新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 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(yǔ)法：復(fù)習(xí)現(xiàn)在分詞和過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)的用法 (參考Lesson 29的語(yǔ)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(yǔ)言點(diǎn) which was almost worthless為定語(yǔ)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(duì)員們接著又把整個(gè)洞徹底搜尋了一遍，但除了一只空鐵皮箱外什么也沒(méi)找到。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 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(huì)探出值錢(qián)的東西來(lái)。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) something of value復(fù)合不定代詞的定語(yǔ)后置:“of +名詞”相當(dāng)于該名詞對(duì)應(yīng)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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