新概念英语第二册英语 - 英汉对照情景例句第20页

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

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。

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

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.

当这个队的队长正在检查洞口附近的土壤时，那台机器显示出它的下面埋有金子。

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep.

队员们异常激动，就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑，

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.

但最后找到的是一枚几乎一钱不值的小金币。

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.

队员们接着又把整个洞彻底搜寻了一遍，但除了一只空铁皮箱外什么也没找到。

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.

尽管如此，很多人仍然相信“探宝器”很快就会探出值钱的东西来。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

Once a year, a race is held for old cars.

旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.

去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.

最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯--罗伊斯生产的银鬼汽车，

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.

而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰牌汽车了。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.

该车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

After a great many loud explosions, the race began.

在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!

很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还长。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

A few cars,however, completed the race.

然而还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.

获胜的那辆车达到了时速40英里--远远超过任何对手。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.

它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.

这次比赛使每个人都挺开心。

Lesson 56 Faster than sound

It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.

它虽然与现代汽车比赛大不相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代化汽车大赛。