Lesson55    Not a goldmine

Dreams offinding losttreasurealmost came true recently. A new machine called 'TheRevealer'has been invented and it has beenused todetectgoldwhich has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near theseashore where--it is said--piratesused to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hopingto find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entranceto the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Veryexcited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finallyfound a small gold coin whichwas almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cavethoroughlybut did notfind anything except an empty tin trunk.In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal somethingof value fairly soon.

driːmz ɒv ˈfaɪndɪŋ lɒst ˈtrɛʒər ˈɔːlməʊst keɪm truː ˈriːsntli. ə njuː məˈʃiːn kɔːld ðə rɪˈviːlə hæz biːn ɪnˈvɛntɪd ænd ɪt hæz biːn juːzdtuː dɪˈtɛkt gəʊld wɪʧ hæz biːn ˈbɛrid ɪn ðə graʊnd. ðə məˈʃiːn wɒz juːzd ɪn ə keɪv nɪə ðə ˈsiːʃɔː weə--ɪt ɪz sɛd--ˈpaɪərɪts juːzd tuːhaɪd gəʊld. ðə ˈpaɪərɪts wʊd ˈɒf(ə)n ˈbɛri gəʊld ɪn ðə keɪv ænd ðɛn feɪl tuː kəˈlɛkt ɪt. ɑːmd wɪð ðə njuː məˈʃiːn, ə sɜːʧ ˈpɑːti wɛntˈɪntuː ðə keɪv ˈhəʊpɪŋ tuː faɪnd ˈbɛrid ˈtrɛʒə. ðə ˈliːdər ɒv ðə ˈpɑːti wɒz ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə sɔɪl nɪə ði ˈɛntrəns tuː ðə keɪv wɛn ðəməˈʃiːn ʃəʊd ðæt ðeə wɒz gəʊld ˈʌndə ðə graʊnd. ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd, ðə ˈpɑːti dʌg ə həʊl tuː fiːt diːp. ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli faʊnd ə smɔːl gəʊldkɔɪn wɪʧ wɒz ˈɔːlməʊst ˈwɜːθlɪs. ðə ˈpɑːti ðɛn sɜːʧt ðə həʊl keɪv ˈθʌrəli bʌt dɪd nɒt faɪnd ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ən ˈɛmpti tɪn trʌŋk. ɪnspaɪt ɒv ðɪs, ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl ɑː ˈkɒnfɪdənt ðæt ðə rɪˈviːlə meɪ rɪˈviːl ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɒv ˈvæljuː ˈfeəli suːn. 

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