Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
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1. machine 作为先行词,it 指代 machine,会被 which 所取代
'The Revealer' is a new machine which used for detecting buried gold.
2. Using this machine, the search party tried to find the gold in a cave near the seashore.
3. Although they examine the cave thoroughly, they only find a small gold coin which was practically worthless.
although 会引导让步状语从句,which 会引导一个定语从句
4. however 放句首句中都可以,要用逗号隔开。
However, many people believe that the machine may reveal something of value soon.
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.