Cut holes in the middle of both books, string them by a metal ring, neither of them can be read.

在两本书中间都切一个口，用一个金属环把它们串在一起，哪本都翻不开。

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At Blue Nile, a three-stone white gold ring set with an oval-cut sapphire (just shy of one carat, good color, no visible flaws) and flanked by two 0.15-carat diamonds goes for $1,575.

在蓝尼罗，三层白金戒指加一颗椭圆形蓝宝石（不到一克拉，色泽好，无明显缺陷）和侧面得两颗0.15克拉钻石要价1575美元。

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The ring is set with a triangular-cut fancy vivid blue diamond, weighing 10.95 carats, and a triangular-cut diamond, weighing 9.87 carats, and dates from 1972.

这枚钻戒镶嵌有一颗重达10.95克拉的三角形鲜彩蓝钻石和一颗重约9.87克拉的三角形钻石，于1972年面世。

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Among the items in the sale is the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, a 33.19-carat, Asscher-cut diamond on a ring that was a gift from her husband Richard Burton.

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The diamond set on a platinum ring is flanked on either side by a tapered baguette-cut diamond.

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Partly because his budget is an unusual "ring-fenced" one, while other departments are being cut, the head of DfID - International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell - constantly emphasises his quest for value for money, for both aid recipients and the British taxpayer.

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