The onyx and diamond panther bracelet was once owned by Wallis Simpson, whose love affair with King Edward VIII led to his abdication in 1936.

这件由玛瑙和钻石镶嵌而成的豹形手镯是“爱江山更爱美人”的英王爱德华八世送给温莎公爵夫人的礼物。 爱德华八世也因为这段风流韵事于1936年主动退位。

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The king gaped at its ice-cream peaks topped with diamond castles, its cake lowlands shining with gold cities, its crystal-bowled marshes of creamy rice pudding.

桌子上摆着一道餐后甜点，竟然做成了整个王国的样子：冰淇淋做的山峰和城堡，城堡顶端镶着钻石，城堡下面，用金子做的城市闪闪发光，水晶碗般的沼泽地，里面装满奶油、布丁和米饭。 国王盯着这一幕目瞪口呆。

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The devil took out a huge diamond while saying to the king, "Measure the diameter of it."

魔鬼取出一块巨大的钻石对国王说：“量量它的直径。”

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Rallies against Mr Thaksin were suspended for the celebrations last month of King Bhumibol's diamond jubilee, and then further postponed out of respect for the 78-year-old monarch, who is unwell after suffering a fall.

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