高级英语1 lesson 14（每日一读）

Lesson 55Not a gold mine并非金矿First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What did the team find?

团队发现了什么？

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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.

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并非金矿最近，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。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

gold n. 金子

gold [ɡəʊld] n /golden [ˈɡəʊldən] adj

sth be made of gold由金子做成的

gold watch; gold ring

golden sun金色的太阳

Silence is golden沉默是金 (silence [ˈsaɪləns] n.静, 寂静, 沉默, 静默 vt.使沉默, 使安静 v.压制)

golden : 金色的, 宝贵的

golden opportunity宝贵的机会 (opportunity[ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti] n.机会, 时机)

golden sentence黄金句型

I am honoured to have the opportuneity to do sth.

I am glad to have have the golden opportunity to do sth.

I am glad to have the golden opportunity to stay with you.

goldfish n 金鱼 (众口铄金)

platinum [ˈplætɪnəm] n.白金, 铂

mine n. 矿

treasure n. 财宝

‘treasure island’ 《金银岛》

jewel[ˈdʒuːəl]n 宝石 珠宝, (可数)

jewelry [ˈdʒuːəlri] n.珠宝, 珠宝类 珠宝(总称, 不可数)

I have some jewels./I have some jewelry.

people/police/cattle (总称)

diamond钻石

jade [dʒeɪd] 碧玉 (不可数名词)

jade palace:翠宫饭店

revealer n. 探测器

reveal揭示

invent v. 发明

invention n.

detect v. 探测

detective n.

bury v. 埋藏

cave n. 山洞

seashore n. 海岸

pirate n. 海盗

pirate [ˈpaɪrət] n.海盗, 盗印者, 盗版者, 侵犯专利权者 vt.盗印, 盗版, 掠夺, 翻印 vi.做海盗

arm v. 武装

army n 军队

hold one's arm

farewell!Arms永别了, 武器

farewell[ˌfeəˈwel] n.辞别, 再见, 再会 int.再会,别了!(常含有永别或不容易再见面的意思)

Soldiers should be armed well士兵应该要很好地武装

the youth should be armed with knowledge.年轻人应该用知识武装自己

youth [juːθ] n.青春, 青年时期, 初期, 少年, 青年们

be covered with

the teacher should be patient.( patient [ˈpeɪʃnt] n.病人, 患者 adj.忍耐的, 耐心的)

the teacher should be armed with patience.

soil n. 泥土

earth泥土 (泥巴)

soil土壤 (能生长植物的地方)

entrance n. 入口

exit [ˈeksɪt] n.出口, 太平门, 退场, 去世 vi.退出, 脱离, 去世

entrance of/entrance to

entrance of the park / entrance to the park

finally adv. 最后

worthless adj. 毫无价值的

thoroughly adv. 彻底地

completely/thoroughly/totally

trunk n. 行李箱

confident adj. 有信心的

confidence n

be confident of doing sth

be confident that

value n. 价值

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