L55

1. it is said 據(jù)說? 2.The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it。（?fail to collect it 未能接走/取走) 3. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. 如果幾個(gè)句子的主語是同一事物, 則可以把幾個(gè)句子合并為一個(gè)句子。保留一個(gè)句子做主句, 其他的變成非謂語動詞。非謂語動詞采用何種形式, 則根據(jù)其與主語的關(guān)系, 如果是主動關(guān)系, 用-ing, 被動關(guān)系, 則用動詞的-ed形式?

L56

1. There was a great deal of excitement just before it began. (excitement? 激動、興奮；?a great deal of?+不可數(shù)名詞??? 大量的……a great number of +可數(shù)名詞/a great many +可數(shù)名詞) 2.?handsome cars 3. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.? 4.?explosion 可數(shù)? 爆炸??a great many loud explosions 5.Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!? (break down?? 車子拋錨; course 跑道; more.....than...)??6.The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-- much faster than any of its rivals. 7.It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. (speed 急駛 ）8.The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. 9.It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. （not less exciting? 更令人激動）

L57

1.hesitate 猶豫 2.The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. 3.She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. 4. seek out?????找出, 找到 5. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. 6.With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. 7.?She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.（ enjoy oneself doing sth.????? 從……中得到樂趣）