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听力文本
A couple in California got a huge surprise last year while they were walking in their garden. They found over 1,000 gold coins under a tree. The coins are worth over $10 million. They counted 1,427 coins. They were all in mint condition. The coins are from the period 1847 to 1894. Some of them are very rare and couldbe worth up to $1 million each. The couple said they were walking their dog and they saw some rusty cans sticking out of the ground under an old oak tree. When they dug down, they were shocked at what they found.The woman said: "It was like finding a wonderful hot potato. I never would have thought we would have found something like this."
The couple said they plan to keep some of the coins and sell the others online. They will donate some of the money they receive to charity. They said they would use some of the money to make their house better. The woman had some advice. She said: "Whatever answers you seek, they might be right at home. The answer toour difficulties was right there under our feet for years." She added that people should never be afraid to bend down and look inside a rusty can. Coin expert David Hall made sure the coins were genuine. He was very excited and said: "I don't like to say once-in-a-lifetime for anything, but you don't get an opportunity to handle this kind of material, a treasure like this. Ever."
中文翻译
去年，住在加利福尼亚的一对夫妇在花园中散步时收获了不小的惊喜。他们在树下发现了1000多枚金币。这些钱币的价值超过了1000万美金。他们数了数金币的数量，总共是1427枚。金币保存的很完整。这些金币的历史是1847年到1894年。许多金币非常罕见，有些金币的单价能够达到1百万美金。这对夫妻说他们当时正在遛狗，之后他们在一棵老橡树下发现了许多生了锈的罐子，这些罐子露出了土。当他们接着往下挖时，他们对自己的发现震惊了。妻子说：“这就像是发现了一个块美味的烤白薯。我从来没想过我能够发现这些东西。”
这对夫妻说他们计划留下一部分，并在网上卖掉一部分。他们还要捐一部分给慈善机构。他们说他们还要用这些钱来改善自己的房子。妻子有许多的建议。她说：“不管你的想法是什么，他们都应该留在家用。
我们的答案就尘封在我们脚下这么多年。”她还说人们再也不用害怕地弯下腰，看看那生锈的容器中是什么了。钱币专家大为·霍尔认为这些钱币是真的。他感到非常激动，他说：“我不想说一生一次这些事情，但是你这一生的确没有机会来处理这些钱币，这就是珍宝。”
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重点讲解
1.once-in-a-lifetime 一生仅有一次的
But those that do consider it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for their children to experience the life of a princess, if only for a week.
但也有的家长觉得这是一次千载难逢的好机会，可以让自己的女儿体验一回当王妃的感觉，哪怕只有一周也好。
2.bend down 弯腰
Still, imagine an office full of of scandalized and perverted stares as you exit the bathroom or bend downto pick up a pencil — awkward?
然而可以想象，一个充满震惊、歪想的凝滞目光的办公室里，当你退出洗手间或者弯腰去捡起一支铅笔——哇塞，不尴尬？
3.stick out 突出
She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him.
她做了鬼脸，冲他吐了吐舌头。
4.dig down 掘倒
“For most areas we dig down 18 to 26 meters,” said Lin Wenshu, one of the planning directors of the Wuhan Metro.
“在大部分地区，我们的挖掘深度为18-26米，”林文舒（音译），武汉地铁主管规划的一位主任说。
听力题目
1.Where did the couple live?
a) California
b) Cairo
c) Christchurch
d) Crimea
2.What were the coins under?
a) a house
b) a boat
c) a tree
d) a shopping mall
3.From what period did the coins come?
a) 1784-94
b) 1847-94
c) 1478-94
d) 1978-94
4.What did the woman compare finding the coins to?
a) treasure at the end of a rainbow
b) heaven
c) a dream come true
d) finding a hot potato
5.What did the woman think would never happen?
a) finding $10 million in gold
b) her dream coming true
c) getting married
d) finding a nineteenth-century coin
6.Where will they sell some of the coins?
a) at their local market
b) the London Coin Exchange
c) New York
d) online
7.Who will they give some of the money to?
a) Internet start-ups
b) charity
c) their dog
d) the government
8.Where did the woman say answers to problems might be?
a) in your head
b) under trees
c) in books
d) at home
9.Who is David Hall?
a) the man whose face is on the coins
b) the man who found the coins
c) a coin expert
d) the man who will pay $10 million
10.What does David Hall not like to say?
a) no
b) once-in-a-lifetime
c) good night
d) good luck
听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.b
4.d
5.a
6.d
7.b
8.d
9.c
10.b
