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1.Mine n.矿v.采矿

1）矿

我们常常听到的矿：

煤矿coal mine

铜矿：copper mine

银矿：silver mine

金矿：gold mine

Gold has been mined for thousands of years. 【注意：mine v.开采】

How much gold is there in th e world?

It is estimated that over 190,000 tonnes of gold has been mined throughout history.

According to Warren Buffett, one of the world's best investors, the total amount of gold in the world ---the gold above ground, could fit into a cube with sides of only about 20m (67ft).

猜猜landmine是什么？

A landmine is a bomb buried in the ground that explodes when someone walks or drives over it.

The internet is a mine of information.

The website is a mine of information about all kinds of books.

data mining 是什么？

Data mining can be used to analyze customers' shopping habits.

Data mining has become very important in the information age.

2. treasure

1）财宝，宝藏

Treasure is a collection of valuable objects such as gold, silver and jewels.

注：作为宝藏的统称，为不可数名词。

buried treasure [= treasure that has been buried]

sunken treasure【= treasure that is sunken】

hidden treasure【treasure that has been hidden】或lost treasure

什么是：treasure-hunting , Treasure hunters？

Treasure hunters are those who hunt for lost treasure.

体会一下：为啥用的动词是hunt，而不是look for/search？

2) 珍宝，珍品(尤指艺术品和有历史价值的物品)【可数】

注：作为珍宝解释，为可数，因为指具体的珍贵物品。

The Louvre museum is full of art treasures.

a national treasure

造句：

In China, giant Pandas are viewed as national treasures.

3) v.珍藏；珍惜，珍视 （字面意思：把一个东西当做珍宝）

If you treasure something that you have, you keep it or care for it carefully because it is very special, important, or valuable to you.

I treasure the friendship between us.

I treasure my memories of college life.

3. revealern.探测器

reveal v.

Reveal = make sth known 揭露，透露

为啥，reveal有这个意思呢？

原来：re-这个前缀除了“again”还可以表示“opposite”(反向动作),

而-veal相当于 “veil”（盖在头上的）面纱.

场景造句：

The local newspaper revealed a secret to the public.

But some people argued that the newspaper didn’t reveal the truth.

A survey has revealed that a growing number of people are addicted to the internet.

《新概念2》第55课中的revealer为啥表示探测器？

4.inventv.发明

To invent is to make, design, or think of a new type of thing.

Simply put(简而言之), to invent is to create something new.

Thomas Edison invented the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.

Thomas Edison has been considered to be America's greatest inventor.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

Steve Jobs：Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone.

Four Great Inventions

The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China include:

Compass, Gunpowder, Papermaking and Printing

The new great inventions in China include: high-speed railway, online shopping, mobile payment and sharing bikes.

Actually none of these “four new inventions” was invented in our country, but China has achieved the leading position in these four areas.

invent，注意使用的时候“引申义”

He just invented the story. = He just made up the story.

When you invent a story or excuse, you try to make others believe it is true but actually it is not.

5. pirate

1) 海盗

《Pirates of the Caribbean》：pirate ship

那么为啥pirate表示海盗？

Pirate这个词来自于拉丁语：pirata，意思是“sea robber”

Pirates refer to sailors who attack other ships and steal property from them.

Piracy has existed since people started to sail across the oceans for commerce.

听：the Vikings是指谁？

斯堪的纳维亚半岛Scandinavia

The Vikings were Scandinavian people who sailed in ships to attack areas along the coasts of northern and western Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries.

This period has become known as the Viking Age.

2) 盗版的：

pirate books /software或：pirated books/software

Piracy n.盗版

Piracy discourages innovation.

6. arm

Arms除了手臂，还表示什么意思？

The police searched the house for illegal arms.

army为啥表示军队？

arm v.表示“武装”

用法：be armed with ....用....武装，装备

The police are armed with guns.

armed police

armed robber

armed robbery

The car is armed with the latest technologies.

精彩表达：be armed to the teeth

The soldiers were armed to the teeth.

With her elaborate gown and makeup, Mary was armed to the teeth for her first show.

7.worthadj.

1) Worth adj.值得...

用法1：....值多少钱

sth. is worth +钱的数量

The famous painting is worth about one million dollars.

But its copy is worth only ten dollars.

用法2：...值得做

sth. is worth doing

sth. is worth + n.

The book is worth reading.

The film is worth seeing.

The course is worth taking.

The Great Wall is worth visiting.

The Great Wall is worth a visit/trip.

The plan is worth trying.

= The plan is worth a try.

口语： It is worth it ! 做某件事很值得

= It is worth doing.

Though learning English takes time, it is worth it .

You have to stay in school. You have to. You have to go to college. You have to get your degree. Because the one thing people can't take away from you is your education. And it is worth the investment.

---Michelle Obama

2）作为名词Worth = value

用法：sth. is of great worth/value ....价值不菲

The diamondis of great worth / value

worthless = valueless

But if the diamond is fake, it is worthless.

Worth还可以用来描述“有具体数量的价值”

重要用法：如何表达“价值X美金的Y”（X为数量，Y是某个东西）

X dollars worth of Y 【或：X dollars’ worth of Y】

I just bought 500 dollars worth of books.

The wildfire caused millions of dollars worth of damage.