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Lesson 55
Not a gold mine
gold
n. 金子 adj. 金子的
sth. be made of gold ……由金子做成的
gold watch;gold ring;
golden adj. 金色的, 宝贵的 golden sun 金色的太阳
goldfish n. 金鱼
platinum n. 白金, 铂
treasure
n. 财宝 (为总称, 没有复数)
jewel n. 宝石 珠宝, (可数)
jewelry n. 珠宝, 珠宝类 珠宝(总称, 不可数)
I have some jewels. = I have some jewelry.
diamond n. 钻石
revealer
n. 探测器
reveal v. 揭示,显示
The painting reveals the painter.
这幅画显示了这位画家的特色。
reveal a secret 泄露秘密
invent
v. 发明
invention n. 发明
detect
v. 探测,察觉,发觉
detective n. 侦探
adj.侦探的,探测的,侦探用的
pirate
n. 海盗, 盗印者, 盗版者, 侵犯专利权者
arm
① n. 手臂;武器
hold one's arm
② v. 武装
be armed with … 用……来武装
Soldiers should be armed well.
士兵应该要很好的武装
The youth should be armed with knowledge.
年轻人应该用知识武装自己
The teacher should be patient.
=The teacher should be armed with patience.
army n. 军队
soil
n. 土壤 (能生长植物的地方)
earth n. 泥土 (泥巴)
entrance
n. 入口
entrance of/to… ……的入口
exit
n. 出口;
thoroughly
adv. 彻底地
completely/thoroughly/totally
thorough adj.彻底的
Give the room a thorough cleaning.
把房间彻底打扫一下。
confident
adj. 有信心的
be confident of doing sth. 有信心做……
be confident that +从句 有信心做……
confidence n. 信心
1、Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
★dream
① n. 梦想
dreams come true 梦想成真
dreams ended 梦想破灭了, 梦断了
② v. 做梦
dream of doing sth.
I dream of flying in the sky.(dream v)
come true 变成现实,(预言、期望等)成为事实,(愿意)实现
His dream to travel around the world at last came true.
2、A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
be used to do sth. 被用来……
used to do 过去常常
be used to doing 习惯做某事
3、The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold.
it is said是插入语,当“据说”讲。
where = in which翻译时译为 “在那儿”,修饰 cave;一个地点状语从句
This is the river where I swim.
4、The pirates would often bury go