a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
Adds Dame P.D. James, a celebrated crime novelist, "I don't think we choose our genre."
一位饱受誉名的犯罪小说家Dame P. D. James补充道“我从不认为我们选择自己的写作类别。”
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The slide show of P.D., Jr.'s life, to be sure, features some ugly bits--inflation, recession, rising unemployment, harmful speculation, ballooning debt.