55 · 并非金矿
Not a gold mine
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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.
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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.
最近，寻找失落宝藏的梦想差一点就成真了。一种名叫“探宝器”的新机器问世，可以探测埋在地下的金子。 他们把机器用在海边的一个山洞里。据说海盗以前常在那里藏金子，埋下以后，却没能回来取走。 一支搜寻队带着新机器进洞，希望找到宝藏。队长正查看洞口附近的泥土，机器便显示地下有金子。 队员们非常兴奋，挖了一个两英尺深的坑，最后却只找到一枚几乎不值钱的小金币。 他们把整个山洞仔细搜了一遍，除了一个空铁皮箱，什么也没找到。 尽管如此，仍有许多人相信，“探宝器”很快就能找出值钱的东西。
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《并非金矿》：新机器带来希望 → 传说中的藏宝洞 → 洞口探出了信号 → 兴奋挖掘却所获无几 → 再搜也没有宝藏 → 人们依旧抱有信心。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课一个被动句改成有明确执行者的主动句，比较关注点有什么变化。
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