新概念英語第二冊(cè)Lesson55

Lesson55NotaGoldMineBy:LynnNewwordsandexpressionsgoldn.金子minen.礦treasuren.財(cái)寶revealern.探測(cè)器inventv.發(fā)明detectv.探測(cè)buryv.埋藏caven.山洞seashoren.海岸piraten.海盜armv.武裝soiln.泥土entrancen.入口finallyadv.最后worthlessadj.毫無價(jià)值的thoroughlyadv.徹底地trunkn.行李箱confidentadj.有信心的valuen.價(jià)值goldn.金子，黃金；金幣；高貴，善良eg:Allthatglittersisnotgold.

閃光的未必都是金子

heartofgold一顆高貴的心avoiceofgold金嗓子goldenadj.金的、金色的、貴重如金、幸運(yùn)的、珍貴的eg：Speechissilver；silenceisgolden.雄辯是銀沉默是金。minen.礦；豐富的資源amineworker＝aminer

礦工，采礦者minefield雷區(qū)eg：Heisamineofinformationaboutthepoliticalsituationofthatcountry.他非常熟悉該國(guó)的政情。treasuretreasuren.財(cái)寶；珠寶；貴重物品

v.珍愛，珍惜Thetreasuredugoutoftheearthwasaboxofgoldcoins.從地里挖出的財(cái)寶是一盒子金幣。Hetreasuresthewatchhismothergavehim.anationaltreasure國(guó)寶mydearesttreasure我的寶貝兒cherishsb’sfriendship＝treasuresb’sfriendship珍視某人的情誼treasuresthupinone’sheart將某事物銘記于心revealern.探測(cè)器revealv.透露、泄露、揭露revealsthtosb（bringsthtolight）eg：Sherevealedthesecrettoherboyfriend.revealthateg：Researchrevealedthatthebirdwasonthebrinkofextinction.瀕于滅絕revealingadj.揭露（事實(shí)真相的）；暴露真相revealingdress暴露的連衣裙inventv.發(fā)明；創(chuàng)作；虛構(gòu)Doyouknowwhoinventedthestory?Thewholestorywasinvented.＊在發(fā)明物前需加定冠詞theinventor

發(fā)明家

inventionn.發(fā)明，創(chuàng)造discoverv.發(fā)現(xiàn)detectv.探測(cè)；發(fā)現(xiàn)，察覺detectionn.探測(cè)

detectiven.偵探detectsbin(doing)…Hewasdetectedintheactofstealing.他在偷竊時(shí)被當(dāng)場(chǎng)發(fā)現(xiàn)buryv.埋藏eg:Heburiedhimselfinhiswork.beburiedinthought沉思buryone’sdifferences忘卻（原有）爭(zhēng)端buryone’sheadinthesand

逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)buryoneselfinsth埋頭于、專心致志于……eg：Intheevenings,heburieshimselfinhisbooks.piraten.海盜；海盜船apirateship/flag海盜船、旗幟apiratevideo/tape盜版視頻/音像v.非法復(fù)制及出售唱片，影片，書籍a(chǎn)rmv.武裝、裝備armsbwith＝equipsbwithweapons用武器裝備某人armedforces武裝力量（指一國(guó)的陸、海、空三軍）armedtotheteeth全副武裝eg：Hearmedhimselfagainstthecoldwithawarmcoat.stretchone’sarms張開雙臂

raiseone’sarms高舉雙臂swingone’sarms轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)雙臂★soil（1）n.泥土、土壤（ground；earth）plowthesoil耕種土地；richsoil沃土←→poorsoil瘠土（2）土地、國(guó)家one’snativesoil祖國(guó)eg：HediedonIrishsoil.他死于愛爾蘭。entrancen.入口；進(jìn)入；入場(chǎng)費(fèi)eg:Visitorsareaskedtogointothemuseumbythefrontentrance.allowfreeentranceto允許自由進(jìn)入entranceintocollege＝entrancetocollege進(jìn)入大學(xué)★worthless adj.毫無價(jià)值的worthadj.值得的,值錢的beworthdoing值得做...eg：Thefilmisworthseeingagain.worthlessadj.無價(jià)值的，沒有用處的＝（valueless）-less表反義的后綴：brainless愚笨的；meaningless無意義的homeless無家可歸的；harmless無害處的helpless無助的；hopeless沒有希望的endless沒有盡頭的；useless毫無用處的priceless無價(jià)的、珍貴的★thoroughly

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

對(duì)…有信心eg：Heisconfidentofvictory.confidencen.信心

haveconfidencein…aconfidentlook自信的表情confidentmen騙子confidentgame騙局valuen.價(jià)值Whatisthevalueofyourhouse?v.估價(jià)；定價(jià)；尊重；珍視Ivalueyouradvice.putmuchvalueon對(duì)…給予高度評(píng)價(jià)，重視eg:Idon’tputmuchvalueonwhathesays.setavalueon

估價(jià)；評(píng)價(jià)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介詞短語做后置定語agirlofseventeenavaseofgreatvalue※cometrue

(預(yù)言，期望等)實(shí)現(xiàn)，成為事實(shí)（不用被動(dòng)形式）eg：Hisdreamcametrue.eg：Herealizedhisdream.（hisdreamwasrealized.）★Anewmachinecalled'TheRevealer'

hasbeeninventedandithasbeen

usedtodetectgoldwhich

hasbeen

buriedintheground.hasbeendone現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)which引導(dǎo)的定語從句※beusedtodo＝beusedfordoing

被用作做某事eg：Thistoolisusedforcutting.※usedtodo過去常常做某事eg：Weusedtoliveinthecity.※beusedto+n./pron./doing習(xí)慣于eg：I’musedtostayinguplate.我習(xí)慣熬夜★Themachinewasusedinacaveneartheseashorewhere--itissaid--

piratesusedtohidegold.※wasusedin被使用where引導(dǎo)的定語從句itissaid據(jù)說，為插入語?！颰hepirateswouldoftenburygoldinthecaveandthenfailtocollectit.※failtodo未能(做)...,沒能(做)...eg：Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcan’tfailtoobeyit.Would表示過去的習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作★Armedwiththenewmachine,asearchpartywentintothecavehoping

tofindburiedtreasure.※armedwith過去分詞短語作狀語，表是伴隨狀態(tài)。eg：Theprofessorcameoftheclassroom,followedbyhisstudents.※hopingtofind現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，表示目的eg：Themanagerapproachedussmiling.（表伴隨）★Theleaderofthepartywasexaminingthesoilneartheentrancetothecavewhenthemachineshowedthattherewasgoldundertheground.wasexamining過去某時(shí)正在檢查；過去進(jìn)行時(shí)，描述故事發(fā)生當(dāng)時(shí)的背景※entranceto...的入口★Veryexcited,thepartydugaholetwofeeldeep.Veryexcited分詞短語位于句首時(shí)，多用來說明原因或動(dòng)作發(fā)生時(shí)主語所處的狀態(tài)eg：Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,hedecidedtobuyarealbed.※digvt./vi.挖，掘；刺n.戳，捅；挖苦（dug）digatunnelthroughthemountaindigapersonintheribs推了他肋骨一下（分享笑話時(shí)）★Theyfinallyfoundasmallgoldcoin