新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第55课(2)
Lesson 55:Not a gold mine 并非金矿
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where — it is said — pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. 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. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
句子讲解：
本文语法：复习现在分词和过去分词作定语的用法 (参考Lesson 29的语法分析。)
4. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里，但后来却没能取走。
语言点 fail to collect表示“没能取走”。
5. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
一支用这种新机器装备起来的探宝队进入了这个岩澜，希望找到埋藏的金子。
语言点 armed with the new machine 是过去分词作伴随状语; hoping to find buried treasure 是现在分词短语作目的状语。
6. The leader of the party wa» examining the .soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there vfm gold under the ground.
当搜索队的队长在检查满口附近的土壤时，那台机器显示出它的下面埋有金子。
语言点 under the ground在地F(正T方);in the ground在地下(不确定的大范围内)
7. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep.
队员们异常激动，就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑。
语言点1 very excited 为过去分词作状语，补充完整是：They were very excited, and the party dug a hole two feet deep.
语言点2 two feet deep为“数词+量词+形容词”结构，在句中既可以作定语(一般用连字符连接)，也可以作表语。例：
There is a five-metre-wide street.这里有一条五米宽的大街。
The street is five-metres-wide.这条街有五米宽。
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