Lesson 55

Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
寻找失落宝藏的梦想最近几乎实现了。
A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
一台名为“揭示者”的新机器已被发明，它已被用来探测埋藏在地下的黄金。
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被使用，据说是海盗过去常在那里藏匿黄金。
The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盗们经常会在洞穴里埋藏黄金，但随后却未能将其取回。
Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
装备了新机器，一支搜寻队伍进入洞穴，希望找到埋藏的宝藏。
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.
当机器显示地下有黄金时，该团体的领导者正在洞穴入口附近检查土壤。
Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
非常兴奋，这群人挖了一个两英尺深的洞。
They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
他们终于发现了一个几乎毫无价值的小金币。
The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
这支队伍随后彻底搜寻了整个洞穴，但除了一个空的锡制箱子外，并没有发现任何东西。
In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此，许多人仍确信“揭示者”号可能很快就会揭示出一些有价值的东西。