passage29TreasurefromFlavius

1、coinstreasure from flaviusandy and his young daughter sue were playing on the beach one day.at the sound of a motorboat, they turned towards the sea. the motorboat stopped its engine, and came to rest with its front against the sand.two young men in swimming clothes climbed out, and brought with the

2、m a large wooden box. they lowered the box to the sand and opened the cover. people began to gather round.one of the young men said, “come on. take a good look. youve never seen anything like this before in your life.”andy and sue went across and joined the small group of people.“no doubt youve hear

3、d of the treasure ship,” the young man said.“no, i havent,” sue said.the young man looked down at sue. “ill tell you, young lady. theres a sunken treasure ship about 10 miles out at sea. it sank there many centuries ago. well, six months ago, we found it. since then, weve been swimming down to the b

4、ottom of the sea and bringing up treasure nearly every day. you must have seen it in the newspaper. well, we finished last week, and everything has been sent to museums. my friend and i have been clearing up for the last few days, and we found a few things, and we found a few things that had been fo

5、rgotten.” “anyway,” the man continued, “we dont know what they are worth, and we havent time to find out. so were going to sell them cheap. ancient objects from the bottom of the sea who wants them?”the two young men turned the box over, and the things inside all came out onto the sand.“just look at

6、 these!” andy said to sue. “old keys, coins, knives, ”“all rusty,” sue said, without much interest.“no problem. they can be cleaned.”andy turned to the young man. “how much are you asking?”“five pounds each. any article here, large or small five pounds.”“where are they from?” andy asked.“i dont know

7、 that, my friend. im not a history expert. maybe you can tell by the words on the coins.”andy picked up one of the coins, and rubbed the sand off with his fingers. “40bc” was written on the coin, and the name “flavius” ran round the edge. on the other side was the head of a man, looking to the left.

8、“sue, have you ever heard of a ruler called flavius?”“no,” she said.andy picked up a cup with a double handle and turned it over. “look!” he said. “the name flavius again. perhaps he was the man who made the metal.”he whispered to sue, “this cup might be worth hundreds of pounds.”“why are they selli

9、ng things for five pounds then?”“i dont think this man knows their real value at all. i think ill go back to the house and get as much money as i can. ill buy as many of these things as possible. we could really earn some money when we take them to the museums.”“oh daddy, dont be silly. of course th

10、e man knows their value.”“not at all. you heard what he said. hes not a history expert.”“exactly. thats why he made such a foolish mistake. this up is worth nothing.”“well really? i suppose you think youre a history expert, eh?”“i dont need to be, daddy. you just need common sense.”“you know nothing

11、 about these things, sue. ill just ask him to wait while i go and get some money.”“no, daddy. ill ask him a question first. when you hear his answer, you can get your money if you like.”sue went up to the man, and whispered in his ear. the man looked at his friend, and said something quickly in a lo

12、w voice. then the two men looked at each other, got back into the motorboat, and raced off.“good heavens!” andy said. “theyve left all their treasure. sue, what on earth did you ask him?”the answer is:sue said, “how could anyone put the date 40bc on a coin?”what is the coin like?on one sideon the ot

13、her sideguessing the meaning1. they the box to the sand and opened the cover. (para 3)2. it there many centuries ago. (para 8)3. “all ,” sue said, without much interest. (para 12)4. objects from the bottom of the sea who wants them? (para 9)5. andy picked up one of the coins, and the sand off with h

14、is fingers. (para 18)6. andy picked up a cup with a double and turned it over. (para 21)7. “i dont think this man knows their real at all.” (para 24)8. sue went up to the man, and in his ear. (para 32)loweredsankrustyancientrubbedhandlevaluewhisperedlower /l / v. let or bring something down sink / s

15、k / v. go down under the surface of a liquid rusty /rst / adj. affected with rust ancient /ennt / adj. belonging to times long past rub / rb / v. press against a surface handle /hndl / n. part of a cup, tool, bucket, door value /vlju: / n. worth of sth in terms of money whisper /wsp / v. speak softl

16、y 使降低，降下使降低，降下下沉，沉没下沉，沉没生锈的生锈的古代的古代的擦擦把手，柄把手，柄价值价值低语低语treasure world1 12 23 34 45 56 67 78 81. the motorboat stopped its engine, and come to rest with its front against the sand.2. my friend and i have been clearing up for the last few days, and we found a few things that had been forgotten.3. andy

17、picked up one of the coins, and rubbed the sand off with his fingers.4. “i dont need to be, daddy. you just need common sense.”5. “good heavens!” andy said. “theyve left all their treasure. sue, what on earth did you ask him?”andy and his young daughter sue were playing on the beach one day.andy and sue went across and joined the small group of people.weve been swimming down to the bottom of the sea and bringing up treasure nearly every day.“all