Not a Gold Mine

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Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.

最近，寻找失落宝藏的梦想差点成真。

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A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented

一种名为“揭示者”的新机器被发明出来

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and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.

并且它被用来探测埋在地下的黄金。

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The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used to hide gold.

这台机器被用在海边的一个洞穴里，据说海盗曾在那儿藏匿黄金。

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The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.

海盗们经常把黄金埋在洞穴里，然后却未能取走。

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Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.

带着这台新机器，一支搜索队进入洞穴，希望能找到埋藏的宝藏。

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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，搜索队的队长正在检查洞穴入口附近的泥土。

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

队员们非常兴奋，挖了一个两英尺深的洞。

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

他们最终发现了一枚几乎毫无价值的小金币。

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

随后，队员们彻底搜查了整个洞穴，但除了一个空锡箱外什么也没找到。

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

尽管如此，许多人仍然相信，“揭示者”很快会揭示出一些有价值的东西。