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Not a gold mine|并非金矿
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(1). Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
近来,找到失去财宝的梦想几乎成了现实。
(2). A new machine called ’The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold, which has been buried in the ground.
一台新的名叫“显宝器”的机器已被发明用来探寻埋在地底下的黄金。
(3). The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used to hide gold.
这台机器曾在海岸附近的一个山洞里用过,据说海盗过去常常在那里藏金子。
(4). The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盗们总是在这个洞里埋金子,而后来又没能拿走。
(5). Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
带着这台新机器,一个探索队开进了山洞,希望能找到埋藏的金银财宝。
(6). 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.
这个队的领队在检查靠近洞口处的土壤时,机器显示出地底下有黄金。
(7). Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
他们十分兴奋,挖了一个两英尺深的坑。
(8). They finally found a small gold coin, which was almost worthless.
最后总算找到了一枚小金币,但几乎一文不值。
(9). The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
接着他们彻底搜索了整个洞穴,但除了一个空铁皮箱之外,什么都没找到。
(10). In spite of this, many people are confident that ’The Revealer’ may reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此,许多人相信这台“显宝器”可能不久揭示一些有价值的东西。
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