The sun comes out of a cloud, and touches it up till it out-silvers Potosi.

太阳从云彩里闪身出来，将这台扫雪机映得就像波托西银合金一样闪亮。

This was the case, too, with the mines of Cuba and St. Domingo, and even with the ancient mines of Peru, after the discovery of those of Potosi.

古巴和圣多明各的矿山也是如此，甚至在波托西发现这些矿山后，秘鲁的古老矿山也是如此。