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# 55 · 并非金矿

### 第1段

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.

中文理解：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。

* **came true**：实现了；愿望作主语，不能用被动be come true。

* **used to detect**：被用于探测；to detect说明用途，不是过去常常；be不可省略。

* **Armed with**：配备着；带着；既可指武器，也可引申为带着某种工具或知识。

* **In spite of**：尽管；不顾；of 后面不直接接完整陈述句；接主语和谓语可用 although。

* **confident that**：确信……；that后交代有信心的内容，不等于事情必然发生。

* **of value**：有价值的；相当于valuable，value在此不用复数。

#### Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.

简单句，主系表结构.

#### A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.

并列复合句，and 连接前后两句，前句为主谓结构，被动语态，机器被发明了出来；后句为复合句，主句 it has been used 是被动结构，to detect gold 说明机器的用途，不是 used 的普通直接宾语，后面接一个which 引导的定 语从句，该从句为主谓结构.

#### The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where — it is said — pirates used to hide gold.

复合句，主句主谓结构，后面跟了一个where 引导的定语从句，该从句中有一个 it is said 作插入语，直接划去不影响句子结构，这里特地把中文翻译也按照破折号进行了修改，以便一笔划去插入语.

#### The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，均为主谓宾结构.

\[关键句型] 本课的关键句型为本句，表示过去习惯性的动作. 教材中的例句为：

\[When I was young,] I used to have a lot more free time \[than I do \[now].] I used to live \[near my work] and would \[always] get \[home] \[early]. \[Sometimes] I would do a bit of gardening or go \[for a long walk]. \[Now] I \[never] have time \[for anything] (like that).

#### Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.

简单句，主谓结构，句首的过去分词短语作状语，表示伴随状态. 从句动词和主句主语是动宾关系时，常用过去分词，此处为arm a party；当从句动词和主句主语为主谓关系时，常用现在分词，此处为a party hopes.

#### 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.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是when 引导的时间状语从句，该从句为主谓 + 宾语从句结构，that 引导的宾语从句是there be 句型.

#### Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.

简单句，主谓宾结构，句首 Very excited 可看作形容词短语，补充主语 the party 当时十分兴奋的状态。excited 虽与 excite 的过去分词同形，这里重点是状态，不必机械地只按动宾关系解释。

#### They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是which 引导的定语从句为主系表结构. coin 还可以用作动词，造词、造币.

#### The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.

并列句，but 连接两句，均为主谓宾结构.

#### In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.

复合句，主句为主系表结构，后面是that 引导的宾语从句，主谓宾结构. reveal 应该是需要重点掌握的动词，to make sth known to sb 揭示；显示；透露之意；教材却没有注解，这个词名词化就是本文的revealer.

\[1] 教材P258，教材配有中文翻译，此处不予收录.

## 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。

[Nce · 本册复习台](/new-concept/book-2/review) · [三册选择地图](/new-concept/)

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