2025年11月19日，民眾在模里西斯北部一處海灘戲水曬日光浴。（美聯社）
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Island beaches and endless turquoise waves rarely confound Zoël Manguillier and his trusty Excalibur II metal detector
海島沙灘與無盡的碧藍海浪，幾乎干擾不了佐埃爾．曼吉利耶，與他那台可靠的Excalibur II金屬探測器。
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Resort managers on Mauritius keep a series of phone numbers handy in case of emergency. The police, ambulance, fire department, cyclone-warning system and, of course, Zoël Manguillier, the guy to call when the groom drops his wedding ring in the Indian Ocean.
模里西斯的渡假村經理們手邊都有一連串發生緊急情況時的求助電話號碼，有警察、救護車、消防隊、熱帶氣旋預警系統，當然還有當新郎倌把婚戒掉進印度洋時去電求助的佐埃爾．曼吉利耶。
Sure, there are a few amateurs with metal detectors willing to give it a crack when a destination wedding takes a disastrous turn. But the best bet on Mauritius is Manguillier, whose record of against-all-odds ring recoveries, in sand or underwater, is unmatched.
當然，當一場旅遊式婚禮發生這種災難性轉折，也會有些業餘人士樂於拿著金屬探測器去試圖找找看。但在模里西斯，最萬無一失的人選是曼吉利耶，因為他克服萬難在沙灘或水下找回戒指的紀錄，無人能敵。
confound：動詞，使驚疑、困惑、混淆。例句：Supporters were confounded by his defeat in the race for the mayor’s office.（支持者對他在市長選戰中落敗感到困惑不解。）
handy：形容詞，手邊的，方便的，有用的。例句：These tote bags will come in handy for grocery shopping tomorrow.（這些托特包明天去買菜時能派上用場。）
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