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

哥伦比亚大学的地球化学家在印度洋昂儒昂岛上发现了一个石英岩矿脉，石英岩是由砂岩形成的变质岩。

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

这是条金矿脉上东区的惊天秘密。

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.

“矿脉”(lode) 是在地球上发现的金属矿石区域。

Of course, no lode of precious minerals is endless.

当然，没有取之不尽的珍贵矿物矿脉。

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

但现在，mother lode表示任何供应丰富的东西，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， “矿脉”就是在某个地区发现的大量金属矿石。

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，找到的新工作让她发了财。”

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，在远西发现的新银矿脉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脉中寻找银矿，现在正在返回盐湖城去，打算筹集一笔足够的资金开采他们所发现的那些矿藏。