diamond in the rough

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The corporate giant Alrosa, which owns Russia's diamond monopoly, is based in the region and accounts for 20 per cent of the world's supply of rough diamonds.
大公司阿遼沙壟斷了俄羅斯的鑽石生産，公司本部就在此地，該公司的粗鑽産量佔(zhàn)全世界産量的20%。
Debswana normally supplies almost a quarter of the world’s rough diamonds annually but sold no stones in November and few in the months since. (Photo: AP Photo / Obed Zilwa)
Debswana這個(gè)在平時(shí)在平時(shí)每年出産的未加工鑽石量佔(zhàn)世界的四分之一的公司，11月的時(shí)候沒(méi)有賣出一顆鑽石，之前的幾個(gè)月也賣得很少。
Letseng is one of the most productive mines in history -- four of the world's 20 largest rough diamonds have been found at the mine, including the three largest found this century.
萊特森鑛是歷史上産量最高的鑽石鑛之一。目前全球20顆最大的原鑽中有四顆産自這裡，其中有三顆發(fā)現(xiàn)於本世紀(jì)。

Detroit Piston scout Will Robinson, who found future All-Stars Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman when they were diamonds in the rough.
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