新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第55課(3)

　　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。)

　　8. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.

　　但最后找到的是一枚幾乎一文不值的小金幣。

　　語言點 which was almost worthless為定語從句，修飾coin。

　　9. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.

　　隊員們接著又把整個洞徹底搜尋了一遍，但除了一只空鐵皮箱外什么也沒找到。

　　語言點 excqpt an empty tin trunk除了一只空鐵皮箱外

　　10. In spite this, many people are confident that ‘The Revealer’ may reveal something of value fairly soon.

　　盡管如此，很多人仍然相信“探寶器”很快就會探出值錢的東西來。

　　語言點 something of value復合不定代詞的定語后置:“of +名詞”相當于該名詞對應的形容詞， 如：

　　something important = something of importance 重要的東西 someone patient = someone of patience 有耐心的某人

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