Lesson 55
Not a gold mine
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called "The Revealer" (1)____________________________. 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. (2)___________________________. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. (3)___________________________. In spite of this, many people are confident that "The Revealer" may reveal something of value fairly soon.
New words and expressions
gold n. 金子
mine n. 矿
treasure n. 财宝
revealer n. 探测器
invent v. 发明
detect v. 探测
bury v. 埋藏
cave n. 山洞
seashore n. 海岸
pirate n. 海盗
arm v. 武装
soil n. 泥土
entrance n. 入口
finally adv. 最后
worthless adj. 毫无价值的
thoroughly adv. 彻底地
trunk n. 行李箱
confident adj. 有信心的
value n. 价值
发表于 2011-8-15 11:05
|