a diamond in the rough

常见例句

And who knows, you might even uncover a diamond in the rough.
誰知道呢，你可能甚至會在亂石碎礫中找到鑽石。
He was new and a diamond in the rough, but I saw potential in him.
他是新手，一顆未經琢磨的鑽石，但我在他身上看到潛力。
The boss looks ill-tempered, but he is in fact a diamond in the rough.
老板看上去脾氣暴躁，其實可是個脾氣壞良心好的人。

Add as much as 7-to-1 of leverage and multiply C-BASS 2006 style RMBS by the thousands and you can see why subprime paper is a diamond in the rough.
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There's been talk the last couple days about the fact that there really isn't anywhere in the States to take advantage of the blazing 7.2Mbps downlink connection supported by the iPhone 3G S -- except for one great hope, one diamond in the rough that could become a shining destination for 3G S owners the world over.
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