The beach is cold and nearly empty. Gaspar walks along the water with his hands in his pockets. The wind is strong.
海滩很冷，几乎没有人。加斯帕把双手插在口袋里，沿着水边走。风很大。
He takes one hand out to pick up a shell. The ring slips off his cold finger and drops into the sand. He cannot see it anywhere.
他抽出一只手去捡一个贝壳。戒指从他冻僵的手指上滑落，掉进了沙子里。他到处都看不见它。
Gaspar kneels and pushes the sand with his hands. It is a plain silver ring from his wife. He looks for an hour. His knees are wet, and his fingers are red. He finds nothing.
加斯帕跪下来，用手拨着沙子。那是妻子送他的一枚朴素的银戒指。他找了一个小时。他的膝盖湿了，手指红了。什么也没找到。
A man with a long metal tool walks over. "Did you lose something?" he asks.
一个拿着长长金属工具的男人走了过来。“你丢了什么东西吗？”他问。
"My ring," says Gaspar. "I cannot find it."
“我的戒指，”加斯帕说，“我找不到了。”
"I have a machine for that," the man says. "My name is Rufus. Show me where you walked."
“我有一台机器可以找，”男人说，“我叫鲁弗斯。带我去你走过的地方。”
Gaspar shows him the place. Rufus moves the machine slowly over the sand. It beeps. They dig with their hands. It is a bottle cap.
加斯帕带他去了那个地方。鲁弗斯拿着机器慢慢地在沙子上移动。它嘀地响了一声。他们用手挖。那是一个瓶盖。
The machine beeps again. This time they find a coin. Then they find another bottle cap. Then they find an old coin with a hole.
机器又响了。这一次他们找到了一枚硬币。接着又找到一个瓶盖。然后找到一枚带孔的旧硬币。
Rufus laughs. "This beach is full of treasure," he says. "Everyone loses something here."
鲁弗斯笑了。“这片海滩上到处都是宝贝，”他说，“每个人都会在这里丢点东西。”
Gaspar sits back on the sand. He thinks the ring is gone.
加斯帕往后坐在沙滩上。他觉得戒指找不回来了。
Then the machine gives a long, loud beep. Rufus stops. "This one is different," he says.
就在这时，机器发出了一声又长又响的嘀声。鲁弗斯停了下来。“这一个不一样，”他说。
Gaspar digs in the wet sand. Something small shines in his fingers. It is the ring.
加斯帕在湿沙里挖着。他的指间有个小东西闪着光。是那枚戒指。
"Next time," says Rufus, "keep it in a warm pocket."
“下次，”鲁弗斯说，“把它放在暖和的口袋里。”
Gaspar pushes the ring back on his finger and closes his hand.
加斯帕把戒指重新戴回手指上，握紧了拳头。
