宠物犬捡1.14克拉钻石 主人喜出望外

 　　It was shot into space six months ago, with the promise that the finder would be able to keep the ?12,000 prize. But when a sparkling diamond lost contact with a GPS signal it was thought to have been lost forever, leaving dozens of disappointing hunters in its wake.

　　六个月前这颗钻石被射向天空，找到它的人可以留下这1.2万英镑的财富。但是当带着GPS信号的钻石失去信号时，大家都认为它就永远小时了，留下一群失望的钻石猎人。

　　And married couple Allan and Pat Bell now have their inquisitive¹ dog to thank for finding the perfect Christmas present while out on a walk in Lincolnshire - the missing 1.14 carat diamond.

　　然而已婚夫妇艾伦和帕特的狗狗却找到了最棒的圣诞礼物——失踪的1.14克拉钻石，看来艾伦夫妇得好好谢谢这只爱刨根究底的小狗了。

　　Mr Bell, 75, was out walking his two dogs, Rosie and Dylan, along a country path in the village of Brattleby, Lincolnshire, when Rosie 'got scent² of something' and quickly ran under a hedge，'scrabbling about' for 10 minutes before dragging a package - attached to a limp orange parachute - out of the hedgerow on December 23.

　　75岁的贝尔先生带着爱犬萝丝和迪伦在林肯郡乡间散步时，萝丝“闻到某种气味”突然冲进草丛，在土里扒拉了10分钟，最后叼出一个系在橘色降落伞残骸上的包装。

　　Mr Bell said: 'I looked a bit closer and saw the package had an orange parachute underneath³ it and details of who to contact written on it - and I knew it must be the diamond.'

　　贝尔先生说，当他仔细查看了这个包装和一些附在里面的信息时，他马上明白了这就是那颗失踪的钻石。

　　When Mr Bell got home he told his wife of 25 years, Pat and they opened the box to find the diamond inside.

　　当贝尔先生到家告诉了妻子帕特，他们打开了这个箱子，果然钻石就躺在盒子里。

　　The couple are planning to sell the diamond and go on a Mediterranean⁴ cruise to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.

　　这对夫妇决定卖掉钻石，然后乘坐地中海游轮庆贺银婚纪念日。

1 inquisitive   

adj.求知欲强的，好奇的，好寻根究底的

参考例句：

• Children are usually inquisitive.小孩通常很好问。
• A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.陈腔烂调的答案不能满足好奇的听众。

2 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

4 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。