有谁能告诉我宝石是如何分类的？
我并不是真正的宝石专家。
有一年冬天，我来到了这个码头——红宝石码头。
我想知道他给她买的什么样的戒指？他给我买了一颗红宝石。
I wonder what kind of ring he bought for her? He bought me a ruby.
她告诉那位肖像画家说：“画带着钻石耳环、钻石项链、祖母绿手镯，还有红宝石垂饰的我。”
She told the artist, "Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets, and a ruby pendant."
但，他是老师中的一颗珍贵的宝石。我能遇见这样的老师，真是三生有幸。
A true gem as far as teachers go, I am happy to have ever met him.
一天，我隐约看到一个巨大的黑坑，坑四周围着一圈矮墙，上面坐着无数只猿猴，它们正吃着手掌上的宝石。
One day I saw faintly an immense pit of blackness, round which went a circular parapet, and on this parapet sat innumerable apes eating precious stones out of the palms of their hands.
经过一个多月的努力，我终于成功找到一份宝石采购员的工作，结束了几个月来旁徨度日的生活。
After struggling for over a month, I finally got a job as a gemstone merchandiser.
这时你会注意到你在其它时候注意不到的一点：蟾蜍大约生着一切生命体中最美丽的眼睛，像金子一般，或者更准确地说，像金色的半宝石一般，就是有人会镶嵌在图章戒上、我想是叫作金绿玉的那种。
It is like gold, or more exactly it is like the golden-coloured semi-precious stone which one sometimes sees in signet-rings, and which I think is called a chrysoberyl.
“今年，我的确喜欢运用些非同一般的宝石，”他说道，“没有比在这个最为奢华的假日礼物上用上3600颗黑钻来展示的更好手法了。”
"This year, I've really enjoyed working with non-traditional gems," he said. "So, what better avenue, to showcase nearly 3, 600 black diamonds than on the most extravagant holiday gift."
我有足够我们俩的的宝石，比其他商人合在一起都要多。
I have diamonds enough for you and myself, more than all the other merchants together.
一年冬天，我来到了这里，‘红宝石码头’。
别不自在；我有足够我们俩的的宝石，比其他商人合在一起都要多。
Do not be uneasy; I have diamonds enough for you and myself, more than all the other merchants together.
我要中间有个圆的石头，但是我也要中间的石头两边有一些长方形的宝石的钻石。
I want a round stone in the centre, but I would also like some baguets on both sides of the centre stone.
在这里我把我的一些宝石当作商品进行了交易。
我想知道他给她买的什么样的戒指，他给我的是红宝石的。
他们带我去了他们的宿营地；在哪里打开了我的包，他们非常吃惊于我的宝石如此之大，并且承认他们从没有见过任何这种尺寸和完美的。
They conducted me to their encampment; and there having opened my bag, they were surprised at the largeness of my diamonds, and confessed that they had never seen any of such size and perfection.
“我想要拥有财富”他说，“我要用珍贵的宝石和黄金来装扮自己，要成为世界上最漂亮的财宝箱！”
I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I will be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!
我最喜欢的一个比赛是孟买蓝宝石杯酒杯设计大赛。
One of my favorite competitions was the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass competition.
她告诉那位肖像画家说：“画我带着钻石耳环、钻石项链、祖母绿手镯，还有红宝石垂饰。”
She told the artist, Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets and a ruby pendant.
我男朋友的母亲送给我的那条古董绿宝石项链不见了。
An antique turquoise necklace that my boyfriend's mother had given me was gone.
从来不会有人见到我穿着缀有金片或宝石的衣服，我把这些假的光彩让给那些头脑有缺陷的人。
I am never seen in clothes decked with gold lace and stones; I leave that false splendor to badly organized souls.
我回到卧室，我男朋友还在里面睡得很熟，然后我看见那条绿宝石项链正躺在我睡的那只枕头上。
I went back into the bedroom where my boyfriend slept soundly, and saw that my turquoise necklace was spread out on the pillow I had slept on.
我意识到自己拥有坚强的意志，而且比我以前设想的还要自律；我还发现我拥有的朋友们是如此宝贵，其价值连宝石也不能媲美。
I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above rubies.
几天前我才到了这儿，当时夜幕刚降下，人们在朦胧的灯光下像老鼠一样匆匆赶回家去，树木带着宝石尖般的恶意闪闪发光，我不止一千次地想起了这一切。
Just a few days ago I had arrived. Nightfall. People scurrying Home like rats under the foggy lights. The trees glittering with diamond pointed malice. I thought it all out, a thousand times or more.
忘掉红宝石鞋吧，我要铁皮人的油！
我用什么升宝石技巧？
你这受困苦被风飘荡不得安慰的人哪，我必以彩色安置你的石头，以蓝宝石立定你的根基。
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
我发现自己有坚强的意志，而且，自我控制能力比自己猜想的还要强，我也发现自己拥有比红宝石更真的朋友。
I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above rubies.
亲爱的朋友，我想要送你一把宝石。
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