They gave up their jobs, brought in migrants from other Pacific islands to do the hot, dirty work of digging and sat back waiting for the royalty cheques to drop into their hands.

• 他们把工作交由那些自其他太平洋诸岛引进的民工，由这些人去做那些在酷热中挖掘的苦差事，然后一旁凉快等著开采权利金的支票悄悄的滑入他们手中。