双语：英男孩随父探宝挖出价值百万古董

2012-12-12 00:00:00来源：可可英语

　　James Hyatt, a three-year-old boy found a gold locket potentially worth ￡2.5million (about$3.98 million) on a metal detecting trip with his father and grandfather at a field in Hockley, UK, in 2009.
　　2009年，三岁男孩詹姆斯·海厄特跟随他的父亲和祖父在英国霍克利探宝时，用金属探测器找到一个估价约两百五十万英镑(约三百九十八万美元)的金属小盒。

　　This is a gold container used to hold religious relics。
　　这个金属盒子，是用来盛放宗教遗物的圣器。

　　Experts have dated the locket to the early 16th century - the era of Henry VIII - and say it could have belonged to a member of the royal family。
　　专家认为，该容器可追溯至亨利八世统治的16世纪，可能归属于某位皇室成员。

　　The sides of the reliquary are about an inch long and it is 73 percent gold. The front is engraved with an image of the Virgin Mary clutching a cross while the back has five bleeding hearts。
　　这个遗物箱大约一英寸长，含金量为73%。正面雕着紧抱十字架的圣母玛利亚，背面是五颗流血的心脏。

　　Only three other reliquaries of this type are known to have survived。
　　目前此类的遗物箱世间幸存的仅三件。

　　James's finding will be evaluated and then offered for sale to institutions including the British Museum。
　　此箱尚待估价，将出售于大英博物馆或其他机构。

　　James's father Jason, 34, said: "My son is one of the luckiest people ever. If we go to the doctors he'll put his hand down the side of the sofa and pull out a tenner."
　　詹姆斯的父亲贾森说："我儿子可有福了。带他去看医生，都能在沙发底下找到10英镑(约合16美元)。"

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