The entire building is shielded in copper mesh.

整栋大厦都被铜网包围了。

Since the metal wire was heavy, each book weighed as much as 100 pounds.

由于铜很重，每本书的重量都多达100磅。

Cloisonne is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects, with pigments held in patterns, separated by metal strips or wire.

掐是一种古老的金装置艺术，其用铜料隔开。

It was a library. Tall, black-rosewood bookcases, inlaid with copperwork, held on their wide shelves a large number of uniformly bound books.

这是图书室。图书室的四壁摆着高大的紫檀木嵌铜的书架，架上一层一层的隔板上放满了装潢统一的书籍。

Let us rub a pin on a stone, and soon we shall rub off the outside coating; then we shall find that the pin itself is made of yellow brass wire.

咱们试着大头针在石头上蹭一蹭，很快，就能外面一层给蹭下来，然后就能发现，大头针是用黄铜做的。