$1.5M gold coronavirus mask
世界最贵口罩标价千万
An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million.
一家以色列珠宝公司正在研发一款据称是世界上最昂贵的新冠病毒口罩，这款口罩镶有黄金、钻石，标价为150万美元（约合人民币1042万元）。
The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters at the request of the buyer, said designer Isaac Levy.
Yvel公司老板兼设计师艾萨克·利维表示，这款18克拉的白金口罩将镶嵌3600颗白色和黑色钻石，应买方要求，配有一流的N99过滤器。
Levy, owner of the Yvel company, said the buyer had two other demands: That it be completed by the end of the year, and that it would be the priciest in the world.
利维表示，买家还有另外两个要求：口罩要在今年年底前完成，而且它必须是世界上最贵的。
That last condition, he said, "was the easiest to fulfill."
他说，最后这个条件“最容易实现”。

He declined to identify the buyer, but said he was a Chinese businessman living in the US.
利维拒绝透露买家的身份，但表示是一名生活在美国的中国商人。
The glitzed-up face mask may lend some pizzazz to the protective gear now mandatory in public spaces in many countries.
许多国家发布了公共场所须佩戴口罩的强制命令，这款闪闪发光的口罩或将给这种防护装备增添几分华丽。
But at 270 grams - nearly 100 times that of a typical surgical mask - it is not likely to be a practical accessory to wear.
但是，制成之后这款口罩重达270克，是普通医用口罩重量的近100倍，佩戴起来可能不太实用。