中英對照讀新聞》One of the world’s largest diamonds found in Botswana波札那發現全球數一數二大鑽石

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One of the world’s largest diamonds ever unearthed － a rough 2492-carat stone － has been found in Botswana, a Canadian mining company that discovered the gem announced Thursday.

全球歷來挖掘到的最大鑽石之一—1顆重達2492克拉的原石—在波札那被發現，發現這顆寶石的1家加拿大礦業公司週四宣布。

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The diamond was found in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana, Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement.

這顆鑽石是在波札那東北部卡羅韋鑽石礦場發現的，盧卡拉鑽石公司在1份聲明中說。

In terms of carats, the stone appears to be not far behind the largest gem-quality diamond ever mined, the 3016.75-carat Cullinan Diamond discovered in South Africa in 1905.

以克拉數而言，這顆鑽石看來略次於1905年在南非發現的史上最大寶石級鑽石：3016.75克拉的庫里南鑽石。

"We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2492 carat diamond," Lucara president and CEO William Lamb said in the statement.

「我們對發現這顆非凡的2492克拉鑽石感到十分興奮」，盧卡拉公司總裁兼執行長威廉‧蘭姆在聲明中說。

This find was "one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed", the statement said. (AFP)

這項發現是「歷來出土的最大原鑽之一」，聲明說。（法新社）

新聞辭典

unearth：動詞，挖掘、發掘。例句：The archaeologists unearthed ancient artifacts.（考古學家挖掘出古文物。）

ecstatic：形容詞，極度欣喜的。例句：She was ecstatic when she won the lottery.（她中獎時欣喜若狂。）