sapphires

For centuries there were differences of opinion among the specialists as to which stones deserved to be called sapphires.
然而哪个宝石可被称为蓝宝石，这个问题数百年来已被专家们激烈讨论。
He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
他浑身上下镶满了薄薄的黄金叶片，明亮的蓝宝石做成他的双眼，剑柄上还嵌着一颗硕大的灿灿发光的红色宝石。
If anyone could visit this planet, and survive, they might see a sky full of diamonds and sapphires, he said.
如果有人能前往这个星球并存活下来，他们或许能看见满满一天空的钻石和蓝宝石呢。
While sapphires are found in a few locations around the world, these "star" sapphires often originate in Sri Lanka.
蓝宝石只能在世界的某些角落被发现，而这些“星”蓝宝石通常产于斯里兰卡。
"Something old, too. They were your Grandma Swan's, " Charlie added. "We had a jeweler replace the paste stones with sapphires. "
“也是一件古董了。它们原先属于你的史万祖母的，”查理又来了一句。“我们用钻珠替代了蓝宝石中的人造宝石。”
Finally, it was agreed that the ruby-red ones, coloured by chrome, should be called rubies and all those which were not ruby-red sapphires.
最后达成的协议是：称红色的蓝宝石为红宝石，称其他颜色为蓝宝石和彩色蓝宝石。
The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden thimble set with sapphires.
上帝把手浸入水中捞出一个镶嵌着蓝宝石的金顶针。
As seen here, some sapphires, when cut to a convex shape, exhibit a striking six-pointed star in direct sunlight.
正如我们所见，被切割成凸镜状蓝宝石会在阳光直射下呈现出一个六角星。
Perhaps because the brilliant blue stones symbolize pure and wise rulers, the British Crown Jewels contain many large sapphires .
或许因为璀璨的蓝色宝石象徵纯洁与明智的统治者，「英国王冠宝石」就包含许多大颗蓝宝石。
Two Bangkok-based jewelers, Lily Art and S. T. Diamond, say that most of their sapphires come from Sri Lanka.
曼谷的LilyArt珠宝行和S.T.Diamond珠宝行说，他们的大多数蓝宝石都来自斯里兰卡。