Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
1.He is a thief. That means he has s_t_ic_k_y__ fingers.
2.It's a piece of cake. That means it's easy as_p_ie___.
3.He was dismayed __A__ the words that his friend said.
This is the river where I swim.
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
Dream of flying in the sky comes true. ② v. 做梦
dream of doing sth.
I dream of flying in the sky.
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……
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：
This sort of novel used to be very popular. 这种小 说过去很流行.
★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
【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
a boy named/called xxx 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 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
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
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
Don’t worry. I’m armed with an umbrella. You’d better arm yourself with a warm coat.
★revealer n. 探测器 reveal v. 揭示
★invent v. 发明 invention n. 发明
★detect v. 探测 detective n. ?
★ 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
★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
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”
5、Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buties】
use, be used to, used to
use vt. 用，使用，运用，应用
May I use your dictionary/car?
I don’t know how to use the word.
She tries to persuade her husband out of buying a new car. 8.他一回来就买了一幢房子。 He had _n_o_s_o_o_n_e_r__ returned _t_h_a_n__ he bought a house. He hinada _hs_ah_rod_rl_yt _wrheitluerned _w__h_e_n_ he bought a house.
A. in B. for C. at D. on
6. in a short time ＝ __in__a__s_h__o_r_t_w__h_i_le
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)
A.at B. to C. form D. in
in a short while
4. The kitchen is at sixes and sevens. That means the kitchen is in a _m_e_s_s.
5. Please sign__B___ this registered letter!
【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.
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
New words and expressions
gold mine treasure revealer invent detect bury cave
金子 矿 财宝 探测 器 发明 探测 埋藏 山洞
• arm • soil • entrance • finally • worthless • thoroughly • trunk • confident • value
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，
with patience. army n. 军队
★soil n. 泥土 soil n. 土壤 (能生长植物的地方) earth n. 泥土 (泥巴)