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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。）