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课件网) Lesson55 Not a gold mine New words 1.辨析gold &golden gold n. 金；黄金；金币（只能用于名词前面） golden adj. 金色的；（机会等）非常好的；宝贵的（可以修饰名词,也可以单独使用） gold watch gold ring gold fish金鱼 gold medal金牌 golden sun金色的太阳 golden opportunity宝贵的机会 golden sentence黄金句型 e.g. Silence is golden. 沉默是金 New words 2. revealer n. → reveal v.揭露；透露 e.g. She is trying to reveal a secret. 她正试图揭露一个秘密。 3.arm n.手臂;武器 hold one's arm Farewell！Arms永别了，武器 v. 武装 e.g. Soldiers should be armed well 士兵应该要很好的武装. The youth should be armed with knowledge. New words 4.entrance of/entrance to 5. completely/thoroughly/totally 完全地 6.worthless adj.不值钱的；没价值的 e.g.The small ancient coin is worthless. 这个小古币不值钱。 → worth n.价值 prep. be worth doing 值得去做 7. be confident of doing sth that 从句 Key points 1.Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. 最近，找到失踪宝藏的梦想差一点儿变成现实。 1)dreams come true梦想成真 dreams ended梦想破灭了，梦断了 ※dream of doing sth e.g.I dream of flying in the sky. 我梦想在空中飞翔。 The dream of flying in the sky comes true 2)lost treasure失踪的宝藏 Key points 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. 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。 1) called 'The Revealer'过去分词作后置定语，修饰a new machine. 2)has been invented 已经被发明（have/has been done现在完成时的被动语态） 3）be used to do被用来做 4）which 作关系代词，引导定语从句，修饰先行词gold. Key points 3.The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used to hide gold. 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。 1）be used 被使用 2）where it is said…gold定语从句，修饰the seashore. 3)it is said 据说 4）used to do sth.过去常常做某事 Key points 4.The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. 海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里，可后来却没能取走。 1）would一般表示从过去看将来，但此处表示“used to”过去常做 2）fail to do sth. 没能做成某事 Key points 5.Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. 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。 1）armed with the new machine，过去分词做伴随状语 be armed with= be equipped with配备有 2）hoping to find…treasure 现在分词做目的状语 Key points 6.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. 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。 1)leader n. 队长；领导者 →lead 2)the entrance to... 3）that 引导宾语从句。 Key points 7.Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. 队员们异常激动，就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑 1)excited 过去分词作状语 2）dig—dug--dug 3)two feet deep 两英尺深 ※数词＋ ... ...
