Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
under the ground
it is said 是插入语 “据说”
used to 常常
where 修饰 cave
where: in which 在那儿
This is the river where I swim.
would 一般表示从过去看将来,但此处表示" use to" 过去常做
She is a girl who is my sister.
She is a girl. She is my sister.
fail to 不能够
be armed with
went into the cave
hoping to find
Lesson 55
Not a gold mine
并非金矿
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
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 feel 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.