Lesson55
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.
【课文翻译】
最近，找到失踪宝藏的梦想差一点儿变成现实。一种叫“探宝器”的新机器已经发明出来，并被人们用来探测地下埋藏的金子。在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里，这种机器被派上了用场。海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里，可后来却没能取走。一支用这种新机器装备起来的探宝队进入了这个岩洞，希望找到埋藏着的金子。当这个队的队长正在检查洞口附近的土壤时，那台机器显示出它的下面埋有金子。队员们异常激动，就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑，但最后找到的是一枚几乎一钱不值的小金币。队员们接着又把整个洞彻底搜寻了一遍，但除了一只空铁皮箱外什么也没找到。尽管如此，很多人仍然相信“探宝器”很快就会探出值钱的东西来。
【生词汇总】
gold n. 金子
mine n. 矿
treasure n. 财宝
revealer n. 探测器
invent v. 发明
detect v. 探测
bury v. 埋藏
cave n. 山洞
seashore n. 海岸
pirate n. 海盗
arm v. 武装
soil n. 泥土
entrance n. 入口
finally adv. 最后
worthless adj. 毫无价值的
thoroughly adv. 彻底地
trunk n. 行李箱
confident adj. 有信心的
value n. 价值
【短语汇总】
dream of梦想着做某事
in spite of尽管，虽然(后加名词和代词，不能加句子)
fail to do sth干不了某事，做不成某事
【知识点讲解】
1. be used to do 与 used to do以及 be used doing 之间的区别和联系('The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground)
be used to do是被动语态，被用来做某事
例：metal is used to build cars.金属被用来制造汽车。
used to do过去曾做某事
例：I used to be a shy boy.我以前很内向的。
be used to doing习惯了做某事
例：he is used to going to bed late.他习惯晚睡。
2. worth，worthwhile，worthy的关系(意思都是“值得”)
worth动词，worth doing
worthy形容词，be worthy of doing
worthwhile形容词，sth is worthwhile
3. Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
①dream of 渴望，梦见 +doing
②lost既是动词lose的过去式和过去分词，也可以作形容词，表示丢失的，不见的。
③come true 实现，成真
4. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented.
一种叫“探宝器”的新机器已经发明出来。
have /has been done 是现在完成时的被动语态，它强调一个发生在过去的被动性动作，主要表达两层意思：①动作发生在过去，现在已经完成，强调的是对现在造成的影响或结果;②主语和谓语动词之间是被动关系。例如：
This room has been cleaned, you can come in now.
房间已经打扫干净了，你现在可以进来了。
5. 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，可后来却没能取走。
①bury 埋藏;隐匿;专心致志(bury one's head in a book 专心致志读书)
②fail to do sth. 没能成功做某事;未能做某事 而成功做某事则是manage to do sth.
6. 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洞，希望找到埋藏着的金子。
armed with 装备……;用……武装
Armed with gas masks, the army troop went into the room.
戴上防毒面具的军队进入了房间。
7. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
①in spite of 不管;不顾 =despite
②透露;揭示;展现
I promise never to reveal your secret.
我答应，决不泄露你的秘密。
③something of value 有价值的东西
④fairly soon=soon enough
Lesson56
【课文】
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How fast did the winning car go?
Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
【课文翻译】
旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯--罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车，而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。该车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里--远远超过任何对手。它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。这次比赛使每个人都挺开心。它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代化汽车大赛。
【生词汇总】
sound n. 声音
excitement n. 激动，兴奋
handsome adj. 漂亮的;美观的
Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯--罗伊斯
Benz n. 奔驰
wheel n. 轮子
explosion n. 爆炸，轰响
course n. 跑道;行程
rival n. 对手
speed v. 疾驶
downhill adv. 下坡
【短语汇总】
break down汽车抛锚
once a year一年一度
enter for报名参赛
【知识点讲解】
1，a great deal of 与a great many of的区别
都表示很多，但是deal of用语不可数名词(尤其是抽象名词)，many of用语可数名词。
例：I have gained a great deal of konwledge here.在这里学习我受益匪浅.
2，频率的表达
once a+时间段，表示“……一次”如，once an hour，一小时一次。
twice a+时间段，用法类推
隔天怎么表示呢?every two days就是隔天一次。
3，no less+形容词(It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting)
不比什么逊色
例：He is no less diligent than you=he is as diligent as you.他不比你少付出辛劳，他和你一样勤奋。
Lesson57
【课文】
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Did the woman get what she wanted?
A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornful, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it ,the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.
【课文翻译】
一位穿着牛仔裤的妇女站在一家高档商店的橱窗前。她虽然犹豫了片刻，但终于还是走进了商店，要求把陈列在橱窗里的一件衣服拿给她看。接待她的售货员不喜欢她的那副打扮，轻蔑地看了她一眼后，便告诉她那件衣服已经卖出去了。这位妇女怒气冲冲的走出了商店，决定第二天教训一下那个售货员。第二天上午，她又来到这家商店，穿了一件裘皮大衣，一手拎着一只手提包，另一只手拿着一把长柄伞。找到那个无礼的售货员后，她要求看昨天的那件衣服。那个售货员没有认出她是谁，这一回接待她的态度非常殷勤。费了好大劲儿，他爬进橱窗去取那件衣服。这位妇女对那件衣服只看一眼，就说不喜欢。她开心地迫使那位售货员把橱窗里几乎所有的东西都拿了出来，最后买下了她最先看的那件。
【生词汇总】
madam n.(对妇女的尊称)太太，夫人
jeans n.牛仔裤
hesitate v.犹豫，迟疑
serve v.接待(顾客)
scornful adj.轻蔑地
punish v.惩罚
fur n.裘皮
eager adj.热切的，热情的
【短语汇总】
be eager for期待，迫不及待做某事
ask for索要，索取
【知识点讲解】
1，at用法总汇(A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop)
at后面的宾语包含：table，traffic light，weekend，一日三餐，具体时间，last least most
2，another与 the other的区别(She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other)
another是别个，另一个，再一个的意思，如吃了三个苹果，还想再吃一个，就要用another;the other特别表示“两者中的另一个”
例：we have a library，but we need another one，a bigger one.我们已经有了一个图书馆了，但是我们需要一个更大点的。
3，as soon as(As soon as she saw it ,the woman said she did not like it)
时间状语从句，“一……就”，表示时间一先一后且有明显联系
例：as soon as we finished eating, Marry came.我们刚吃完饭marry就来了。