Today, most women expect at least a one-carat diamond, while just five years ago a half-carat stone would have sufficed.
现在，大多数女性都会希望买至少一克拉的钻石，而仅仅五年前，半克拉的钻石就足够满足她们了。
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Eric was very confident in playing basketball. Ultimately he won a piece of one-carat diamond worth HKD75,000 by shooting basketball.
孙耀威对打篮球甚有信心， 最终亦凭射篮夺得价值七万五千元的一卡钻石。
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These gemstones were found in a mine in Cape Town, South Africa. The largest stone is a 136-carat clean white octahedral one which is as large as an orange.