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【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Man finds woman’s wallet stolen

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《中英對照讀新聞》Man finds woman’s wallet stolen in 1973 男子找到某位女士在1973年失竊的皮夾
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Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

珊蒂.鮑柏格說,在皮夾35年前遭竊時,自己從沒想過還能失而復得。


But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it.

但一名30歲的牙醫系學生找到了皮夾,而且追蹤到她的下落,物歸原主。


Eric Wherley says he found the wallet in a bathroom stall at school after a water pipe broke and loosened some ceiling tiles. The thief who stole the wallet apparently had hidden it in the drop ceiling.

艾略克.惠雷說,他在學校盥洗室的一個隔間裡找到這個皮夾,原因是水管破裂,鬆開了天花板的若干磚瓦。顯然是偷皮夾的賊把它藏在活動天花板裡面。


"I didn’t know what it was at first," said Wherley. "I picked it up and realized that it was a wallet."

「我一開始不曉得這是什麼東西,」惠雷說。「我把它撿起來後,才發現這是一個皮夾。」


The dark-blue patent leather wallet contained Baumberger’s driver’s license, library cards and Social Security card. It also had her student ID, a grocery list, and cloth swatches from her bridesmaids’ dresses.

這個暗藍色的漆皮皮夾裡面有鮑柏格的駕照、圖書館借書證與社會安全卡。皮夾也內附她的學生證,雜貨清單,及她的伴娘服布樣。


Baumberger says she and her husband are planning to give Wherley a gift for his efforts.

鮑柏格說,她和她的丈夫打算送給惠雷一個禮物,以酬謝他的辛勞。


新聞辭典

track down:片語,跟蹤找到、追查到。例句:The terrorists have been tracked down and arrested abroad.(國外已追查到那些恐怖份子的下落,並且把他們逮捕到案。)


loosen:動詞,鬆開、放鬆。例句:He didn’t loosen his tie.(他沒有鬆開領帶。)


pick up:片語,把~撿起來、恢復健康或振作。例句:The bird picked up a worm.(這隻鳥把蟲給叼起來。)

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