In other words, we really like shiny stuff.

换句话说，我们真的很喜欢闪亮的东西。

There's evidence that pretty much all humans like shiny stuff, and always have.

有证据表明，几乎所有的人类都喜欢闪亮的东西，而且一直都喜欢。

For a long time, archaeologists have dug for the shiny stuff, the sorts of artifacts that belong in museums.

很长时间以来，考古学家一直在挖掘闪亮的东西，就是要放在博物馆的那种手工艺品。

One last thing I like to do is take a bit of shiny stuff.

我喜欢做的最后一件事是拿一些闪亮的东西。

What are you doing? ! This place is a mess! The floor is covered with cardboard and paint! And what is that shiny stuff all over the new rug? !

你在干什么？！这地方真乱！地板上都是纸板和油漆！新地毯上闪闪发亮的东西是什么！

See, the team coated their diamonds in aluminum oxide to keep them from breaking, and it’s possible that the shiny stuff they saw was metallic aluminum oxide, not metallic hydrogen.

看，该团队在他们的钻石上涂上氧化铝以防止它们破裂， 他们看到的闪亮物质可能是金属氧化铝， 而不是金属氢。