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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
A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented
一种叫 探宝器 的新机器已经发明出来
and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
并被人们用来探测地下埋藏的金子
The machine was used in a cave near the seashore
在靠近海边的
where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold.
一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里 这种机器被派上了用场
The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里 可后来却没能取走
Armed with the new machine,
一支用这种新机器装备起来的探宝队
a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
进入了这个岩洞 希望找到埋藏着的金子
The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave
当这个队的队长 正在检查洞口附近的土壤时
when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.
那台机器显示出 它的下面埋有金子
Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
队员们异常激动 就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑
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
The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly
队员们接着又把整个洞彻底搜寻了一遍
but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
但除了一只空铁皮箱外 什么也没找到
In spite of this, many people are confident
尽管如此 很多人仍然相信
that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
探宝器 很快就会探出值钱的东西来
