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A little charity could go a long way. Or be a big mistake.

小善心，大麻烦?

A fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House became a little more exciting when volunteers discovered a diamond ring in a stash of donated shoes.

当志愿者从一堆红靴子中发现这枚钻戒时，麦当劳之家慈善基金会的资金筹集人显得很兴奋。

The find occurred on June 28 when the San Diego Chapter of the children's charity held a city-wide fundraiser called the Red Shoe Drive. As part of the drive, volunteers position themselves throughout the city holding a replica of the famous fast-food clown's red boots as a drop box for donations.

这枚钻戒是6月28日在圣地亚哥进行的全市范围内“红鞋子”儿童慈善募捐上发现的。作为募捐活动的一部分，志愿者们在城市各处手举麦当劳小丑的红靴复制品进行募捐。

In emptying the boots, a volunteer discovered a gift inside the men's size 14 red shoe that was possibly too good to be true -- a diamond wedding band. The volunteer quickly alerted charity administrators.

一位志愿者清点捐赠物品时，在一双14码的男靴中发现了一件贵重的让人难以置信的礼物——一枚结婚戒指。志愿者迅速将这件事情告知了募捐活动管理人员。

"We often find generous items during our donation drives," said CEO Chuck Day. "So far, we can't tell if it was a mistake or if someone wanted to donate a ring."

基金会CEO Chuck Day说“在捐款期间，我们经常发现贵重物品。到目前为止，我们不知道这是个失误还是有人想要捐赠这枚戒指。 ”

It's believed that the ring may have simply fallen off as a donor was dropping money into the boot.

这枚戒指很可能是在捐赠者往靴中丢钱时脱落的。

Day says that the charity has received about a dozen calls to claim the ring, but no one has come close to remotely matching the ring's description. Many of those who called were people who had lost their symbol of everlasting love, but none could be linked to the ring.

Day说基金会已经接到几十个电话声称戒指是自己的，但是没有人能够描述出这枚戒指真正的样子。他们中很多人丢失了自己的爱情信物，但是没有一个是与这枚戒指有关系的。

If it's a gift and not a mistake, Day says it wouldn't be the first time a southern Californian dropped a such generous donation. In 2010, the first year the San Diego Ronald McDonald House held the Red Shoe drive, someone put a pair of diamond earrings in the collection box.

Day说如果这枚钻戒是礼物而不是失误的话，它也不是第一次有南加利福尼亚人捐赠如此贵重的物品。2010年麦当劳之家慈善基金会第一次举行“红鞋子 ”慈善募捐时，有人曾将一队钻石耳环放进募捐箱。

"Last year, someone dropped ten $100 bills," Day said.

Day还说，“去年，有人放入1000美元的汇票。”

Donors are being urged to phone the charity if they think the ring belongs to them. The charity will hold the ring for at least six months before it is considered a donation.

如果，这枚钻戒属于某位捐赠者，请尽快电话联系慈善基金会。在这枚戒指被认定为是捐赠品之前，基金会将这枚戒指保留6个月。

【关键词】

charity ['tʃærəti] n. 慈善;施舍;慈善团体;宽容;施舍物

charity work 慈善工作

out of charity 出于仁慈

charity event 慈善活动;慈善赛;慈善事件

charity sale 义卖

charity school n. 慈善学校;贫民学校

charitable adj.慈善事业的;慷慨的，仁慈的;宽恕的

charitably adv.慈善地;慷慨地;宽怒地

charitableness n.宽大;慈善

——例句：He disposed his money in charity. 他将自己的钱用于慈善事业。