They may even have been covered with silk because silk was used a lot at that time.

它们甚至可能是用丝绸覆盖着的，因为丝绸在那个时候被广泛使用。

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Venetian merchants traded extensively in silk and encouraged silk growers to settle in Italy.

威尼斯商人大量买卖丝绸，并鼓励丝绸种植者在意大利定居。

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However, in more recent decades, China has gradually recaptured its position as the world's biggest producer and exporter of raw silk and silk yarn.

然而，在最近几十年，中国逐渐恢复了世界上最大的生丝和绢丝生产国和出口国的地位。

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Then he bought a black tuxedo suit for the theater, a warm winter coat, a red bathrobe, and the finest silk underclothes.

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I went to see a rich girl I knew. In the morning she pulled a hundred-dollar bill out of her silk stocking and said, "You've been talking of a trip to Frisco. That being the case, take this and go have your fun." So all of my problems were solved.

我去看望我以前认识的一位有钱的姑娘,到了早上，她从丝绸钱袋里取出一张100元的支票说：,“既然你那么向往到圣弗兰西斯科的旅行，拿着这个去寻找你的快乐吧“，这下我的问题全部解决了。

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You can see that wonderful coat and silk bowtie.

你们看这漂亮大衣和丝质领结。

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