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William+Li: Diamond 钻石，platinum¹ 铂金，white gold 白色金, classic, 古典的 elegant 优雅的 brilliance² and lustre³ 色泽精美的。

Wiliam: Well, those are just some of the words that you'll be hearing in today's programme, a special to mark London Jewellery Week. Hi, I am William Kremer.

Yang Li:I'm Yang Li. 为了了解一下伦敦珠宝周我早些时候去采访了一番。Earlier I went to Hatton Garden, the home of jewellery in London to find out what makes the perfect ring. 完美的戒指。I spoke⁴ with the manager of a shop called Alchemy. Gary has been in the jewellery industry for 30 years. I asked him what type of rings people are keen on.

William: But before we listen, here are a couple of expressions to prepare you: the brilliance and lustre of diamond rings...

Yang Li: 钻戒呈现出的完美和光泽。

William: The shimmering⁵ effect of the mirror finish.

Yang Li: 经抛光处理后的闪光效果。

Gary: Well, people will want diamond rings because they want the brilliance and the life and lustre of the diamond ring. They must always be in 18 carat gold or in platinum so you get the shimmering effect of the mirror finish on the gold or the metal that it's made in. It's important that you have the lustre and life within the stone so it gives the necessary radiance for brilliance and sunshine that you get out of the diamond itself.

William: What did he say about the usual type of material to use with a diamond ring? Let's listen again.

Gary: Well, people will want diamond rings because they want the brilliance and the life and lustre of the diamond ring. They must always be in 18 carat gold or in platinum so you get the shimmering effect of the mirror finish on the gold or the metal that it's made in.

William: Did you get it? He said, they must always be in 18 carat gold or in platinum so you get the shimmering effect of the mirror finish on the gold or the metal that it's made in.

Yang Li: That's right, it's a bit technical here. 钻石必须是镶在18k金或铂金的指环里，以便达到最精美的光泽色彩。

William: So, that is obviously the classic model of a perfect ring. But what is the modern take?

Gary: So the modern take today is to have the classic setting of a single stone ring but now, to enhance it even further, we're putting diamonds all the way around it and down the shoulders of the shank of the ring – which is the bit that goes around the finger – just to make the overall look bigger and more lustrous⁶ and enhance the overall beauty of the ring.

Yang Li: Gary 告诉我说，最时髦的指环是在古典单粒美钻的基础上，将钻石覆盖的范围一直扩展到指环的两边，这样总体感觉更充盈华贵。

William: Sonow that we've learned something from the expert let's see what ordinary Londoners say about their perfect ring. Try to catch as many adjectives as possible:

Yang Li:You are going to hear the word闪光的 sparkly, 还有优雅的

elegant and graceful⁷.

Li: Can you describe your perfect ring – what is it like?

Woman: I've got my perfect ring right here; my husband got it for me. It's very sparkly, it's elegant, it's graceful, it's got a nice original aspect to it and design; and he couldn't have done any better really.

Yang Li: A man I spoke to used these words to describe his perfect ring: solitaire or single stone 单石的。

Man: The perfect ring would be a nice solitaire or single stone set in platinum, simple and it's nice.

Yang Li: The next person I stopped on the street was a young woman who was looking to buy an emerald cut ring 寻找一个绿宝石的钻戒。She was looking for clarity and flawlessness. 纯净无瑕的 less detail and more elegant. 不要太过精雕细刻，要更为优雅的式样。

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Woman: Well, we'll be looking for an emerald cut ring all day today. Sort of looking more at clarity and we're looking for flawless, obviously. Maybe less details making it a bit more elegant, so I can wear it with anything.

William: Well I hope you enjoyed this programme today for London Jewellery week.

Yang Li: 再见。

1 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

2 brilliance   

n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智

参考例句：

• I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。

3 lustre   

n.光亮，光泽；荣誉

参考例句：

• The sun was shining with uncommon lustre.太阳放射出异常的光彩。
• A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.一个好的名誉在黑暗中也保持它的光辉。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 shimmering   

v.闪闪发光，发微光( shimmer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。
• The colours are delicate and shimmering. 这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。 来自辞典例句

6 lustrous   

adj.有光泽的；光辉的

参考例句：

• Mary has a head of thick,lustrous,wavy brown hair.玛丽有一头浓密、富有光泽的褐色鬈发。
• This mask definitely makes the skin fair and lustrous.这款面膜可以异常有用的使肌肤变亮和有光泽。

7 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。