We joked as we continued our treasure hunt, clutching our spending money of five dollars apiece, all hoping to be the first to find the oldest, least expensive book. It was a bittersweet excursion.

接着，我们便在欢笑中继续我们的“寻宝行动”，因为我们只带了五美元，因而只能对每一美元精打细算，以期找到书架上那本最古旧，价钱最少的书。

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Some people have made garage-sale shopping into a hobby; they spend their weekends going from sale to sale, hoping to run across a real treasure.

有些人逛甩卖市场已成癖好，他们把周末都花在逛甩卖市场上，希望能发现一件宝贝。

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Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave, hoping to find buried treasure.

一个搜索团队装备着这个新机器进到洞里面，希望能找到被埋藏着的宝藏。

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The latter often rush in work crews, hoping to strip the ground before any treasure is found that might force construction to stop.

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