新概念英语第二册Lesson55

Lesson55NotaGoldMineBy:LynnNewwordsandexpressionsgoldn.金子minen.矿treasuren.财宝revealern.探测器inventv.发明detectv.探测buryv.埋藏caven.山洞seashoren.海岸piraten.海盗armv.武装soiln.泥土entrancen.入口finallyadv.最后worthlessadj.毫无价值的thoroughlyadv.彻底地trunkn.行李箱confidentadj.有信心的valuen.价值goldn.金子，黄金；金币；高贵，善良eg:Allthatglittersisnotgold.

闪光的未必都是金子

heartofgold一颗高贵的心avoiceofgold金嗓子goldenadj.金的、金色的、貴重如金、幸運的、珍貴的eg：Speechissilver；silenceisgolden.雄辯是銀沉默是金。minen.矿；丰富的资源amineworker＝aminer

矿工，采矿者minefield雷区eg：Heisamineofinformationaboutthepoliticalsituationofthatcountry.他非常熟悉该国的政情。treasuretreasuren.财宝；珠宝；贵重物品

v.珍爱，珍惜Thetreasuredugoutoftheearthwasaboxofgoldcoins.从地里挖出的财宝是一盒子金币。Hetreasuresthewatchhismothergavehim.anationaltreasure国宝mydearesttreasure我的宝贝儿cherishsb’sfriendship＝treasuresb’sfriendship珍視某人的情誼treasuresthupinone’sheart將某事物铭记于心revealern.探测器revealv.透露、泄露、揭露revealsthtosb（bringsthtolight）eg：Sherevealedthesecrettoherboyfriend.revealthateg：Researchrevealedthatthebirdwasonthebrinkofextinction.濒于灭绝revealingadj.揭露（事实真相的）；暴露真相revealingdress暴露的连衣裙inventv.发明；创作；虚构Doyouknowwhoinventedthestory?Thewholestorywasinvented.＊在发明物前需加定冠詞theinventor

发明家

inventionn.发明，创造discoverv.发现detectv.探测；发现，察觉detectionn.探测

detectiven.侦探detectsbin(doing)…Hewasdetectedintheactofstealing.他在偷窃时被当场发现buryv.埋藏eg:Heburiedhimselfinhiswork.beburiedinthought沉思buryone’sdifferences忘却（原有）争端buryone’sheadinthesand

逃避现实buryoneselfinsth埋头于、专心致志于……eg：Intheevenings,heburieshimselfinhisbooks.piraten.海盗；海盗船apirateship/flag海盗船、旗帜apiratevideo/tape盗版视频/音像v.非法复制及出售唱片，影片，书籍armv.武装、装备armsbwith＝equipsbwithweapons用武器裝備某人armedforces武裝力量（指一国的陆、海、空三军）armedtotheteeth全副武裝eg：Hearmedhimselfagainstthecoldwithawarmcoat.stretchone’sarms张开双臂

raiseone’sarms高举双臂swingone’sarms转动双臂★soil（1）n.泥土、土壤（ground；earth）plowthesoil耕种土地；richsoil沃土←→poorsoil瘠土（2）土地、国家one’snativesoil祖国eg：HediedonIrishsoil.他死于爱尔兰。entrancen.入口；进入；入场费eg:Visitorsareaskedtogointothemuseumbythefrontentrance.allowfreeentranceto允许自由进入entranceintocollege＝entrancetocollege进入大学★worthless adj.毫无价值的worthadj.值得的,值钱的beworthdoing值得做...eg：Thefilmisworthseeingagain.worthlessadj.无价值的，沒有用处的＝（valueless）-less表反义的后缀：brainless愚笨的；meaningless无意义的homeless无家可归的；harmless无害处的helpless无助的；hopeless沒有希望的endless沒有尽头的；useless毫无用处的priceless无价的、珍贵的★thoroughly

adv.彻底地、完全的（completely,everyinch）eg：Heisathoroughlyniceperson.他是個大好人.throughprep穿過gothroughthetunnel穿過隧道confidentadj.有信心的beconfidentof…

对…有信心eg：Heisconfidentofvictory.confidencen.信心

haveconfidencein…aconfidentlook自信的表情confidentmen骗子confidentgame骗局valuen.价值Whatisthevalueofyourhouse?v.估价；定价；尊重；珍视Ivalueyouradvice.putmuchvalueon对…给予高度评价，重视eg:Idon’tputmuchvalueonwhathesays.setavalueon

估价；评价Iaskedhimtosetavalueonthepictures.Whatdidtheteamfind?Dreamsoffindinglosttreasurealmostcametruerecently.Anewmachinecalled'TheRevealer'hasbeeninventedandithasbeenusedtodetectgoldwhichhasbeenburiedintheground.Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashorewhere--itissaid--piratesusedtohidegold.Thepirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.Armedwiththenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothecavehopingtofindburiedtreasure.

Theleaderofthepartywasexaminingthesoilneartheentrancetothecavewhenthemachineshowedthattherewasgoldundertheground.Veryexcited,thepartydugaholetwofeeldeep.Theyfinallyfoundasmallgoldcoinwhichwasalmostworthless.Thepartythensearchedthewholecavethoroughlybutdidnotfindanythingexceptanemptytintrunk.Inspiteofthis,manypeopleareconfidentthat'TheRevealer'mayrevealsomethingofvaluefairlysoon.★Dreamsoffindinglosttreasurealmostcametruerecently.※of+v-ing介词短语做后置定语agirlofseventeenavaseofgreatvalue※cometrue

(预言，期望等)实现，成为事实（不用被动形式）eg：Hisdreamcametrue.eg：Herealizedhisdream.（hisdreamwasrealized.）★Anewmachinecalled'TheRevealer'

hasbeeninventedandithasbeen

usedtodetectgoldwhich

hasbeen

buriedintheground.hasbeendone现在完成时的被动语态which引导的定语从句※beusedtodo＝beusedfordoing

被用作做某事eg：Thistoolisusedforcutting.※usedtodo过去常常做某事eg：Weusedtoliveinthecity.※beusedto+n./pron./doing习惯于eg：I’musedtostayinguplate.我习惯熬夜★Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashorewhere--itissaid--

piratesusedtohidegold.※wasusedin被使用where引导的定语从句itissaid据说，为插入语。★Thepirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.※failtodo未能(做)...,沒能(做)...eg：Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcan’tfailtoobeyit.Would表示过去的习惯性动作★Armedwiththenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothecavehoping

tofindburiedtreasure.※armedwith过去分词短语作状语，表是伴随状态。eg：Theprofessorcameoftheclassroom,followedbyhisstudents.※hopingtofind现在分词短语作状语，表示目的eg：Themanagerapproachedussmiling.（表伴随）★Theleaderofthepartywasexaminingthesoilneartheentrancetothecavewhenthemachineshowedthattherewasgoldundertheground.wasexamining过去某时正在检查；过去进行时，描述故事发生当时的背景※entranceto...的入口★Veryexcited,thepartydugaholetwofeeldeep.Veryexcited分词短语位于句首时，多用来说明原因或动作发生时主语所处的状态eg：Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,hedecidedtobuyarealbed.※digvt./vi.挖，掘；刺n.戳，捅；挖苦（dug）digatunnelthroughthemountaindigapersonintheribs推了他肋骨一下（分享笑话时）★Theyfinallyfoundasmallgoldcoin