英语听力：自然百科 永恒的钻石（一）
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This accident of nature holds an unrivaled place in society. Large diamonds are so rare and so prized (that) they have become the emblem1 of the elite2. In the elegant halls of Christie's Galleries in New York City, an auction3 of fabulous4 jewels is about to begin. Its centerpiece: a dazzling 26-carat diamond once owned by Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge5. The auction will decide the diamond's worth. But it will no doubt remain in its familiar social set, a world of great wealth and complete discretion6. And it's undeniable that diamonds stir deep emotions.
“Diamonds
evoke7 beauty, sentimentality, romance, passion. In today's culture a diamond is given when one gets engaged. ‘A diamond is forever’, so to quote a famous saying. Ah, and one hopes that love, and passion, and
eternity8, and integrity and
loyalty9 are forever as well. I mean it's really nature at its finest. And one can say ‘Oh, it's just a rock’. But it is rare, and it is beautiful. And it
evokes10 passion. And when you walk through a room in the evening and a light is hitting a diamond in a certain way, the whole, the person glows and the whole room seems to glow.”
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