新概念 2 L55：Not a gold mine 并非金矿

词汇

  • gold n. 金子（不可数）
    • gold 金的；gloden 金色的（不一定是金做的）
    • silver /'sɪlvɚ/ 银
    • copper 铜
    • Silence is golden. 沉默是金
  • mine n. 矿
    • a coal mine
    • mineral 矿物质
    • miner n. 矿工
  • treasure n.财宝（不可数）
    • seach for treasure
    • hunt for treasure
    • a treasure chest
  • revealer /rɪ’vilɚ/ n. 探测器
    • reveal vt. 揭露，透露，披露
    • reveal the truth
    • reveal a secret
  • invent vt. 发明
    • inventor n. 发明家
  • detect vt. 探测，侦测
    • detect a crime
  • bury vt. 埋藏，掩埋
    • They went to the island to hunt the buried treasure. 他们到岛上去寻找埋藏的宝物。
  • pirate n. 海盗
    • a pirate ship
    • a pirate flag
    • piratical
    • a piratical game 盗版游戏
  • arm v. 武装某人，给某人武装起来
    • arm sb with sth
    • be armed with sth. 装配有
    • The man is armed to teeth. 全副武装（武装到牙齿）
  • worthless a. 毫无价值的
    • worth a. 值 … （钱）
    • be worth + 钱
    • valuable
    • priceless 无价的
  • thorough /ˈθɜːroʊ/ adj. 彻底的，仔仔细细的
    • give the room a thorough cleaning
  • trunk n. 行李箱
  • confident a. 有信心的，自信的
    • be confident of：对…充满信心
    • confidence n. 信心，自信
    • 对…有信心：have confidence in sb./sth.

原文

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 feet 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.

参考译文：

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。

  • 非谓语动词
    • done 作定语（谓语动词之前的被动）
      • 已经被 … 了
      • An injured man are looked after by a doctor.
    • 被邀请的人
      • The people invited to the party are very young.
    • 被武装了的人民
      • The people armed to teeth rush to the street.
  • be used to do / be used to doing / used to do
    • be used to do 被用于做…
    • be used to 名词/doing 习惯于（做）
      • I am used to the food here.
    • used to do 过去常常
  • would
    • 愿意
      • Would you please go out with me?
      • Would you like a cup of coffee?
    • 过去常常 = used to do
      • I remember my aunt very well. Every time she came to our house, she would give me a big kiss.
      • used to do 偏向于现在已经不这么做的（过去常做，现在不做）
      • would do 可能现在还会有
  • doing 作为状语，表同时
    • Shouting loudly, I ran out of the house.
    • She is in the bar having a drink.
  • dig - dug /dʌɡ/ - dug
  • in spite of this 尽管如此