个山洞里使用过，据说海盗过去常把黄金藏在那里。

  5. Thepirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.

    海盗们常常把黄金埋在洞里，然后却没有回来取走。

  6. Armedwiththenewmachine, asearchpartywentintothecavehopingtofindburiedtreasure.

    带着这台新机器，一支探宝队走进了山洞，希望能找到埋藏的宝藏。

  7. Theleaderofthepartywasexaminingthesoilneartheentrancetothecavewhenthemachineshowedthattherewasgoldundertheground.

    队长正在检查洞口附近的土壤时，机器显示地下有黄金。

  8. Veryexcited, thepartydugaholetwofeetdeep.

    队员们非常兴奋，挖了一个两英尺深的坑。

  9. Theyfinallyfoundasmallgoldcoinwhichwasalmostworthless.

    他们最后找到了一枚几乎一文不值的小金币。

  10. Thepartythensearchedthewholecavethoroughlybutdidnotfindanythingexceptanemptytintrunk.

    接着探宝队把整个山洞彻底搜寻了一遍，但除了一只空锡箱之外什么也没有找到。

  11. Inspiteofthis, manypeopleareconfidentthat' TheRevealer' mayrevealsomethingofvaluefairlysoon.

    尽管如此，许多人仍然相信“探宝器”不久就会探测出有价值的东西。

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

treasure/ˈtreʒər/n.

gold, money or other valuable things that are hidden or lost

宝藏；财宝

#1Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.

invent/ɪnˈvent/v.

to make or think of something completely new for the first time

发明

#2A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.

detect/dɪˈtekt/v.

to find or notice something that is hard to see

探测；发现

#2A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.

bury/ˈberi/v.

to put something in the ground and cover it

埋藏；埋

#2A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.

cave/keɪv/n.

a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground

山洞；洞穴

#3The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used to hide gold.

pirate/ˈpaɪrət/n.

a person on a ship who robs other ships at sea

海盗

#3The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used to hide gold.

armed with/ɑːrmd wɪð/phr.

carrying or having something useful with you

携带着；配备着

#5Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.

soil/sɔɪl/n.

the top part of the ground where plants grow

土壤；泥土

#6The 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.

entrance/ˈentrəns/n.

the door or opening where you go into a place

入口

#6The 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.

worthless/ˈwɜːrθləs/adj.

of no value; not useful or good at all

毫无价值的；一文不值的

#8They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.

thoroughly/ˈθɜːroʊli/adv.

completely and carefully, looking at every part

彻底地；仔细地

#9The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.

trunk/trʌŋk/n.

a large strong box for keeping or carrying things

大箱子；行李箱

#9The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.

confident/ˈkɑːnfɪdənt/adj.

sure that something will happen or is true

有信心的；确信的

#10In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.

value/ˈvæljuː/n.

how much something is worth or how useful it is

价值

#10In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.