石匠

He had worked as a hire hand in the farmer, a stonemason and a punter.

他当过农场雇工、匠，做过船夫。

The mason was chipping away at the rock with a hammer.

匠用锤子一点一点地把那块头击碎。

He carved marble faster than any mason.

他雕刻大理的速度比任何匠都快。

To get the lintels to stay inplace, the first stonemasonry techniqueswere used.

为了把楣固定不动，工匠们第一次运用上了匠技艺。

Graham grunted and heaved as he helped the masons fit a huge slab of stone into place.

格雷厄姆在帮匠上一块大板时因为用力而发出一声闷哼。

When cutting most pleochroic gemstones (Iolite, Tanzanite, Kunzite etc.), lapidaries typically try to minimize the pleochroism and maximize the single most prominent color.

在切割大数的色性类宝时（如堇青、坦桑宝、紫锂辉等），通常宝匠会尽量缩色性并最大化地将某一主色凸显出来。