新概念英语第二册 Lesson 55 Not a gold mine 讲义

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine 

🌻Part 1: Text

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.

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1 gold [gəuld] n.金子

2 mine [main] n.矿

3 treasure['treʒə] n.财宝

4 revealer [ri'vi:lə] n.探测器

5 invent [in'vent] v.发明

6 detect [di'tekt] v.探测

7 bury ['beri] v.埋藏

8 cave [keiv] n.山洞

9 seashore ['si:ʃɔ:] n.海岸

10 pirate ['paiərət] n.海盗

11arm [ɑ:m] v.武装

12 soil [sɔil] n.泥土

13 entrance ['entrəns] n.入口

14 finally['fainəli] ad.最后

15 worthless ['wə:θləs] a.毫无价值的

16 thoroughly ['θʌrəli] ad.彻底地

17 trunk [trʌŋk] n.行李箱

18 confident ['kɔnfidənt] a.有信心的

19 value ['vælju:] n.价值

★gold n. 金子

1.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

golden fish     金鱼

2.golden opportunity 宝贵的机会 (opportunity n. 机会, 时机)

eg. I am glad to have the golden opportunity to study with you.

Silence is golden.      沉默是金

★treasure     n. 财宝 (为总称, 没有复数)

treasure island 《金银岛》

jewel /dʒu:əl/ 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 /daiəmənd/   n. 钻石(可数）

 

★revealer     n. 探测器

reveal        v. 揭示

The doctor did not reveal the truth to him. 

 

★invent     v. 发明

invention     n. 发明

inventor       n. 发明家

Bell invented the telephone . 贝尔发明了电话。 

在发明物前须家定冠词the  

invent a new teaching method  发明一种新的教学方法

 

★pirate   n. 海盗，盗印者, 盗版者

1.a pirate ship/ flag 海盗船/ 旗帜

2. vt. 盗印, 盗版,    掠夺, 翻印 

a pirate  video / tape  盗版 视频 /磁

★arm     v. 武装

① n. 手臂；武器

hold one's arm搀着某人的胳膊

② v. 武装

be armed with …        用……来武装

The youth should be armed with knowledge.

★soil n. 泥土

soil n. 土壤 (能生长植物的地方)

earth n. 地球，大地（相对于天空而言）

ground. 地面

land 陆地（与江河湖海相对）

field 田地，田野

★entrance    n. 入口

（1）.入口（反义词 exit  ）  

entrance of/to…      ……的入口

entrance of the park = entrance to the park 公园的入口

eg：Where is the entrance to the park , please ？请问公园的入口在哪里?

（2） 入学