新概念英語第二冊Lesson55

1、Lesson 55Not a Gold MineBy:LynnNew words and expressionsngold n. 金子 mine n. 礦ntreasure n. 財寶 revealer n. 探測器ninvent v. 發(fā)明 detect v. 探測nbury v. 埋藏 cave n. 山洞nseashore n. 海岸 pirate n. 海盜narm v. 武裝 soil n. 泥土nentrance n. 入口 finally adv. 最后nworthless adj. 毫無價值的 thoroughly adv. 徹底地ntrunk n. 行李箱 confident

2、 adj. 有信心的nvalue n. 價值goldn n. 金子，黃金；金幣；高貴，善良neg:All that glitters is not gold.n 閃光的未必都是金子n heart of gold 一顆高貴的心n a voice of gold 金嗓子ngolden adj. 金的、金色的、貴重如金、幸運的、珍貴的neg：Speech is silver ；silence is golden . n雄辯是銀沉默是金。minen n. 礦；豐富的資源na mine worker a miner 礦工，采礦者nmine field 雷區(qū)neg：He is a mine of info

3、rmation about the political situation of that country .n 他非常熟悉該國的政情。treasurentreasure n. 財寶；珠寶；貴重物品n v. 珍愛，珍惜nThe treasure dug out of the earth was a box of gold coins.n從地里挖出的財寶是一盒子金幣。nHe treasures the watch his mother gave him.na national treasure 國寶nmy dearest treasure 我的寶貝兒ncherish sbs friendship

4、 n treasure sbs friendship珍視某人的情誼ntreasure sth up in ones heart n將某事物銘記于心revealer n. 探測器nreveal v. 透露、泄露、揭露nreveal sth to sb（bring sth to light）neg：She revealed the secret to her boyfriend . nreveal that neg：Research revealed that the bird was on the brink of extinction.瀕于滅絕nrevealing adj. 揭露（事實真相的）

5、；暴露真相n revealing dress 暴露的連衣裙inventnv. 發(fā)明；創(chuàng)作；虛構nDo you know who invented the story?nThe whole story was invented.n 在發(fā)明物前需加定冠詞the ninventor 發(fā)明家 invention n. 發(fā)明，創(chuàng)造ndiscover v. 發(fā)現(xiàn)detectn v. 探測；發(fā)現(xiàn)，察覺n detection n. 探測n detective n. 偵探ndetect sb in (doing)nHe was detected in the act of stealing.n他在偷竊時被當場發(fā)

6、現(xiàn)bury v.埋藏neg:He buried himself in his work.nbe buried in thought 沉思nbury ones differences 忘卻（原有）爭端nbury ones head in the sand 逃避現(xiàn)實nbury oneself in sth 埋頭于、專心致志于neg：In the evenings , he buries himself in his books .pirate n. 海盜；海盜船na pirate ship / flag 海盜船、旗幟na pirate video / tape 盜版視頻/音像nv. 非法復制及出售

7、唱片，影片，書籍a(chǎn)rm v. 武裝、裝備 narm sb with equip sb with weapons 用武器裝備某人narmed forces 武裝力量（指一國的陸、海、空三軍） narmed to the teeth 全副武裝neg：He armed himself against the cold with a warm coat .nstretch ones arms 張開雙臂 raise ones arms 高舉雙臂nswing ones arms 轉動雙臂 soil n（1） n. 泥土、土壤（ ground ； earth） nplow the soil 耕種土地 ； n

8、rich soil 沃土 poor soil 瘠土n（2） 土地、國家 nones native soil 祖國neg：He died on Irish soil . 他死于愛爾蘭。entrancenn. 入口；進入；入場費neg:Visitors are asked to go into the museum by the front entrance.nallow free entrance to 允許自由進入nentrance into college entrance to college n進入大學 worthless adj. 毫無價值的worth adj. 值得的, 值錢的nbe

9、 worth doing 值得做 .neg：The film is worth seeing again. nworthless adj. 無價值的，沒有用處的 （valueless） n-less 表反義的后綴：nbrainless 愚笨的 ； meaningless 無意義的nhomeless無家可歸的 ； harmless 無害處的nhelpless 無助的 ； hopeless 沒有希望的nendless 沒有盡頭的 ； useless 毫無用處的npriceless 無價的、珍貴的 thoroughly adv. 徹底地、完全的n（completely, every inch ）ne

10、g：He is a thoroughly nice person . n 他是個大好人.nthrough prep 穿過ngo through the tunnel 穿過隧道confident adj.有信心的nbe confident of 對有信心neg：He is confident of victory .nconfidence n. 信心n have confidence inna confident look 自信的表情n confident men 騙子 n confident game 騙局valuen n. 價值nWhat is the value of your house

11、?n v. 估價；定價；尊重；珍視nI value your advice.nput much value on 對給予高度評價，重視neg:I dont put much value on what he says.nset a value on 估價；評價nI asked him to set a value on the pictures.What did the team find?nDreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. nA new machine called The Revealer has been

12、 invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. nThe machine was used in a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pirates used to hide gold. nThe pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.n Armed with the new machine, a search party

13、 went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.n 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. nVery excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. nThey finally found a small gold coin which was almost wo

14、rthless.n The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. nIn spite of this, many people are confident that The Revealer may reveal something of value fairly soon. Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.n of + v-ing 介詞短語做后置定語n

15、a girl of seventeen na vase of great value n come true (預言，期望等)實現(xiàn)，成為事實（不用被動形式） neg：His dream came true .neg：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. nhas been done 現(xiàn)在完

16、成時的被動語態(tài)nwhich引導的定語從句n be used to do be used for doing 被用作做某事neg：This tool is used for cutting .n used to do過去常常做某事 n eg：We used to live in the city .n be used to + n. / pron . / doing習慣于neg：Im used to staying up late . 我習慣熬夜The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pirate

17、s used to hide gold. n was used in 被使用 nwhere引導的定語從句 nit is said 據(jù)說，為插入語。The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. n fail to do 未能(做) ., 沒能(做) .neg：If you receive a request like this , you cant fail to obey it .nWould 表示過去的習慣性動作Armed with the new machine, a search pa

18、rty went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. n armed with 過去分詞短語作狀語，表是伴隨狀態(tài)。neg：The professor came of the classroom , followed by his students .nhoping to find 現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，表示目的neg：The manager approached us smiling .（表伴隨）The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the c

19、ave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. nwas examining 過去某時正在檢查；n過去進行時，描述故事發(fā)生當時的背景n entrance to . 的入口Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. nVery excited 分詞短語位于句首時，多用來說明原因或動作發(fā)生時主語所處的狀態(tài)neg：Tired of sleeping on the floor , he decided to buy a real bed .n dig vt./ vi.挖，掘；刺 n.戳，捅；挖苦（dug） ndig a tunnel through the mountain ndig a person in the ribs 推了他肋骨一下（分享笑話時）nThey finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthle