I Am the Hope Diamond

I Am The Hope Diamond, written by Heather Lynn Banks.

《我是希望钻石》，作者：希瑟·林恩·班克斯。

Who I am. Maybe you have heard of me. I am the famous Hope Diamond. I know diamonds can't talk, but I'm no ordinary diamond. I live in the center of a pendant, which hangs from a diamond necklace. Sixteen other diamonds circle around me, but I think they are

我是谁。 或许你听说过我。 我就是大名鼎鼎的希望钻石。 我知道钻石不会说话，可我才不是普通的钻石。 我待在吊坠的正中心，挂在一条钻石项链上。 另外十六颗钻石围着我，可我觉得它们

The small diamonds are clear, like pieces of glass. Most diamonds are almost clear. But me, I am deep blue, like the ocean. I am full of mystery, too. No one knows everything about my past, not even me. But I do like to tell my story. So let me tell you about the parts I remember. How much of my story you believe is up to you.

这些小钻石透亮干净，像一块块玻璃。 大多数钻石差不多都是全透明的。 可我不一样，我是深邃的蓝色，就像大海。 我身上也藏着好多秘密。 没人知道我全部的过往，连我自己都不知道。 不过我很乐意讲讲我的故事。 那就让我说说我还记得的部分吧。 我的故事你信多少，全由你自己决定。

My early years. I do not remember much about when I was younger, and you'll find out why very soon. I have learned about my past by listening to people. This is what I've heard them say about me. It took many, many years for me to form underground. People first found me in a diamond mine in India.

我的早年时光。 我记不清我小时候太多事，很快你就会知道为什么了。 我是听人们聊天才知道我的过往的。 这就是我听到的，关于我的故事。 我在地底下花了许许多多年才成形。 人们最早是在印度的一座钻石矿里发现了我。

They knew I was special right away. I was deep blue, of course, and weighed more than 100 carats. That's lighter than five nickels, but it is heavy for a diamond. Many diamonds used in rings today weigh about one carat. Back then, it was good enough to be blue and big. After many years, some people wanted me to be a different shape. They thought it would make me even more amazing.

他们一眼就看出我很特别。 我当然是深蓝色，重量还超过了100克拉。 这比五个五分镍币还轻，可对钻石来说已经很重了。 如今戒指上用的很多钻石，差不多也就一克拉重。 放在那个时候，够蓝又够大就已经很棒了。 过了很多年，有人想把我改成不一样的形状。 他们觉得这样会让我变得更迷人。

In 1668, I was sold to the King of France. Then I was cut in a special way to give me many facets or faces. My new facets made me brighter and improved my shine. If the cutting hurt, I can't remember because that part of my memory was cut off. In the end, I was a little heavier than 67 carats, a loss of about one third of my weight. I also had a new name, Blue Diamond of the Crown.

1668年，我被卖给了法国国王。 之后人们用特殊工艺切割我，给我做了很多刻面，也就是切面。 这些新刻面让我更明亮，光泽也更好了。 如果切割会疼，我也记不得了，因为那段记忆已经被切掉了。 最后我只剩下六十七克拉多，重量少了差不多三分之一。 我还拥有了新名字：王冠蓝钻。