One person wrote: “Such a gem of a human being.”

“这样的人珍贵的石。”

Drifting along in the sparkling current inside was a tiny, jewel-bright egg.

在烁的光线中，飘浮着一个小小的石一般明亮的蛋。

The gem-like pure blue is the most outstanding feature of this mountain lake.

拥有石一般纯净的蓝色是这座高山湖泊最大的招牌。

Humming-birds, like gems of beauty, come to seek honey and insects from the forest flowers. Fly-catchers gleam and sparkle everywhere.

石一样美丽的蜂鸟，在森林中的朵上寻找着蜂蜜和昆虫。捕蝇鸟光的四处飞翔。

The scepters look like big golden sticks covered in jewels.

权杖看起来覆盖着石的大金色棍子。

It's like a real gem, you could say.

这真一颗真正的石，你可以说。

Which basically means it's a gem would be like a valuable jewel.

这基本上意味着它就一颗珍贵的石。

His eyes were like red jewels glowing in the beam of the torch.

他的眼睛就红色的石，在火炬的光芒下光。

But between the economic depression of the 1930s and the World War of the 40s, folks weren't exactly clamoring to spend their hard-earned wages on something as frivolous as gemstones.

但在20世纪30年代的经济萧条和40年代的世界大战期间，人们并不急于将辛苦赚来的钱在石这样轻浮的东西上。

Each moment is like a precious jewel.

每一刻都一颗珍贵的石。

Many of the larger lakes are encircled with smaller ones like central gems girdled with sparkling brilliants.

许多较大的湖泊周围环绕着较小的湖泊， 就中央的石， 周围环绕着光的石。

Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like lapis lazuli.

锡安的贵胄素来比雪纯净，比奶更白，他们的身体比红玉（或作" 珊瑚" ）更红，光润的蓝石一样。