• I used to be a waiter, but now I’m a taxi-driver. • 当used to不强调与现在的对比时，可与would互换。但
一个故事开头时不用would，必须首先用一般过去时或 used to描述背景，然后用would表示习惯性动作：
• When I was a boy we always spent/used to spend our holidays on a farm. We would get up at 5 and we would help milk the cows.
• Don’t worry. I’m armed with an umbrella.
• You’d better arm yourself with a warm coat.
• 6、Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep.
• Very excited, … 形容词短语做状语
• 主句与其他句子的位置安排要保持句子的平衡, 还要注意 动作的连贯
• The boy went home. The boy was crying. The boy was beaten.
• =Beaten by sb, the boy went home, crying. • arm(ed) with 可以表示“带着、装着、穿着”等
• dream of doing sth.
• I dream of flying in the sky.(dream v)
• His dream to travel around the world at last came true.
• 2、A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
★revealer n. 探测器 reveal v. 揭示，泄露
★ invent v. 发明 invention n. 发明 inventor n. 发明者
★detect v. 探测 detective n. 侦探
• bury • 埋葬 • cave • 山洞 • seashore • 海岸
• ★pirate n. 海盗 • ( 盗印者, 盗版者, 侵犯专利权者) • vt. 盗印, 盗版, 掠夺, 翻印 • vi.做海盗
• I used to drink heavily, but I have given up drinking now.
• I never used to eat a large breakfast, but I do now. • 当used to描写过去的状态时，也不可与would互换，
would只表示过去特有的习惯或行为：
• Tired of sleeping on the floor, …
• Tired, I went home./ I went home tired. 句子顺序不同, 表达的意思也不同
• 7、In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
他词, 则把短语放在被修饰词的后边）
• the plane called a “Pilatus Porter” • be used to do sth. 被用来…… • used to do 过去常常 • in the ground (更习惯于用 “under the ground” )
3、The pirates would often bury gold in the cave
• 一句话中只有一个动词, 如果再出现动词, 可以用and并列 连接, 也可以变成复合句, 用when, because连接, 还可以 使这个动词表示动词意思, 但不做谓语, 即非谓语动词
• 过去分词做定语, 表示 “被”，如ploughed field • n. +called 被称之为……的……（如果用短语修饰其
I’ll collect my post on my way home.
• 5、Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
• 如果几个句子的主语是同一事物, 则可以把几个句子合并 为一个句子。保留一个句子做主句, 其他的变成非谓语动 词。非谓语动词采用何种形式, 则根据其与主语的关系, 如 果是主动关系, 用-ing, 被动关系, 则用动词的-ed形式
• 我来把你的行李放在汽车后部的行李箱内。
★confident n. 有信心的 be confident in sb 对某人有信心 be confident of doing sth. 有信心做…… be confident that +从句 有信心做…… confidence n. 信心
• Value • 名词 n. • 1. 重要性,益处U]
• ★ worthless • 毫无价值的
• ★thoroughly adv. 彻底地 • completely/totally
• ★ trunk • 1、树干 • The trunk of this tree is four meters thick. • 2、（旅行用)大皮箱;汽车车尾的行李箱 • Let me put your baggage in the trunk.
and then fail to collect it. would表示过去的习惯性动作, 但此处表示 “used to” 过去常做 fail to do sth. 未能、不能、忘记做某事（fail后面接 动词不定式表示否定）
He failed to see the reason why they sent him away. collect的含义之一为“（去）取，接” Don’t fail to collect me before you go to the party.
• in spite of / though / even if 尽管
• something of value • of表示其所修饰的名词具有某种性质、状况，of加名词往
往让人联想这名词对应的形容词
• The news is of great importance to us. • of value＝valuable 有价值的 • of small value 价值很小(= almost worthless) • 形容词要放在不定代词的后边
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
• 【New words and expressions】 • ★gold n. 金子 • sth. be made of gold • ……由金子做成的 • gold watch/gold ring； • golden sun • golden adj. 金色的, 宝贵的 • Silence is golden. • 沉默是金 • golden opportunity • 宝贵的机会 • I am glad to have the golden opportunity to stay with you.
• I value this necklace at $5,000. • 我估计这条项链值五千美元。 • 2. 尊重;重视,珍视
• My father values honesty beyond all things. • 我父亲把诚实看得比什么都重要。
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• 【课文讲解】 • 1、Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true
• This dictionary is of little value to you. • 这本词典对你没有什么帮助。 • 2. 价值;价格[C][U]
• The value of the dollar may fall. • 美元的币值可能下降。
• • 及物动词 vt. • 1. 估价,评价[(+at)]
• soil • 泥土 • entrance n. 入口
• entrance of/to… • ……的入口 • entrance of the park ； entrance to the
park
• exit ['ɛksɪt] • n. 出口, 太平门 • vi. 退出
• ★ finally • adv.最后的 • in the end/at last
• something important =something of importance
• someone patient =someone of patience
• 【Key structures】 • 表示过去习惯性动作 • 当我们提到过去某一特定时间时, 我们有时可用would来
代替used to，有时则不可以，而且would需要指出具体 时间，used to则不需要。 • 当used to暗示recently. • ★dream n. 梦；v. 做梦 • ① n. 梦想 • dreams come true 梦想成真 • dreams ended 梦想破灭了, 梦断了 • dream of … ……的梦
• Dream of flying in the sky comes true. • ② v. 做梦
• goldfish • n. 金鱼 • platinum n. 白金, 铂
★ mine 矿
★treasure n. 财宝 (为总称, 没有复数) jewel n. 宝石 珠宝, (可数) jewelry n. 珠宝, 珠宝类 珠宝 (总称, 不可数) I have some jewels. = I have some jewelry v.珍惜，珍爱 I treasure the friendship with you.