Abandoned|寻宝拾荒客

by Marcus Maurice

There are a lot of good things to reclaim in an abandoned church.

　　The saying, "one man's junk is another man's treasure," is definitely true for Jay Chaikin, the co-owner of Reclaimed Relics, a company that refashions and refurbishes timeless treasures and vintage artifacts. Chaikin scours America for abandoned buildings that could hold valuables inside. He then takes these items back to his wife, his partner in Reclaimed Relics, and refurbishes, repurposes, or restores them. This month, National Geographic Channel goes along for the ride as Chaikin and his employees dig through a Philadelphia church that hasn't been used in ages in Abandoned.

　　Philadelphia is one of America's most famous cities, but there are some parts of the city that have hit hard times. In Abandoned, Chaikin and his team find out about the Church of the Nativity, which is going to be demolished, so they ask the owners if they can take a look around inside. Once they get access to the church that hasn't been used in years, Chaikin spots plenty of unique items he wants, but there's one problemis wife has given him a limited budget. Chaikin's team hits the jackpot when they find parallel bars and a 1950s-style bowling alley in the basement. To get those and the church pews, paintings, and even some highly valued stained glass windows, Chaikin must negotiate a good price with the owners, which actually ends up being pretty easy. The difficult task is talking his wife into letting him go way over budget on items that might be hard to sell off. Tune in this month to Abandoned to see what happens when scavengers are let loose in a church and if Chaikin can persuade his wife to say amen to his requests.

寻宝拾荒客

一间废弃的教堂里有许多可以回收的好东西。

　　『某个人的垃圾可能会是另一个人的宝藏，』这句谚语对杰 $查金而言绝对是真的，他是『回收遗物』公司的共同老板，这家公司专门重新设计并翻新那些不朽的宝藏和一流的手工艺品。查金走遍美国各地寻找里面可能藏有宝物的废弃建筑物。然后他就会将这些东西带回去给他的太太，也就是他在回收遗物公司的合伙人，并且将这些东西重新磨亮、重新利用或是恢复其原貌。这个月在《国家地理频道》的《寻宝拾荒客》节目中，我们将跟着查金和他的员工去探索在费城一座已经很久没有使用的教堂。

　　费城是美国最富盛名的城市之一，但该市有些地区过得很辛苦。在《寻宝拾荒客》节目中，查金和他的团队找到了和圣诞教堂有关的东西，而这座教堂将被拆除，于是他们便询问教堂主人他们是否可以到教堂里面看看。他们一得到允许进入这座已经很多年没有使用的教堂，查金便发现了许多他想要的独特物品，但有一个问题  他太太给他的预算有限。查金的团队在地下室发现了双杠和一座 1950 年代风格的保龄球馆时好像中了乐透般兴奋。为了要得到这些东西和教堂的长椅及画作，甚至是某些高价的彩绘玻璃窗，查金必须和教堂主人协商出一个好价钱，而其实结果很容易。困难的是要说服他太太让他超出预算来买这些东西，而且之后可能很难廉价出售。这个月收看《寻宝拾荒客》节目来看看这些拾荒者在教堂被释放时发生了什么事，还有查金是否说服了他太太答应他的请求。

 

　　费城（Philadelphia）也常被简称为『菲利』（Philly），为美国第五大城，并且是宾夕法尼亚州人口最多，面积最大的城市。1854 年起，费城市和费城县为两个并行的地方政府，而 1952 年起，市与县共有一个政府组织，但费城县仍属宾州州政府下一个独立的县。根据 2010 年人口普查数据，费城人口约为一百五十二万多人。费城市的经济活动主要以制造业、食品加工业与金融服务业为主。费城市中心的人口在全美国排名第五，仅次于纽约、洛杉矶、芝加哥和休斯敦。（资料来源：维基百科）