1. In former times it was thought that ordinary metal could be transmuted into gold.
    古时认为一般金属能变成黄金.

2. It was good to be the richest man in the world, but he was hungry, and he could not eat or drink gold.
    做世界上最富有的人固然好，但是他饿呀，他不能吃金子喝金子呀！

3. I am sure the priest himself cannot say such beautiful things as you do, though he lives in a three-storeyed house, and wears a gold ring on his little finger."
    我相信，就连我们的牧师，尽管他住的是三层楼房，小手指上带着 金戒指，也讲不出你这样美妙的话来。”

4. In the afternoon, he found the bones of a man. Beside the bones was a small bag of gold, like his own.
    到了下午，他看到了一个男人的尸骨。旁边也有一小袋金子，和他的一样。

5. In the finals, I won the silver medal for the platform. Unfortunately, I wasn't happy. Instead, I felt I failed because I hadn't won the gold.
    在决赛中我获得了跳台银牌。遗憾的是，我并不感到快乐。相反，我觉得自己失败了，因为我没有能获得金牌。

6. I soon became the international leader in diving. In the 1984 Olympics, I won two gold medals, one for platform, one for spring-board. This was an enjoyable triumph.
    我很快成了国际跳水的顶尖选手。在1984年奥运会上我夺得两枚金牌: 一枚跳台金牌，一枚跳板金牌。这是可喜的胜利。

7. Fruit and gold are important products of South Africa.
    水果和黄金是南非的重要物产.