新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 55
新概念英語第二冊-Lesson 55
第一部分 WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
第二部分 TEXT
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.
參考譯文
最近, 找到失蹤寶藏的夢想差一點兒變成現實. 一種叫 "探寶器" 的新機器已經發明出來, 並被人們用來探測地下埋藏的金子. 在靠近海邊的一個據說過去海盜常在裏面藏金子的巖洞裏, 這種機器被派上了用場. 海盜們過去常把金子埋藏在那個洞裏, 可後來卻沒能取走. 一支用這種新機器裝備起來的探寶隊進入了這個巖洞, 希望找到埋藏着的金子. 當這個隊的隊長正在檢查洞口附近的土壤時, 那臺機器顯示出它的下面埋有金子. 隊員們異常激動, 就地挖了一個兩英尺深的坑, 但最後找到的是一枚幾乎一錢不值的小金幣. 隊員們接着又把整個洞徹底搜尋了一遍, 但除了一隻空鐵皮箱外什麼也沒找到. 儘管如此, 很多人仍然相信 "探寶器" 很快就會探出值錢的東西來.
第三部分 LANGUAGE POINTS
1、Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
come true:(夢想)成真，come作連繫動詞
2、The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where-it is said-pirates used to hide gold.
it is said:據說，插入語作補充說明，可去掉
where pirates used to hide gold：定語從句修飾cave
used to：過去常常做...
3、The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
would do sth.:過去的習慣性動作，"總是..."的意思
bury和fail都是跟在助動詞would後的謂語動詞
fail to do sth.:沒能做某事
collect:取走
4、Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
be armed with:用...武裝起來, 裝備有...的
Armed with the new machine：分詞短語做狀語，表伴隨狀況
=>Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
=>Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
hoping to find buried treasure:現在分詞短語作狀語，表示目的。
5、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.
the entrance to：.....的入口;注意介詞to的用法
when:在這個時候
6、In spite of this, many people are confident that‘The Revealer'may reveal something of value fairly soon. would do sth. would一般表示從過去看將來, 但此處表示 "used to" 過去常做 =>he pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. 比較一下下面段落中would和used to用法上的區別 When I was young I used to have a lot more free time than I do now. I used to live near my work and would always get home early. Sometimes I would do a bit of gardening or go for a long walk. 當我們提到過去某一特定時間時, 我們有時可用would來代替used to. 但是, 我們不能在下面這個句子中使用would: =>This sort of novel used to be very popular.這種小說過去很流行. 分詞短語 =>A new machine called‘The Revealer' has been invented. 如需要了解其他更多語法點，請查閱HJ英語語法大全在線詞典 （點擊進入） Exercises 一、中譯英 1、門開了。 2、據說那個房子鬧鬼 3、我的夢想沒能實現 4、假如你收到這樣的請求，你不會不遵守的 5、收稅 6、大樓的門口 7、我們在外面一直玩到天黑，這時候下起了雨 8、這牀還算軟 二、單選 9‘The Revealer'has been used for ______gold. 點擊查看答案 880G英語資料高速下載 如何快速穩定提升單詞量呢
may:可能
fairly：相當，頗 程度副詞
fairly
第四部分 KEY STRUCTURES AND USAGE
=>He would sit for hours doing nothing.
=>Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
=>Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
detect
cting
ct
d. detected
10 The search for gold proved that‘The Revealer'______.
a．works very well
b．doesn't work well
c．is quite useless
d．isn't very good
