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。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 发现物;研究结果;调查（或研究）的结果;<律>（陪审团的）裁决;
v. 发现( find的现在分词);
💡 find发现+ ing构成抽象名词 → 发现；调查的结果
"There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car."
找地方停车照例又是一番忙乱。
近义：invention, strike, disclosure, discovery, find, inference
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adv. 最近，近来;不久以前;近日;新近;
💡 recent最近+ly表副词 →最近
"Relations between Japan and China have recently been on the mend."
最近,中日关系在向好的方面发展.
近义：just, lately, latterly, newly, nowadays, overnight
反义：heretofore, once, previously, rather, thereinbefore, whilom
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遗失，失去（ lose的过去式和过去分词）;（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失;浪费;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。
近义：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反义：discovered, safe
n. 金银财宝;宝藏;珍宝;不可多得的人才;
vt. 重视;珍惜;珍视;储存;
💡 缺呀（谐音）： 宝贝缺呀，越多越好
"a pirate's treasure chest"
海盗的财宝箱
近义：heap, hoard, huddle, monopolize, stock, stockpile
反义：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, squander, dilapidate