Geochemists at Columbia University found a lode of quartzite, a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone, on the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan.

哥伦比亚学地球化学家在印度洋昂儒昂岛上发了一个石英，石英是由砂形成变质。

This is the mother lode-- the biggest secrets of the upper east side.

这是条金上东区惊天秘密。

We've hit the mother lode, bros.

我们到中心地带啦 兄弟们。

A " lode" (lode) is an area of metal ore that is found in the earth.

“”(lode) 是在地球上发金石区域。

Of course, no lode of precious minerals is endless.

当然，没有取之不尽珍贵物。

But now, the term mother lode means a rich supply of anything. We often use the word " strike" with this expression.

但在，mother lode表示任何供应丰富东西，我们通常把这个词和strike放一起用。

A " lode, " then, is a large amount of metal ore that is found in a certain area.

那么， “”就是在某个地区发量金石。

For example, you might say, " She just graduated college and struck the mother lode with her new job! " In other words, the woman's new job is making her rich!

比如，你可能会说，“她毕业了，找到新工作让她发了财。”

All the while, new silver lodes, discovered in the Far West, were pouring into the market great streams of the white metal, bearing down the price.

一直以来，在远西发新银源源不断地涌入市场，压低了价格。

He and they had been among the Nevada Mountains prospecting for silver, and were returning to Salt Lake City in the hope of raising capital enough to work some lodes which they had discovered.

一路上，他心情抑郁，默默无言。他和他们一直在内华达山中寻找银，在正在返回盐湖城去，打算筹集一笔足够资金开采他们所发那些藏。

My kids, your baby, Sally in accounting has three, that new guy in human resources has two and we hit the mother lode with the Mormon receptionist. She just popped out number 6. There. 16.

我孩子，你孩子，会计部门Sally有三个人，力资源部门那个新来有两个，再加上个摩门教接待员我们算采到母亲了。她刚生了第六个孩子。全了。十六个。