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gemstone/ 宝石 / (bǎoshí)

A: I heard that you are an admirer of gemstones. What rare gemstones have you seen?

听说你是一个宝石爱好者,你看过什么稀有的宝石吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ shì yīɡè bǎoshí àihǎo zhě, nǐ kànɡuò shenme xīyǒu de bǎoshí ma?)

B: I know of emeralds, rubies, obsidian and also sapphires. Sapphires are the ones I like the most. 

我知道祖母绿,红宝石,黑曜石还有蓝宝石,其中我最喜欢的是蓝宝石。

(wǒ zhīdào zǔmǔlǜ, hónɡbǎoshí, hēiyàoshí háiyǒu lánbǎoshí, qízhōnɡ wǒ zuìxǐhuān de shì lánbǎoshí.)

A: Really? Then I'll tell you some news. Recently the world's largest sapphire went on display in Sri Lanka.

是吗？那我告诉你一则新闻,最近有一块世界上最大的蓝宝石在斯里兰卡展出了。

(shìma?nà wǒ ɡàosù nǐ yīzé xīnwén, zuìjìn yǒu yīkuài shìjièshànɡ zuìdà de lánbǎoshí zài sīlǐlánkǎ zhǎnchū le.)

B: How big is this gemstone? I'm really interested. 

这块宝石有多大呢？我很感兴趣。

(zhèkuài bǎoshí yǒu duōdà ne？wǒ hěn ɡǎnxīnɡqù.)

A: The uncut gemstone weighed 310 kilograms. It is called "The Queen of Asia." The gemstone is very valuable. 

这块原石重310公斤,被称为"亚洲皇后"。这块原石价值连城。

(zhèkuài yuánshí zhònɡ 310 ɡōnɡjīn, bèi chēnɡwéi "yàzhōu huánɡhòu".zhèkuài yuánshí jiàzhíliánchénɡ.)

B: Sri Lanka is rich in gemstone resources. A lot of valuable gemstones come from there. 

斯里兰卡宝石资源十分丰富,世界很多珍贵宝石都出自那里。

(sīlǐlánkǎ bǎoshí zīyuán shífēn fēnɡfù, shìjiè hěnduō zhēnɡuì bǎoshí dōu chūzì nàlǐ.)

A: Sri Lanka's tea industry is also worldly famous.

斯里兰卡的茶产业也是世界有名。

(sīlǐlánkǎ de cháchǎnyè yě shì shìjiè yǒumínɡ.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT