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進入中英對照讀新聞》’Speechless’ woman reunited with engagement ring 54 years after it went missing 找回遺失54年的訂婚戒指 女子說不出話
英國一名女子奇蹟般找回遺失將近一甲子的婚戒。示意圖。（歐新社檔案照）
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Marilyn Birch, from Pontardawe in Neath-Port Talbot, has been reunited with her engagement ring 54 years after it went missing. She told Sky News that it was an "emotional" reunion.
來自尼斯塔爾伯特港龐塔爾道的瑪麗蓮‧伯奇，在遺失訂婚戒指54年後，再次找回這枚婚戒。她告訴《天空新聞》，這是一次「激動人心」的重逢。
Mrs. Birch, 76, lost the ring while feeding hay to cattle on the family farm in 1970. After retracing her steps, she could not find the item of jewelery.
76歲的伯奇太太1970年在自家農場餵牛吃草時丟失了戒指。她原路返回，卻找不到那枚首飾。
"Eventually [we] decided we were not going to see it ever again," Mrs Birch said. But detectorist Keith Phillips had other ideas. He had called at the farm several times recently to explore the land for its treasures.
伯奇太太說：「最終（我們）認定我們再也找不到了。」但偵探學家基斯‧菲利普斯不這麼想。他最近多次拜訪農場，探索這片土地上的寶藏。
"He used to show us various coins and bits and pieces he’d find," Mrs Birch added. "And one evening, I said to him as a joke, ’listen Keith, go find my engagement ring’."
伯奇太太補充道：「他常常向我們展示他發現的各種硬幣和瑣碎物品。」「有一天晚上，我開玩笑地對他說，『聽著，基斯，去找我的訂婚戒指』。」
A week later Mr. Phillips called back with Mrs. Birch’s engagement ring. "[It was] buried eight inches down in one of the fields," she said.
1週後，菲利普斯先生帶著伯奇太太的訂婚戒指回來了。她說：「（它）被埋在其中一片農地8英寸深的地方。」
新聞辭典
emotional：形容詞，情緒強烈的。例句：Timmy is emotional at hearing his girlfriend is pregnant.（提米得知女友懷孕時十分激動。）
retrace：動詞，折返；回顧。例句：Timmy retraces in his mind how they get to fall in love.（提米回想他們是如何墜入愛河。）
