Jun.28·2020
A treasure chest hidden in the Rocky Mountains for a decade has finally been found
Thousands of brave souls have ventured into the Rocky Mountains for the past decade,arching for a treasure chest filled with gold, rubies,emeralds and diamonds.But that adventure has finally come to an end.The treasure has been found.
Forrest Fenn,the89-year-old art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt,made the announcement on his website."It was under a canopy of stars in the lush,forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than10years ago,"Fenn wrote in his announcement.
The treasure was found a few days ago by a man who did not want to be named,Fenn told"The Santa Fe New Mexican".The treasure, estimated to be worth over$1million,was a way for Fenn to inspire people to explore nature and give hope to people affected by the Great Recession,he said.Clues leading to the treasure's location were included in a24-line poem published in Fenn's2010 autobiography"The Thrill of the Cha".
Fenn estimated that as many as350,000people from all over the
world went hunting for the treasure.Some quit their jobs to fully dedicate their lives to the hunt and some even died.
"I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the arch and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promi of other discoveries,"Fenn said on his website.
主编：毛西、阿树
品控：毛西
审核：Felicity
Photo Credit:Benchmark Maps/Courtesy of Forrest Fenn
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2020年6月28日
10年追寻，百万宝藏：落基山脉深处的秘密
今日导读
10多年前，有一位美国老人在落基山脉的某处藏了一只百宝箱。10年以来，无数人为了搜寻宝藏走进落基山脉深处，翻越高山、跨过溪流，在寻宝的同时欣赏了沿路的壮丽风光。如果你造访过美国西部的黄石国家公园或是大提顿国家公园，也许你也曾和这只宝箱擦肩而过。而最近，这场寻宝游戏终于落下帷幕，百宝箱被人发现了。宝藏究竟花落谁家？寻宝游戏背后又有怎样的感人故事？今天，就让我们和毛西老师一起踏上寻宝之旅。
带着问题听讲解
什么是treasure hunt？
如何理解文中canopy一词丰富的含义？
老人设计寻宝游戏的初衷是什么？
正文
A treasure chest hidden in the Rocky Mountains for a decade has finally been found
藏在落基山脉里10年，百宝箱终于被发现
Thousands of brave souls have ventured into the Rocky Mountains for the past decade,arching for a treasure chest filled with gold, rubies,emeralds and diamonds.But that adventure has finally come to an end.The treasure has been found.
过去十年里，成千上万名勇敢者冒险进入落基山脉，搜寻一个装满金子、红宝石、祖母绿和钻石的宝箱。不过，这场冒险现在终于结束了，因为宝藏已经找到了。
Forrest Fenn,the89-year-old art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt,made the announcement on his website. "It was under a canopy of stars in the lush,forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than10years ago,"Fenn wrote in his announcement.
这场寻宝游戏的创始人——89岁的艺术品和古董收藏家福雷斯
特·芬恩——在他的官网上宣布了游戏的结束。“宝藏隐藏在群星闪烁的苍穹之下，在落基山脉一片郁郁葱葱的森林植被之中，就在我10多年前藏宝的地方，位置丝毫没变。”芬恩在公告中写道。
The treasure was found a few days ago by a man who did not want to be named,Fenn told"The Santa Fe New Mexican".The treasure, estimated to be worth over$1million,was a way for Fenn to ins
pire people to explore nature and give hope to people affected by the Great Recession,he said.Clues leading to the treasure's location were included in a24-line poem published in Fenn's2010 autobiography"The Thrill of the Cha".
芬恩告诉《新墨西哥圣塔菲报》，宝藏几天前被一名男子发现，此人不愿透露姓名。芬恩说，估计宝藏价值超过100万美元，他希望以此鼓励人们探索自然，并给予那些受经济大衰退影响的人们希望。而有关宝藏位置的线索，藏在芬恩2010年出版的自传《追逐的快感》里一首24行的诗中。
Fenn estimated that as many as350,000people from all over the world went hunting for the treasure.Some quit their jobs to fully dedicate their lives to the hunt and some even died.
芬恩估计全球多达35万人参与了寻宝，有些人为此辞去工作，全身心致力于寻宝，甚至还有人在寻宝途中丧生。
"I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the
arch and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promi of other discoveries,"Fenn said on his website.
“我祝贺成千上万名参与此次寻宝的人，也希望他们继续被其他新发现所吸引。”芬恩在他的网站上写
道。
主编：毛西、阿树
品控：毛西
审核：Felicity
Photo Credit:Benchmark Maps/Courtesy of Forrest Fenn
重点词汇
chest
/tʃest/
n.箱子，盒子；胸膛
例句：Folding one's arms across the chest is a type of defensive body language.
搭配短语：get sth.off one's chest
例句：I have spent a week worrying about it and I just want to get it off my chest.
venture
/ˈven.tʃɚ/
v.冒险去（或做）
词性拓展：venture（n.（有风险的）企业）
搭配短语：joint venture
