Audiobook Dictation: “Take the case of Corona Jewel…”

Take the case of Corona Jewel.

就拿科羅納寶石礦來說吧。

"She ain't been developed," Jeff would say.

「那礦還沒開發呢，」傑夫總是這麼說。

She's full of it.

裡面滿滿都是。

Then he'd take a look at the pink and blue certificates of the Corona Jewel and slam the drawer on them in disgust.

然後他會瞧一眼科羅納寶石礦那些粉色和藍色的股票，厭惡地把抽屜砰地關上。

Worse than that was the Silent Pine,--a clear case of stupid incompetence!

更糟的是靜松礦——明擺著是愚蠢無能的典型！

Utter lack of engineering skill was all that was keeping the Silent Pine from making a fortune for its holders.

靜松礦之所以沒能讓持股人發大財，全是因為工程技術一竅不通。

"The only trouble with that mine," said Jeff, "is they won't go deep enough.

「那座礦唯一的毛病，」傑夫說，「就是他們不肯挖得夠深。

If they'd just go right into her good, they'd get it again.

只要他們老老實實往裡挖，就又能挖到礦脈。

She's down there all right."

它肯定就在底下。」

But perhaps the meanest case of all was the Northern Star.

但也許最卑劣的要數北極星礦了。