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Have you misplaced your wedding ring? And what's happened to that gold necklace - a family heirloom you were wearing until... well, until you noticed it wasn't there anymore? Don't despair - try your luck with The Ring Finders. This online directory comprises more than 250 metal detectorists and is the brainchild of Chris Turner, who lives in Canada. It was created in 2009 and, according to Turner, has helped people to retrieve2 more than 1,500 pieces of lost jewellery.
 
Despite finding so much treasure, many metal detectorists don't do it for the money. In return for finding lost valuables, many only ask for a contribution towards their expenses, and perhaps a donation to their favourite charity.
 
That's because, for many people, walking around beaches and fields with these devices that squeak3 when close to metal is simply a hobby. One such hobbyist is Richard Higham, who works as a flying instructor4, but in his spare time sweeps the ground, keen to find relics5 from the past. Once he found a copper6 coin, made between 160 and 260AD and stamped with a Roman Emperor's head. Richard was excited to think he was the first person in about 1,800 years to hold that coin in his hand.
 
It's a common belief that metal detectors7 are a relatively8 new invention - but in fact they've been around since the days of Alexander Graham Bell, who designed one in 1881. They work by creating an electromagnetic field which is transmitted into the ground. Any metal coming into contact with it creates its own field, and the detector1 picks it up.
 
For the past 17 years, the British Museum has run a Portable Antiquities9 Scheme, which keeps records of amateur finds around the UK. So far, it has recorded one million finds.
 
But what if you don't find your ring or your necklace? You can always console yourself with the thought that one day - maybe years from now - it could make a metal detectorist very excited. After this heart-warming thought, you might decide to give up the search and just call the insurance company.


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1 detector svnxk     
n.发觉者,探测器
参考例句:
  • The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
  • Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。
2 retrieve ZsYyp     
vt.重新得到,收回;挽回,补救;检索
参考例句:
  • He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
  • The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。
3 squeak 4Gtzo     
n.吱吱声,逃脱;v.(发出)吱吱叫,侥幸通过;(俚)告密
参考例句:
  • I don't want to hear another squeak out of you!我不想再听到你出声!
  • We won the game,but it was a narrow squeak.我们打赢了这场球赛,不过是侥幸取胜。
4 instructor D6GxY     
n.指导者,教员,教练
参考例句:
  • The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
  • The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。
5 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸
参考例句:
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
6 copper HZXyU     
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
参考例句:
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
7 detectors bff80b364ed19e1821aa038fae38df83     
探测器( detector的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
  • This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者,这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
8 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地,相对地
参考例句:
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
9 antiquities c0cf3d8a964542256e19beef0e9faa29     
n.古老( antiquity的名词复数 );古迹;古人们;古代的风俗习惯
参考例句:
  • There is rest and healing in the contemplation of antiquities. 欣赏古物有休息和疗养之功。 来自辞典例句
  • Bertha developed a fine enthusiasm for the antiquities of London. 伯沙对伦敦的古迹产生了很大的热情。 来自辞典例句
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