英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—20

 The supples¹ then have to be tested for the indicated minerals that often form a long side of diamonds, but that can take up to 3 months.

The reds are what's gone  was gone with the pideral Okay conclusive².

In conclusive results are not what the American diamonds are under wanted.

The time on this current list was running out. And local government officials needed results if they were going to grant an extension and another chance to strike a big. 

With just one year left on this government list mining operation, American prospect³ a truck fix key desperately⁴ need it to strike diamonds, yet already spent more than 14 million dollars,and it's time was running out.

So this still drilling in the pump tracked  they should that 

well, you know, I presume what I've been told to shut it down yet. Like every diamond prospector⁵, he is driven on by the quest for the thrill and huge profits that come with a big strike like a mother load found some 2.000 km away in box 1. But it pauses that's became the world's richest diamond mine.

26,000 tons of all process daily, producing almost two billion dollars of diamonds a year. It's the kind of success stories that motivates prospector to push on through years and make negotiations⁶ false leaves and dash dreams. But every once in a while a magneticant normally in the presence of tale-tell minerals will lead to a significant find. In this case, it could have been another worthless whole on the ground or something special.

You have  there? 

Yeah?  might not convinced yet but anyway  go on 

With indications that the kimbly pie may lay on neathan, the the team dug deeper still. 

1,300.of trance for the grance?

they'll have drilled more and be pulled in the cars outer.

Kimbly pipes of volcanic⁷ tunnels that bring minerals including diamonds from deep within a silvering preciourized fairness of earth mental.

1 supples   

使柔软，使柔顺（supple的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

2 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

3 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

4 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

5 prospector   

n.探矿者

参考例句：

• Although he failed as a prospector, he succeeded as a journalist.他作为采矿者遭遇失败，但作为记者大获成功。
• The prospector staked his claim to the mine he discovered.那个勘探者立桩标出他所发现的矿区地以示归己所有。

6 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

7 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。