Gold miners call it “the first pour” — the moment when liquid gold, the initial ounces recovered from tonnes of crushed and chemically treated rock, is carefully channelled into a mould. An ingot of precious metal is formed; the assembled workforce cheers; and a miner’s arduous life once more seems worthwhile.
黃金礦工稱它為“第一注”(the first pour)——從數(shù)噸經(jīng)過(guò)碾磨和化學(xué)處理的礦石中提煉出來(lái)的熔化狀態(tài)黃金,被小心導(dǎo)入一個(gè)模子的那一刻。一塊金錠成形了,圍著觀看的礦工們發(fā)出歡呼,他們的艱辛生活再一次看上去有了價(jià)值。
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