Gold dust
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="dust">dust</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="playing">playing</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="precious">precious</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deed">deed</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="dust">dust</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="Gold">Gold</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="dust">dust</span>. <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="grains">grains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span>, <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residue">residue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eons">eons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="miners">miners</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>.</p><p><span word="Dust">Dust</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="dusts">dusts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>, <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="needless">needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="since">since</span> “<span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="glitters">glitters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>” (<span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>), <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>.</p>
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