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Ma’aden, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, announced on December 28, 2023, that a massive gold deposit had been discovered along a 100-kilometer strip located south of its Mansourah Massarah gold mine.
沙烏地阿拉伯礦業公司馬阿德恩於2023年12月28日宣布，在曼蘇拉馬薩拉金礦採礦場以南100公里長的地帶發現了一座巨型的金礦床。
strip(n.)(地理)一片區域或狹長地帶the Gaza Strip加薩走廊
Even with further exploration of the deposit yet to be completed, the discovery is already being hailed as a boon for the kingdom’s aspirations to establish “mining as a third pillar of the Saudi economy.”
儘管該礦床的進一步探勘尚未完成，但這一發現已被譽為沙烏地阿拉伯「將採礦業打造為沙烏地經濟第三大支柱」雄心的一大助力。
yet to be V-p.p…還有待被…hail A as B 將A譽為B=acclaim A as B=celebrate A as Bbe hailed as…被譽為…=be acclaimed as…=be celebrated as…boon(n.)恩惠、利益、益處、有用之物benefit(n.)好處、福利aspiration(n.)志向;抱負;渴望達到的目標=ambitionestablish A as B 確立A作為B的地位
The initial gold samples “collected from two random drilling sites” fall into the category of “high-grade gold deposits,” which would make the ore more valuable and the extraction process easier.
「從兩個隨機鑽探點收集到的」初步黃金樣本屬於「高品位金礦床」，這將使黃金更有價值，開採的過程也更容易。
drill(v.)探鑽fall into the category of~屬於…的類別=belong to the category of...be categorized as…被歸類為…ore(n.)(含金屬的)礦石;礦砂extraction(n.)(n.)提取、開採
However, experts believe that the discovery should be approached with “cautious optimism” until in-depth exploration can determine the scope and quality of the gold reserves.
不過，專家認為，在深入探勘以確定黃金儲備的範圍和品質之前，應以「謹慎樂觀」的態度看待這一發現。
approach(v.)看待=treatwith cautious optimism以謹慎樂觀的態度in-depth exploration深入的探勘in-depth understanding深入的了解in-depth analysis深入的分析determine(v.)確定、查明、確認
While gold hit an all-time high price of $2,144 per ounce in December, Saudi Arabia’s new potential gold rush will likely have little short-term effect on the country’s exports of the precious metal.
雖然黃金在去年12月觸及每盎司2,144美元的歷史新高，但沙烏地阿拉伯新的潛在淘金熱短期之內可能對該國的黃金出口影響有限。
all-time high歷史新高=historic highrecord high破紀錄新高gold rush淘金熱、淘金潮have an effect on…對…產生影響precious metal貴金屬
This is due to the fact that such discoveries of ore can take 10 to 20 years “before a gold mine can yield material suitable for refining,” according to The National.
根據《國家報》的報導，這是因為此類礦石的發現可能需要10到20年的時間，「才能產出適合精煉的礦材」。
yield(v.)產出;生產=producerefine(v.)(尤指去除不需要的雜質而)精煉;提煉refined oil精煉過的石油crude oil原油refining(n.)精煉;提煉refinery(n.)提煉廠;精煉廠oil refinery煉油廠
In the meantime, Saudi Arabia may be able to lessen its reliance on importing gold — which it did to the tune of $3.68 billion in 2021 — while “benefiting from the financial security that gold can bring.”
同時，沙烏地阿拉伯可能能夠減少對進口黃金的依賴──2021年，沙烏地阿拉伯進口了總值達36.8億美元的黃金──同時「受惠於黃金帶來的金融安全」。
in the meantime同時=meanwhile=at the same timelessen(v.)減少;降低=reducerely(v.)依賴=dependreliance(n.)依賴=dependenceto the tune of~總計、總額達～benefit from…獲益於…;從…獲得好處=gain from…=profit from…
However, with Mansourah Massarah boasting gold resources of almost seven million ounces at the end of 2023, the potential for a new deposit could bode well for attracting “foreign companies to the Saudi Market.”
然而，考慮到曼蘇拉馬薩拉礦場在2023年底擁有近700萬盎司的黃金資源，新礦床的發現可能有助於吸引「外國公司進入沙烏地市場」。
given(prep.)考慮到、有鑑於=consideringbode well是好兆頭bode ill前景不妙、有惡兆
For Saudi Arabia, this would fit right into its Vision 2030, which aims to attract foreign direct investment in mining as the kingdom looks to diversify its economy away from crude oil.
對於沙烏地阿拉伯而言，這將符合其「2030願景」，2030願景的目標就是吸引外商直接投資礦業，實現經濟多元化，不再只依賴原油。
fit right into…剛好吻合…diversify(v.)使多元化、從事多角化經營Don’t put all your eggs in one basket; diversify to mitigate risks.別把雞蛋放同一個籃子裡，要分散風險。
Currently, “Saudi Arabia has more than 5,300 mining sites,” and in 2022, the total value of the country’s minerals — “including gold, silver, copper, zinc, phosphate, bauxite and limestone” — was valued at around $1.3 trillion.
目前，「沙烏地阿拉伯有超過5,300個採礦點」，且在2022年，該國礦產總值──「包括金、銀、銅、鋅、磷酸鹽、鋁土礦和石灰岩」──約為1.3兆美元。
mine(n.)礦坑(v.)採礦mineral(n.)礦物質be valued at…估計價值達…