新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第55課(2)
Lesson 55:Not a gold mine 并非金礦
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.
句子講解：
本文語法：復習現(xiàn)在分詞和過去分詞作定語的用法 (參考Lesson 29的語法分析。)
4. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盜們過去常把金子埋藏在那個洞里，但后來卻沒能取走。
語言點 fail to collect表示“沒能取走”。
5. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
一支用這種新機器裝備起來的探寶隊進入了這個巖瀾，希望找到埋藏的金子。
語言點 armed with the new machine 是過去分詞作伴隨狀語; hoping to find buried treasure 是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作目的狀語。
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.
當搜索隊的隊長在檢查滿口附近的土壤時，那臺機器顯示出它的下面埋有金子。
語言點 under the ground在地F(正T方);in the ground在地下(不確定的大范圍內(nèi))
7. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep.
隊員們異常激動，就地挖了一個兩英尺深的坑。
語言點1 very excited 為過去分詞作狀語，補充完整是：They were very excited, and the party dug a hole two feet deep.
語言點2 two feet deep為“數(shù)詞+量詞+形容詞”結(jié)構(gòu)，在句中既可以作定語(一般用連字符連接)，也可以作表語。例：
There is a five-metre-wide street.這里有一條五米寬的大街。
The street is five-metres-wide.這條街有五米寬。
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