美国国家公共电台 NPR--A diamond ring made from ranch dressing is for sale on eBay

时间：2023-01-06 03:19:10

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A diamond ring made from ranch¹ dressing² is for sale on eBay

Condiment⁴ company Hidden Valley created the diamond in a process that involved heating dry ranch seasoning⁵ to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit⁶, then crushing it under 400 tons of pressure for months.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. A condiment company wants you to start associating its dip with a new kind of carrot - the one you wear on your finger. Hidden Valley's created a diamond ring - a diamond made from ranch dressing. How? Also, why? The process involved heating dry ranch seasoning to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, then crushing it under 400 tons of pressure for months. Bids for the 2-carat ranch ring have topped $12,000. It's MORNING EDITION.

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1 ranch
n.大牧场，大农场
参考例句：
He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。 The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

2 dressing
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。 The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

3 transcript
n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书
参考例句：
A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。 They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 condiment
n.调味品
参考例句：
It has long been a precious condiment.它一直都是一种珍贵的调味料。 Fish sauce is a traditional fermented condiment in coastal areas.鱼露是沿海地区的传统发酵调味品。

5 seasoning
n.调味；调味料；增添趣味之物
参考例句：
Salt is the most common seasoning.盐是最常用的调味品。 This sauce uses mushroom as its seasoning.这酱油用蘑菇作调料。

6 Fahrenheit
n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)
参考例句：
He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。 The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。

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