新概念英语第二册Lesson55

1、Lesson 55Not a Gold MineBy:LynnNew words and expressionsngold n. 金子 mine n. 矿ntreasure n. 财宝 revealer n. 探测器ninvent v. 发明 detect v. 探测nbury v. 埋藏 cave n. 山洞nseashore n. 海岸 pirate n. 海盗narm v. 武装 soil n. 泥土nentrance n. 入口 finally adv. 最后nworthless adj. 毫无价值的 thoroughly adv. 彻底地ntrunk n. 行李箱 confident

2、 adj. 有信心的nvalue n. 价值goldn n. 金子，黄金；金币；高贵，善良neg:All that glitters is not gold.n 闪光的未必都是金子n heart of gold 一颗高贵的心n a voice of gold 金嗓子ngolden adj. 金的、金色的、貴重如金、幸運的、珍貴的neg：Speech is silver ；silence is golden . n雄辯是銀沉默是金。minen n. 矿；丰富的资源na mine worker a miner 矿工，采矿者nmine field 雷区neg：He is a mine of info

3、rmation about the political situation of that country .n 他非常熟悉该国的政情。treasurentreasure n. 财宝；珠宝；贵重物品n v. 珍爱，珍惜nThe treasure dug out of the earth was a box of gold coins.n从地里挖出的财宝是一盒子金币。nHe treasures the watch his mother gave him.na national treasure 国宝nmy dearest treasure 我的宝贝儿ncherish sbs friendship

4、 n treasure sbs friendship珍視某人的情誼ntreasure sth up in ones heart n將某事物铭记于心revealer n. 探测器nreveal v. 透露、泄露、揭露nreveal sth to sb（bring sth to light）neg：She revealed the secret to her boyfriend . nreveal that neg：Research revealed that the bird was on the brink of extinction.濒于灭绝nrevealing adj. 揭露（事实真相的）

5、；暴露真相n revealing dress 暴露的连衣裙inventnv. 发明；创作；虚构nDo you know who invented the story?nThe whole story was invented.n 在发明物前需加定冠詞the ninventor 发明家 invention n. 发明，创造ndiscover v. 发现detectn v. 探测；发现，察觉n detection n. 探测n detective n. 侦探ndetect sb in (doing)nHe was detected in the act of stealing.n他在偷窃时被当场发

6、现bury v.埋藏neg:He buried himself in his work.nbe buried in thought 沉思nbury ones differences 忘却（原有）争端nbury ones head in the sand 逃避现实nbury oneself in sth 埋头于、专心致志于neg：In the evenings , he buries himself in his books .pirate n. 海盗；海盗船na pirate ship / flag 海盗船、旗帜na pirate video / tape 盗版视频/音像nv. 非法复制及出售

7、唱片，影片，书籍arm v. 武装、装备 narm sb with equip sb with weapons 用武器裝備某人narmed forces 武裝力量（指一国的陆、海、空三军） narmed to the teeth 全副武裝neg：He armed himself against the cold with a warm coat .nstretch ones arms 张开双臂 raise ones arms 高举双臂nswing ones arms 转动双臂 soil n（1） n. 泥土、土壤（ ground ； earth） nplow the soil 耕种土地 ； n

8、rich soil 沃土 poor soil 瘠土n（2） 土地、国家 nones native soil 祖国neg：He died on Irish soil . 他死于爱尔兰。entrancenn. 入口；进入；入场费neg:Visitors are asked to go into the museum by the front entrance.nallow free entrance to 允许自由进入nentrance into college entrance to college n进入大学 worthless adj. 毫无价值的worth adj. 值得的, 值钱的nbe

9、 worth doing 值得做 .neg：The film is worth seeing again. nworthless adj. 无价值的，沒有用处的 （valueless） n-less 表反义的后缀：nbrainless 愚笨的 ； meaningless 无意义的nhomeless无家可归的 ； harmless 无害处的nhelpless 无助的 ； hopeless 沒有希望的nendless 沒有尽头的 ； useless 毫无用处的npriceless 无价的、珍贵的 thoroughly adv. 彻底地、完全的n（completely, every inch ）ne

10、g：He is a thoroughly nice person . n 他是個大好人.nthrough prep 穿過ngo through the tunnel 穿過隧道confident adj.有信心的nbe confident of 对有信心neg：He is confident of victory .nconfidence n. 信心n have confidence inna confident look 自信的表情n confident men 骗子 n confident game 骗局valuen n. 价值nWhat is the value of your house

11、?n v. 估价；定价；尊重；珍视nI value your advice.nput much value on 对给予高度评价，重视neg:I dont put much value on what he says.nset a value on 估价；评价nI asked him to set a value on the pictures.What did the team find?nDreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. nA new machine called The Revealer has been

12、 invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. nThe machine was used in a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pirates used to hide gold. nThe pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.n Armed with the new machine, a search party

13、 went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.n 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. nVery excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. nThey finally found a small gold coin which was almost wo

14、rthless.n The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. nIn spite of this, many people are confident that The Revealer may reveal something of value fairly soon. Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.n of + v-ing 介词短语做后置定语n

15、a girl of seventeen na vase of great value n come true (预言，期望等)实现，成为事实（不用被动形式） neg：His dream came true .neg：He realized his dream .（his dream was realized.） A new machine called The Revealer has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. nhas been done 现在完

16、成时的被动语态nwhich引导的定语从句n be used to do be used for doing 被用作做某事neg：This tool is used for cutting .n used to do过去常常做某事 n eg：We used to live in the city .n be used to + n. / pron . / doing习惯于neg：Im used to staying up late . 我习惯熬夜The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pirate

17、s used to hide gold. n was used in 被使用 nwhere引导的定语从句 nit is said 据说，为插入语。The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. n fail to do 未能(做) ., 沒能(做) .neg：If you receive a request like this , you cant fail to obey it .nWould 表示过去的习惯性动作Armed with the new machine, a search pa

18、rty went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. n armed with 过去分词短语作状语，表是伴随状态。neg：The professor came of the classroom , followed by his students .nhoping to find 现在分词短语作状语，表示目的neg：The manager approached us smiling .（表伴随）The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the c

19、ave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. nwas examining 过去某时正在检查；n过去进行时，描述故事发生当时的背景n entrance to . 的入口Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. nVery excited 分词短语位于句首时，多用来说明原因或动作发生时主语所处的状态neg：Tired of sleeping on the floor , he decided to buy a real bed .n dig vt./ vi.挖，掘；刺 n.戳，捅；挖苦（dug） ndig a tunnel through the mountain ndig a person in the ribs 推了他肋骨一下（分享笑话时）nThey finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthle