The nickel mining in Indonesia has accelerated the export of base metals and smelting equipment from China.

尼的镍矿开采加速了中国基础属和冶炼设备的出口。

Base metals, like lead, iron and tin, were seen as more primitive than gold and silver, which were regarded as " noble" .

人们认为铅，铁和锡等属比被认为是 “贵重”的和银更原。

The operative side deals mostly with something called " transmutation" – where the intent is to transform base metals, like lead, into gold.

操作方面主要处理所谓的“嬗变”——目的是将属，如铅，转变成黄。

Transmutation, as a branch of alchemy, sought to " improve" the state of these base metals, just as the speculative side of alchemy aims to seek truth and enlightenment.

al变作为炼术的一个分支，试图“改善” 这属的状态 ，就像炼术的投机方旨在寻求真相和启示一样。

107) Unbelieving Chemists: The reference is to the eighteenth-century fascination with alchemy and the perennial search for the " philosopher's stone, " which would transform base metals into gold.

107) 不信的化学家：指的是十八世纪对炼术的迷恋以及对“点石”的长期探索，这种石可以将属转化为黄。