precious

• To their surprise , the precious parcel was full of stones and sand !
  使他们惊讶的是，这珍贵的包裹装满了石头和沙子！
• My country is rich in cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, and precious stones .
  我国盛产肉桂、丁香、生姜、胡椒和宝石。
• Our supply of these precious materials will soon be seriously depleted .
  我们的这些贵重材料的供应不久即将严重地枯竭。
• I suppose the baby is so precious that i worry about her all the time .
  我想，这孩子实在是个心肝宝贝，所以我老在为她操心。
• There's precious little left after your ticket and dinners and such are taken off .
  扣除月票、饭钱和其它开销就所剩无几了。
• A man was sailing in a boat, and dropped a precious pearl into the sea .
  有一个人乘小船航行，不小心把一颗宝贵珍珠掉到海里。
• The two women, neither of whom could read, studied the precious slip of paper .
  两个目不识丁的女人都把眼睛盯着这张宝贝字帖。
• All the while i was wondering why he had parted with his precious guineas .
  我一直弄不懂他为什么会舍得放弃他那些宝贵的金币。
• Precious little i've told her of the rlroad or how i was turned off .
  我简直从没跟她提起过铁路公司，也从没提起过我给停掉生意的经过。
• "what a precious deposit!" said he with a tender sigh, as he received the picture .
  他接过画像时轻舒了一口气，说：“真是无价之宝！”