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Not a Gold Mine Lesson 55 Listen and watch Questions on the test： What has the machine “ The Revealer” been used to do? Why did the research party go into a cave near the seashore? What did the party find after searching the whole cave thoroughly? New words and expressions treasure n. [U] a collection of valuable things such as gold, silver and jewellery 金银财宝、财富 v. to have or keep sth. That you love and that is extremely valuable to you 珍视、珍重、珍藏 I treasure his friendship我珍视他的友谊 detect v. to discover or notice sth. Especially sth that is not easy to see, hear, etc. 发现、查明、侦察出 The tests are designed to detect the disease early. 这些检查旨在早期查出疾病。 detectable adj. 可以察觉的 The noise is barely detectable by the human ear. 这种噪音人的耳朵几乎察觉不到。 detective n. 侦探 detector n. 探测器 pirate n. 海盗 n. someone who dishonestly copies and sells another person’s work 剽窃者；侵犯版权者 v. to illegally copy and sell another person’s work such as a book, design, or invention 剽窃，盗用；非法翻印；非法仿制 pirated adj. 盗版的 pirated video tapes 非法翻录的录像带 piracy n. 盗版 software piracy 软件的非法复制 worthless adj. Having no practical or financial value 没用的；无价值的 Critics say his paintings are worthless. 批评家说他的画毫无价值。 worth adj. 有……价值，值得 ~ sth. /doing sth. This idea is well worth considering.这个想法很值得考虑。 worthy adj./n. ~ of sth./sb. 值得或应得……；有（某人或事物）的典型特征 to be worthy of attention值得考虑 【NOTE】 opp. valuable 贵重的, 珍贵的, 值钱的, 名贵的 He has a valuable collection of stamps.他收藏了很有价值的邮票。 reveal v. ~sth to sb. 揭示；显示；透露 to reveal a secret 泄露一条秘密 it’s revealed that… 据透露…… revealing adj. giving you interesting information that you did not know before 揭露真相的，发人深省的 The answer the children gave were extremely revealing. 孩子们所给的答案极其发人深省。 revealingly adv. 坦率地 in spite of 尽管，虽然 I went out in spite of the rain. 尽管下雨我仍然外出。 despite 不管, 尽管 ~ the fact that clause Despite the fact that she is short, she is an excellent basketball player. 尽管她个子矮, 却是个出色的篮球运动员。   fairly 相当地, 适度地（修饰褒义词），rather修饰贬义词 This is a fairly easy book. 这是一本相当容易的书。 1．except和beside