英国超市推出一套15英镑“经济型”锆石婚戒
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英国一家大型超市最近推出了一套“经济型”婚戒系列,顾客花15英镑就能买到一只镶有锆石的镀金银制订婚戒指,同样的价钱还能买到一只重0.55克的9k黄金婚戒。

Tesco‘s £15 engagement ring, made from gold-plated silver and featuring a zirconia stone.
Tesco’s £15 engagement ring, made from gold-plated silver and featuring a zirconia stone.

Traditionally, any self-respecting man could have been expected to fork out(支付,放弃) at least a month's salary to buy his beloved(心爱的人) an engagement ring.

But in these troubled economic times, a more prudent1(谨慎的,节俭的) alternative has emerged - although it might not bode2 well(主吉) for a lengthy3 marriage.

Britain’s supermarket giant Tesco is to sell engagement rings for just £15, and they'll throw in a wedding ring for another £15.

The engagement ring is made from gold-plated silver, while the stones are the finest zirconia(氧化锆) - the sort of man-made substance made popular by TV shopping channels.

The wedding ring, which weighs 0.55g, is made from nine-carat(克拉) gold.

A spokesman rather optimistically claimed: 'With gold prices rocketing - they reached £860 per ounce in June - we have found an affordable4 alternative to help recession-hit Brits get engaged in style.'

The supermarket insists the ring looks just like alternatives costing more than £500.

'Most people - other than(除了,不同于) jewellery experts - would not be able to spot the difference between a gold-plated silver ring with cubic zirconia and a diamond solitaire(纸牌) ring,' the spokesman said.

Jan Marchant, Tesco director of buying for ladieswear, footwear and accessories(附件,配件) , added: 'Gold-plated silver is set to become a huge trend.'

Fourteen-carat gold-plated silver pendants(垂饰,项饰) and earrings5 are on offer at £15 online from Tesco. A nine-carat gold version would cost more than £50.

Zirconia is the crystal form of zirconium dioxide. The hard, usually colourless material is sometimes marketed under the name diamonique.

It has been used as a cheap alternative to diamonds in jewellery for more than 30 years.



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1 prudent M0Yzg     
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
参考例句:
  • A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
  • You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
2 bode tWOz8     
v.预示
参考例句:
  • These figures do not bode well for the company's future.这些数字显示出公司的前景不妙。
  • His careful habits bode well for his future.他那认真的习惯预示著他会有好的前途。
3 lengthy f36yA     
adj.漫长的,冗长的
参考例句:
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
  • The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
4 affordable kz6zfq     
adj.支付得起的,不太昂贵的
参考例句:
  • The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
5 earrings 9ukzSs     
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 );耳坠子
参考例句:
  • a pair of earrings 一对耳环
  • These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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