Well, I'm actually not a big fan of precious stones like diamonds, rubies, emeralds.

我并不太热衷于钻石、红宝石、绿宝石这样的珍贵宝石。

" It's more than a precious stone. It is the precious stone."

" 这不是一颗平常的宝石，而恰恰是那颗名贵的宝石。"

Then on to South America- and here the theme is El Dorado — games replicating the search for mines full of precious stones.

接着我们就来到了南美洲园区，这个园区的主题是黄金城——模仿寻找全是宝石的矿井之旅的游戏。

All authorities on gems agree that the diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald are precious stones.

所有的宝石权威都同意，钻石、红宝石、蓝宝石和绿宝石是宝石。

It gleams from the hues of the shell and the precious stone.

美，在奇石与贝壳的缤纷色彩中闪烁。

Kings and Queens have crowns, which are generally made of gold and precious stones.

国王和王后都拥有用黄金或其他贵重石块做的皇冠。

If it is there and if you notice it, I think you should bring it out as well as you can, polishing it until it shines and then cutting it the way a jeweler would cut a precious or semiprecious stone.

如果确有象征，而你也注意到了，我想你应该尽力将它表现出来，一直到把它打磨得晶光闪亮，然后如同珠宝匠切割宝石一样将它切割成型。

Alongside almost 800 Jade pieces, archaeologists have uncovered five hundred hairpins as well as bronze mirrors, combs, exquisite ivory cups, and a host of other objects often meticulously carved from precious stones and other valuable materials.

除了近800件玉器，考古学家还发现了500个发簪、铜镜、古梳、精美的象牙杯，以及其他一些由宝石和其他贵重材料精心雕刻而成的物品。

Many people are surprised to learn that all semi-precious stones can be bought inexpensively, not to mention that the precious stones can also be had for far less than one imagined.

许多人得知所有的半宝石都可用低价购得时都感到很惊讶，更别提拥有宝石的代价竟也低得出人意料之外。

While diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other precious stones are often indistinguishably similar, no two opals look the same, thanks to a characteristic called " play of color."

当钻石、红宝石、绿宝石，及其他宝石都相似到难以区别，但蛋白石却每颗都不一样，原因是一项叫做「变彩」的特性。

About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers, weighing coins in brass scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses.

大约有百十来个妖精坐在一排长柜台后边的高凳上，有的用铜天平称钱币，有的用目镜检验宝石，一边往大账本上草草地登记。

With their high vaulted ceilings, their brightly colored marble pillars and their pools tiled with rare and precious stones, they look more like fairy-tale palaces.

你会以为它们是神奇的王宫，它们有那么多巨大的圆顶、彩色的大理石柱和用贵重岩石砌成的水池。

I experimented with every kind of material. I tried simple glass, crystal and even precious stones. But I always found myself back where I started.

我使用各种材料做实验，试过普通玻璃、水晶甚至宝石，但我总是发现自己又回到了起点。

If I happen to be interested in horses or precious stones, I cannot expect everyone else to share my enthusiasm.

如果我自己马或宝石有兴趣，我也不能期望别人都和我一样。

Visit the flamboyant statue of Oscar Wilde, decorated with precious stones that reflect his love of beauty.

造访奥斯卡‧王尔德浮夸的雕像，这座雕像以贵重的石材装饰反映出他美的热爱。

These vessels must be filled with the same varieties of precious stones which you have already given me.

这些器皿要盛满你所赐给我的各种宝石。

Authorities say 8 men made off with 50 million dollars worth precious stone from Brussels airport yesterday.

官方表示，昨天，8名男子在布鲁塞尔机场抢劫了价值5千万美元的宝石后逃跑。

Lovingly constructed from 40 million bricks, half a million precious stones and 88 pounds of gold, this architectural masterpiece holds the hopes and dreams of the nation.

这栋漂亮建筑以4,000万块砖块，50万颗宝石和88磅黄金建成，既是建筑杰作，亦是该国希望和梦想所在。

" A diamond, sir? A precious stone. It cuts into glass as though it were putty."

" 一颗钻石，先生，是不是？一颗宝石。用它切割玻璃就象切割油泥一样。"

He's a Count Borselli and he knows more about precious stones than anyone in the world.

他是博尔塞利爵士，比世界上任何人都懂宝石。