e.g. I have confidence that you will get the job.
Exercises
He has_c_o_n_f_id_e_n_c_eto get full marks .
He lacks__co_n_f_id_e_n_c_e_in himself .
He is quite__co_n_f_id_e_n_t_that he will pass the examination.
4. detect
detect sb. in doing sth. 觉察某人正在做某事 detection n. 探测 detective n. 侦探
5. bury
buried treasure 埋藏的财宝 bury oneself in sth. / in doing sth.
过去分词短语做状语，表伴随状况 现在分词短语做状语，表目的
6. 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.
the entrance to：.....的入口;注意介词to的用法 when:在这个时候
7. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. 过去分词短语做状语，表伴随状况 two feet deep 两英尺深
8. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
used to：过去常常...，但现在已经不这样了
be used to doing：习惯于做某事
be used to do 被用来做……
it is said:据说，插入语作补充说明，可去掉
4. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
exit n. 出口 (from )…
8. confident
n.信心 confidence
in sth to do sth.
e.g. He lacks confidence in himself .
that 从句
e.g. He has confidence to get full marks .
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
of value＝valuable 有价值的 形容词要放在不定代词的后边
something impoce
someone patient =someone of patience
Text analysis
1.Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
come true:(梦想)成真，come作连系动词 dream of doing sth. e.g. I dream of flying in the sky.
9. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
thoroughly adv. 彻底地
completely/thoroughly/totally
bury和fail都是跟在助动词would后的谓语动词 fail to do sth.:没能做某事 collect:取走
5. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
10、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
专心致志于某事 He buried himself in learning English .
他专心致志地学习英语。
6. arm v.
be armed with sth. 用……武装 arms n. 武器 army n. 军队（多指陆军）
7. entrance
the entrance to /of… …的入口 e.g. the entrance to/ of the park
比较：golden
golden age 黄金时代 golden wedding 金婚
黄金质的 黄金般的
2. mine
a. 我的
e.g. a friend of mine
b. 矿
e.g. gold mine coal mine 煤矿 copper mine 铜矿 iron mine 铁矿
3. treasure n. 财宝 (为总称, 没有复数)
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.
3. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where-it is said- pirates used to hide gold.
Lesson 55
Not a gold mine
diamond
jade
silver
gold
New words and expressions
1. gold
gold mine gold ring gold necklace gold ear ring gold watch