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My aunt lost her diamond ring on the morning of her departure.姑姑在「出发」那天早上丢了自己的「钻石」戒指。 She was desperate, because the ring came from her grandmother.她非常「绝望」，因为这枚戒指来自她的祖母。 She looked in every room and then called the dentist by mistake.她找遍了每个房间，还错打给了「牙医」。 She was too worried to think clearly.她太担心了，根本想不清楚。

I told her to stay calm and made a detailed list.我让她冷静下来，列了一张「详细的」清单。 On the list were the kitchen, the car and the old directory.清单上有厨房、汽车和那本旧「电话簿」。 My aunt was determined to find the ring before her train left.姑姑「下定决心」要在火车开走前找到戒指。 There was dirt on the floor near the front door.前门附近的地板上有「泥土」。

The sun was hot, and my aunt said the devil was testing her.太阳很热，姑姑说「魔鬼」在考验她。 Then a decent young man from the next house ran toward us.这时，隔壁一位「正派的」年轻人朝我们跑来。 He had found a small ring in the grass beside the road.他在路边的草丛里找到了一枚小戒指。

My aunt cried and gave him a warm hug instead of money.姑姑哭了，给了他一个拥抱，而不是钱。 She caught her train with ten minutes to spare.她提前十分钟赶上了火车。 Since that day she keeps the ring in a small box.从那天起，她把戒指放在一个小盒子里。