1、Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.gold n.金子(区别：platinum n.铂,白金)e.g.pure gold;a heart of gold All that glitters is not gold.闪光的并非都是金子。gold常作定语，表示“金子的，金质的”e.g.gold mine;gold ring;gold medal 区分：golden adj.金色的，金子般的，珍贵的e.g.golden hair;golden opportunity;golden eyeSpeech is silver,
2、but silence is golden.雄辩是银，沉默是金。treasure n.1.金银财宝（通称词）e.g.buried treasure;hidden treasure;sunken treasurecome true=come into reality实现：realize,fulfillbe realized;be fulfilledDreams of finding lost treasure were almost realized.Dreams of finding lost treasure were almost fulfilled.e.g.My dream of bec
3、oming a teacher came true.Joining Real Madrid is my dream come true.A new machine called The Revealer has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.过去分词作定语a new machine called.a new machine(which was)called be used to do=be used for doing可改写为：It has been u
4、sed for detecting gold.which has been buried in the groundIt has been used to detect gold buried in the ground.The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where-it is said-pirates used to hide gold.分割性定语从句定义：定语从句与先行词被隔开英文中，习惯于短的东西放前，长的东西放后，常把定语从句后移。前提是先行词与定语从句中间插入的部分不会引起歧义，通常不会太长，通常为介词短语。it is
5、said 插入语据说：people say；they sayThe pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.would+v（原）过去常常做used to do 与 would do 用法区别：1.would可与often,always等词连用；2.would do只表示过去习惯性的动作而不能表示过去的状态，used to do两者都可以；e.g.He used to be a taxi driver.3.would do主语是人，used to do主语是人是物都可以。e.g.There use
6、d to be a tree in the backyard.Armed with the new machine,a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.arm v.武装，装备arm sb with sthe.g.The robber was armed with a gun.I was armed with a torch.造句：一个当代的年轻人应该用知识来装备自己。A modern youth should be armed with knowledge.armn.1.胳膊 2.武器（多用复数）A
7、farewell To Arms 永别了，武器同义词：equipe.g.equipped with the new machine 1995年1月大学英语四级真题试卷：The guards,except for two at the main gate,are not armed.造句：带上行李，我到了车站，希望能赶上最后一班回家的火车。Armed with my luggage,I went to the station hoping to catch the last train home.The leader of the party was examining the soil nea
8、r the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.examine=carefully look at entrance n.入口 the entrance to.e.g.the entrance to the cave反义词：exit n.出口e.g.the exit to the cave2007年全国高等学校统考(湖南卷):Our hotel stands 500 meters away from the entrance to Baishan Mountain.类
9、似用法：answer/reply/key/solution to.under the ground 在地面的正下方in the ground 泛指在地下Very excited,the party dug a hole two feet deep.表示长宽高：数词+量词+形容词(long,wide,high,deep)e.g.The rug is two meters long.The rug is one meter wide.The tower is 20 meters high.The hole is two meters deep.He is six feet tall.（指人高用ta
10、ll）a small gold coinalmost worthless of little worthof small valueThey 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.search=examinethoroughly=completely/entirelytin n.锡，马口铁In spite of t
11、his,many people are confident that The Revealer may reveal something of value fairly soon.in spite of 尽管=despite pron.后跟名词或代词although,though conj.尽管，虽然，后跟句子e.g.Although he was wounded,he continued to fight.In spite of his wound,he continued to fight.confident adj.有信心的，确信的（sure,certain）be confident=believeof value=valuable
