Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling - something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.

她花费了多少幸福的时日筹划着要送他一件可心的礼物，一件精致、珍奇、贵重的礼物——至少有儿配得上吉姆所有的东西才成啊。

They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。

A carat is a weight measurement used only with some valuable minerals.

克拉是一种只用于测量某些贵重矿物重量的计量单位。

For smaller valuables, like electronic devices, you may want to skip insurance if you can afford to replace them, because paying for coverage you might never use can be a waste of money.

对于较小的贵重物品，如电子设备，如果你有能力更换，你可以不为他们购买保险，因为支可能永远用不上的保险费用是浪费金钱。

She loved gaudy and expensive jewelry but she had an uneasy feeling that everyone was saying, with perfect truth, that this ring was vulgar. The central stone was a four-carat diamond and, surrounding it, were a number of emeralds.

虽然她是那到喜欢华丽贵重的首饰，不过她仿佛觉得大家都说这只戒指很俗气，也确实俗气，所以她感到有些不安，当中是一颗四克拉的钻石，周围有一圈绿宝石。

I might try accidentally breaking something valuable of hers. Say her - Leg?

我可能会试着砸烂她的一些贵重的东西。比如她的...... -腿？

It's hope to bring in more than $200 billion for Venezuela that's supposed to be supported by Venezuela's reserves of crude oil and precious metals like gold.

它希望为委内瑞拉带来超过2000亿美元的资金，而委内瑞拉的原油和黄金等贵重金属的储量理得到委内瑞拉的支持。

No precious cloth of gold, no expensive embroidery or fancy jewelry.

没有贵重的金布，没有昂贵的刺绣或花哨的珠宝。

Frankly, I think you are more like a precious gem in a jewelry store.

坦率地说，我觉得你更像珠宝店里的一块贵重的宝石。

Only a very rich man could afford to buy these priceless paintings.

只有非常有钱的人才买得起这些贵重的画。

No. The rest of my valuables were in the hotel safe.

没有了，我其他的贵重物品都放在旅馆的保险箱内。

He can't go giving students stuff like this—”

他可不能给学这样贵重的东西。”

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者其他贵重石块做的皇冠。

But strength and beauty weren't the only things that made lacquer so expensive.

但牢固和美观并不是导致漆贵重的唯一原因。

He could not understand how people could pay for food and valuable things with paper!

他不明白，人们如何能用纸买食物和贵重的东西！

Is there anything valuable or breakable in your bag?

您的袋子里装有什么贵重的或者是易碎的东西吗？

" We need to offer him something else, something just as valuable."

“我们需要给他别的东西，一件同样贵重的东西。”

He and a few of his favorite pirates escaped with valuable treasure.

他和几个他的亲信带着贵重的财宝逃走了。

We have to be responsible for their valuables.

我们得对他们的贵重物品负责。

Trumpkin had never seen, much less carried, so much wealth in all his life.

杜鲁普金一辈子没见过，更不曾拥有过这么贵重的东西。