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。 in a short while sooner returned than He had no __________ ______ he bought a house. when he bought a house. He hadhardly ______ returned ______
inventive adj. 有创意的
Who invented the steam engine? ( 蒸汽机) an inventive person 有发明创造才能的人
detect V.探测； 侦察 n. 侦探 detective
detect sb. in doing sth. 觉察某人正在做某事 I detect him in looking out of the window .Lesson 55源自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 ____.
13 How did the party feel? Very excited. 14 They dug a hole, didn't they? Yes, they did. 15 How deep was it? Two feet deep.
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
mineral 矿泉水)water 1.I want to drink some _______(
reveal 泄露) your secret. 2.I will never ______( olden 3.Speech is silver ；silence is g_______.
4.China was the first country that _______( invented 发
明) the paper.
uries herself in her 5.In the evenings , she b_____
books . 6.The soldiers were armed ____(武装)to the teeth and ready to fight. 7.It is said that the _______( pirates 海盗) buried their________( treasure 财宝) on this island.
entrance n. 入口,(+to/of) Where is the entrance to the park , please ？ I'll meet you at the entrance of the zoo tomorrow.
出口
exit (from) 进入 entrance examination
Comprehension questions
1 What almost came true recently? Dreams of finding lost treasure. 2 Is ‘The Revealer’ a new machine? Yes, it is. 3 What's it been used to do? To detect gold.
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
of 介词短语作后置定语 a girl of seventeen a vase of great value
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
bury v.埋葬 埋头于、专心致力于 bury oneself in sth
He buried himself in learning English . 他专心致志地学习英语。
pirate
n. 海盗
v.剽窃, 非法翻印, 侵犯专利
pirated CD
arm v. 武装 be armed with 全副武裝 armed to the teeth arms n. 武器 army n. 军队（多指陆军）
gold n. 金子
golden adj. 珍贵的，黄金般的
gold a ________medal
a ________opportunity golden
Silence is golden . 沉默是金。
mine 矿工
矿
miner
矿物质 mineral 矿泉水 mineral water
treasure
thoroughly
adv. 彻底地、完全的 He is a thoroughly nice person. 他是个大好人。 adj. 彻底地、完全的
thorough give the room a thorough cleaning
confident adj.自信的 be confident of sth 对某事有信心 be confident that 对 ... 坚信 He is confident of success. She is confident that she will win the race . confidence n. 信心 You are too shy . You should have more confidence in yourself . Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是向成功之路迈出的第一 步。
金矿 失踪宝藏 n. 探测器 v. 发明 v. 探测 v. 埋藏 n. 海盗 用…装备起来 n. 一群人 n. 泥土 adj.毫无价值的 铁皮箱 adj.有信心的
Listen to the recording and answer the questions:
1. What has the machine “The Revealer” been used to do?
of 介词短语作后置定语 a girl of seventeen a vase of great value
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
（预言、期望)实现，成为事实 His dream will come true sooner or later.
金银财宝；珠宝（U） lost treasure 失踪宝藏 珍宝, 珍品 （C）
v. 珍惜，珍重 ，真爱
revealer n. 探测器 v. 透露、泄露、揭露 reveal reveal sth to sb reveal that
invent v. 发明 发明家 inventor 发明 Invention
worthless
adj.毫无价值的
worth adj. 值得的 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林。 be worth doing 值得做 ... The film is worth seeing again . What is worth doing is worth doing well. 值得做的事就值得做好。
9 What did they have with them? ‘The Revealer. ’ 10 What did they hope to find? Buried treasure. 11 Who was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave? The leader was. 12 What did the machine show? That there was gold under the ground.
3. The book is w______ reading. orth confident 自信的) in himself. 4. One has to be__________( value 价值) to the 5. He is a man who is of_____( people.
gold mine lost treasure revealer invent detect bury pirate be armed with party soil worthless tin trunk confident
He has_________to confidence get full marks . He lacks__________in confidence himself . He is quite_________that he will pass the confident examination.