He had a precious gold ring.

他有一枚珍贵的金戒指。

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The precious gold rings and necklets were encased in box to preserve them.

珍贵的金戒指和项链珍藏在盒子里。

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They can be made out of bronze, plastic, or even precious gold or ivory.

这些游戏有铜制、塑胶制的，甚至用珍贵的金子或象牙制成的。

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Gold ornaments are a traditional wedding present to brides and a gift of the precious metal during Hindu religious festivals augurs good fortune.

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And isn't that clear already from their colors, the material that they're made of Gold and silver, these colors marked them as fashioned, precious objects, inorganic, and in all these ways beyond time and nature, growth or decay.

从它们的颜色上很容易知道，制作它们的材料,金银说明它们是,特制的珍贵的物件，非自然生长的，这些都是超越时间自然,不会生长或衰亡。

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And although not traded in any market, any billionaire will tell you that time is more precious than gold.

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This El Dorado-inspired looting of gold has meant that the vast majority of precious pre-Columbian gold objects have been melted down and the real value of these artefacts as clues to the workings of an ancient culture have been lost forever.

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Most modern day central banks have fiat currencies as opposed to currencies backed by precious metals (Gold, silver, animal pelt, etc.).

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