水风的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 5
练习材料：
Lesson55 Not a gold mine
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used 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 hoping to find buried treasure. 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. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
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L0+L4
知识笔记：
- 朗读（L0）：thoroughly/ˈθɜroʊli/，来源 https://tophonetics.com/。
- 其他：
worthless
adj. 无价值的，不值钱的; 卑微的; 不足取的，不足道的; 不足轻重;
扩展：
priceless
adj. 无价的; 极贵重的; 非常有趣的; 极荒谬的;
n. 非卖品;
[例句]They are priceless, unique and irreplaceable.
它们是独一无二、不可替代的无价之宝。
thoroughly
adv. 彻底地; 认真仔细地; 完全地; 非常;
（来源：百度翻译）
fairly，quite，rather和very的区别
fairly，quite，rather和very都可以表示程度，但是其程度的高低有所不同，所表达的语气也不同，一般说来，rather比quite语气强，very比rather语气强。另外，在用法上它们有如下区别：
1. 这三个词中，只有 rather 可以与比较级和副词 too (太)连用：
It’s rather colder today. 今天冷多了。
The exercise was rather too difficult. 这练习太难了点。
2.quite 有时也与比较级连用, 但通常只限于 quite better (身体健康)这一表达中：
I’m quite better now. 我现在好多了。
3. rather 和 quite 有时可直接修饰动词, 而very不能这样用：
I quite agree with you. 我完全同意你(的意见)。
We rather like the book. 我们很喜欢这本书。
4. 修饰right, wrong, impossible, alone等不可分级的形容词，通常只用 quite，而不用rather或very。此时quite 并不表示“相当”或“很”，而表示“完全”：
You’re quite right (wrong). 你完全正确(错了)。
That’s quite impossible. 那完全不可能。
5.词序不同:
a+very+形容词+名词 eg. a very good student
rather+a+形容词+名词 eg. rather a cold day
a+rather+形容词+名词 eg. a rather cold day
a+fairly+形容词+名词 eg. a fairly cold day
quite+a+形容词+名词 eg. quite a few students
（来源：https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1369186380374353779.html?qbl=relate_question_0&word=fairly%20soon
练习感悟：
- 朗读感受：朗读时刚好好友聊了会儿，然后今天怎么读都会出错，心态都差点崩了，还是注意力分散的缘故吧。以后能集中精神尽量集中。
- 能否改进：暂无。
- 打鸡血：加油～
