Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
What did the team find?
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.
lɛsn 55 nɒt ə gəʊld maɪn
wɒt dɪd ðə tiːm faɪnd?
driːmz ɒv ˈfaɪndɪŋ lɒst ˈtrɛʒər ˈɔːlməʊst keɪm truː ˈriːsntli. ə njuː məˈʃiːn kɔːld ðə rɪˈviːlə hæz biːn ɪnˈvɛntɪd ænd ɪt hæz biːn juːzd tuːdɪˈtɛkt gəʊld wɪʧ hæz biːn ˈbɛrid ɪn ðə graʊnd. ðə məˈʃiːn wɒz juːzd ɪn ə keɪv nɪə ðə ˈsiːʃɔː weə -- ɪt ɪz sɛd -- ˈpaɪərɪts juːzd tuː haɪdgəʊld. ðə ˈpaɪərɪts wʊd ˈɒf(ə)n ˈbɛri gəʊld ɪn ðə keɪv ænd ðɛn feɪl tuː kəˈlɛkt ɪt. ɑːmd wɪð ðə njuː məˈʃiːn, ə sɜːʧ ˈpɑːti wɛnt ˈɪntuː ðəkeɪv ˈhəʊpɪŋ tuː faɪnd ˈbɛrid ˈtrɛʒə. ðə ˈliːdər ɒv ðə ˈpɑːti wɒz ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə sɔɪl nɪə ði ˈɛntrəns tuː ðə keɪv wɛn ðə məˈʃiːn ʃəʊdðæt ðeə wɒz gəʊld ˈʌndə ðə graʊnd. ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd, ðə ˈpɑːti dʌg ə həʊl tuː fiːl diːp. ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli faʊnd ə smɔːl gəʊld kɔɪn wɪʧ wɒzˈɔːlməʊst ˈwɜːθlɪs. ðə ˈpɑːti ðɛn sɜːʧt ðə həʊl keɪv ˈθʌrəli bʌt dɪd nɒt faɪnd ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ən ˈɛmpti tɪn trʌŋk. ɪn spaɪt ɒv ðɪs, ˈmɛniˈpiːpl ɑː ˈkɒnfɪdənt ðæt ðə rɪˈviːlə meɪ rɪˈviːl ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒv ˈvæljuː ˈfeəli suːn.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
treasure 英 /'treʒə / n. 财富，财产；财宝；珍品 vt. 珍爱；珍藏
reveal 英 /rɪ'viːl/ vt. 显示；透露；揭露；泄露 n. 揭露；暴露；门侧，窗侧
revealer 英 /rɪ'vi:lə/ 英 /rɪ'vi:lə/
bury 英 /'berɪ/ vt. 埋葬；隐藏
cave 英 /keɪv/ vt. 使凹陷，使塌落；在…挖洞穴 vi. 凹陷，塌落；投降 n. 洞穴，窑洞
pirate 英 /ˈpaɪərət/ n. 海盗；盗版；侵犯专利权者 vt. 掠夺；翻印；剽窃 vi. 做海盗；从事劫掠
soil 英 /sɔɪl/ n. 土地；土壤；国家；粪便；务农；温床 vt. 弄脏；污辱 vi. 变脏
thoroughly 英 /ˈθʌrəli/ adv. 彻底地，完全地
tin 英 /tɪn/ n. 锡；罐头，罐；马口铁 adj. 锡制的 vt. 涂锡于；给…包马口铁
trunk 英 /trʌŋk/ n. 树干；躯干；象鼻；汽车车尾的行李箱 vt. 把…放入旅行箱内 adj. 干线的；躯干的；箱子的
tank 英 /tæŋk/ n. 坦克；水槽；池塘 vt. 把…贮放在柜内；打败 vi. 乘坦克行进
fairly 英 /'feəlɪ/ adv. 相当地；公平地；简直
dug 英 /dʌɡ/ v. 挖，翻土（dig的过去式和过去分词） n. 雌性哺乳动物的乳房
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练习感情：
积极了一周，而且今天加班一天，今晚没热情学习，分心想干别的事。
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