• 4、The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. (simple or compound?) • 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、忘记做某事项 （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. • I’ll collect my post on my way home.
• 【Text learning】 • 1、Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. • ★dream • 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 • dream of doing sth. • I dream of flying in the sky. • come true 变成现实，（预言、期望等）成为事实， （愿意）实现 • His dream to travel around the world at last came true.
B this registered letter! 5. Please sign_____ A. in B. for C. at D. on in a short while 6. in a short time ＝ ________________ 7. She tries to persuade her husband to buy a new car. (同义句) She tries to persuade her husband into buying a new car. (反义句) She tries to persuade her husband out of buying a new car. 8.他一回来就买了一幢房子。 no sooner returned ______ than he bought a house. He had __________ hardly returned ______ He had • in a______ short while when he bought a house.
• 1. What has been invented and what has it been used for? • 2. Where was the machine used recently? • 3. What did the search party hope to find? • 4. What did the machine show at the place where they were searching through? • 5. What did the party find? • 6. Do you think the machine useful?
★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. diamond n. 钻石 jade n. 碧玉 (不可数名词)
• 【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暗示与现在的对照时，不可用would 替换： • I used to drink heavily, but I have given up drinking now. • I never used to eat a large breakfast, but I do now.
• 7、In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon. • 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) • (review)形容词要放在不定代词的后边 • something important =something of importance • someone patient =someone of patience
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
1.He is a thief. That means he has sticky ______ fingers. 2.It's a piece of cake. That means it's pie easy as_____. 3.He was dismayed ____ A the words that his friend said. A.at B. to C. form D. in • in a short while 4. The kitchen is at sixes and sevens. mess That means the kitchen is in a ____.
New words and expressions
• • • • • • • • • • gold • mine • treasure • revealer • invent • detect • bury • cave • seashore • pirate •
金子 矿 财宝 探测器 发明 探测 埋藏 山洞 海岸 海盗
• 6、Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. • Very excited … 形容词短语做状语 • 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 • two feet deep“数词+量词+形容词”结构可以做 定语； 也可以做表语 • I am five years old. • The street is five meters wide. • long/wide/high/deep， • 人有多高用 “tall”
★soil n. 泥土 • soil n. 土壤 (能生长植物的地方) • earth n. 泥土 (泥巴) ★entrance n. 入口 • entrance of/to… ……的入口 • entrance of the park • entrance to the park • exit n. 出口, 太平门, 退场, 去世； vi. 退出, 脱离, 去世
New words and expressions ★gold n. 金子 • gold watch；gold ring • golden adj. 金色的, 宝贵的 • golden sun 金色的太阳 • golden opportunity 宝贵的机会 • I am glad to have the golden opportunity to stay with you. • goldfish n. 金鱼
• 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. • 过去分词做定语, 表示 “被” • n. +called 被称之为……的…… o sth. 被用来…… • used to do 过去常常 • in the ground (更习惯于用 “under the ground” )
★arm ① n. 手臂；武器 Farewell to Arms！ 永别了, 武器 farewell 再会,别了!(常含有永别或不容易再见面之 意) ② v. 武装 Soldiers should be armed well. be armed with … 用……来武装 The youth should be armed with knowledge. The teacher should be patient. =The teacher should be armed with patience. army n. 军队
• 3、The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold. • it is said是插入语，当“据说”讲。 • where = in which翻译时译为 “在那儿”，修饰 cave；一个地点状语从句 • This is the river where I swim.
★thoroughly adv. 彻底地 • completely/thoroughly/totally ★confident n. 有信心的 • be confident of doing sth. • 有信心做…… • be confident that +从句 • 有信心做…… • confidence n. 信心