A prospector is someone who goes out looking for gold, other metals, useful stone, or oil, often in wild or empty country. The classic picture is a Gold Rush figure with a pan in a river, and that picture is fair — though actually the word is not only historical.

A prospector is someoneprospector是指一個人 who goes out looking for gold, other metals, useful stone, or oil出去尋找黃金、其他金屬、有用的石頭，或石油, often in wild or empty country通常是在荒野或人煙稀少的地方。The classic picture is a Gold Rush figure with a pan in a river經典的畫面是淘金熱時期，一個拿著淘金盤站在河裡的人物, and that picture is fair這個畫面是公允的——though actually the word is not only historical不過實際上，這個字不只是歷史用語。

Mining and oil work still needs people who test the ground and ask, “Is there anything here worth digging?” A prospector finds the place; other people may run the mine later.

Mining and oil work still needs people採礦和石油業仍然需要有人 who test the ground and ask去測試地質，問, "Is there anything here worth digging?"「這裡有沒有值得挖的東西？」A prospector finds the placeprospector找出地點; other people may run the mine later後續經營礦場的可能是別人。

The job title can sound a little old in casual talk, but in history, news about mining, and adventure stories it is still the ordinary word. It is not an inspector, and it has nothing to do with prospering (doing well with money).

The job title can sound a little old in casual talk這個職稱在隨口的對話裡聽起來可能有點老派, but in history, news about mining, and adventure stories但在歷史、採礦相關新聞和冒險故事裡 it is still the ordinary word它仍然是常見的用字。It is not an inspector它不是inspector（檢查員）, and it has nothing to do with prospering (doing well with money)也跟prospering（財務上過得好）沒有關係。