In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
盡管如此，很多人仍然相信“探寶器”很快就會探出值錢的東西來。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 確信的，深信的;有信心的，沉著的;大膽的，過分自信的;厚顏無恥的;
n. 知己;心腹朋友;
?? con全部+fid相信，信念+ent...的→自信的
"Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success."
在昨天勝利的鼓舞下，該隊有信心再次獲勝。
近義：repository, trustee, confessor, confidant, assured, poised
vt. 顯露;揭露;泄露;[神]啟示;
n. 揭示，展現;[建]門側，窗側;
?? re相反+veal=veil蓋上→與掩蓋相反→揭露
"She doesn't reveal much of her inner self."
她不大流露她的內心自我。
近義：impart, insinuate, manifest, noise, preach, publish
反義：hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
n. 價值，價格;意義，涵義;重要性;（郵票的）面值;
vt. 評價;重視，看重;估價，給…定價;
?? val(strong)+ue(名詞后綴)→價值；估價；尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的標準是錢要用得劃算。
近義：appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反義：snub, coldshoulder
adv. 適當，相當地;公平地;完全，簡直;清楚地;
?? fair公平 + ly ...地→ ad.相當；公平地
"The use of opium was not criminalized until fairly recently."
直到最近抽鴉片才被判定為非法。
近義：long, moderately, averagely, pretty, quite, rather
反義：undeservingly, unjustly, foully