资料来源：《英语畅谈世界文化》




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Ps：这么大颗的钻石是真的咩？

每天一分钟，我们一起玩转世界文化。钻石恒久远，一颗永流传。这句广告词已经成为了经典，钻石的璀璨光芒已经成为了忠贞爱情的象征。
童鞋们注意引号不写，是英式拼写哦~~

Hints:
Nicole 尼古拉
South African
the Orange River 奥兰治河
South Africa
carat 克拉
the Vaal 瓦尔河
Kimberley 金伯利
Nicole, look at this! Is that your engagement ring? Yes, it's a South African diamond. I think those are the best in the world, it must have cost your boyfriend an arm and a leg. You're right! It all started when in 1867 a pretty pebble found near the Orange River, in the wilds of South Africa, was identified as a 21-carat diamond. That's bigger than yours, but not the biggest. Placer diamonds were found between the Vaal and Orange Rivers later in the year, and in March 1869 an 83-carat diamond turned up. So that must have been the start of the diamond rush. By the end of 1871 two well-defined areas were recognized as the source areas, or "pipes", for the diamonds. Four pipes were discovered all together at the town of Kimberley. So many people worked there. In 1872 the pipes were giant open quarries worked by 2500 miners and 10,000 hired laborers. That's huge! But, as they went deeper, the more difficult it got. The number of claim owners in the Kimberley pit dropped dramatically as people bought out their neighbours.