新概念英语 · 第二册(美音)
Not a gold mine
并非金矿
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
最近,找到失踪宝藏的梦想差一点儿变成现实。
A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
一种叫“探宝器”的新机器已经发明出来,并被人们用来探测地下埋藏的金子。
The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -it is said-pirates used to hide gold.
在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里,这种机器被派上了用场。
The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里,可后来却没能取走。
Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
一支用这种新机器装备起来的探宝队进入了这个岩洞希望找到埋藏着的金子。
