A couple on Staten Island were having work done in their backyard, and discovered buried treasure worth a small fortune.

日前，居住在史坦顿岛的一对夫妇在自己家的院子中干完活后，发现了堪称是一笔“小横财”的埋藏的珍宝。

Maria Colonna-Emanuel's husband Matthew said finding the treasure tucked away in a safe was like a childhood dream come true.

玛利亚·科隆纳-伊曼纽尔的丈夫马修表示，找到藏在保险箱里的宝藏，就好像是儿时的梦想成真了。

They had an issue with deer eating their trees, so they had new trees placed around the perimeter¹ of their yard, but in the process they discovered the exciting find that they originally thought was just an cable box, according to CBS2NY.

据CBS2NY报道，由于总有鹿来吃树叶，所以他们在院子周围种了新树，但就在忙着种树时，二人惊喜地发现了他们起初以为只是个“电缆箱”的东西。

'It was really prominent when the deer ate away all the foliage,' husband Matthew said.

丈夫马修说：“因为鹿把树叶都吃光了，所以这个箱子一眼就被看到了。”

They brought in a company, and that's when they realized there was not a tangle² of wires inside... instead, they realized it was a safe filled with cash and jewels.

随后他们请来了一个公司过来，这才意识到箱子里并不是一堆乱电线。事实上，它是一个装满了现金和珠宝的保险箱。

Contained in the safe, the couple found soggy bills totaling $52,000, diamonds, rubies³ and more.

在保险箱里，这对夫妇找到了一堆已经受潮了的纸币，总计52000美元，此外还有钻石、红宝石等珠宝。

'And there are all these bags with hundreds and jewelry⁴, diamonds, engagement rings, dozens of rings, gold with jade,' Matthew said. 'It was stunning⁵.'

马修说道：“保险箱里面有许多装了百元大钞的袋子，袋子里还有各类珠宝、钻石、订婚戒指、其他各种戒指，黄金和玉石。看得人眼花缭乱。”

The Emanuels also found something else contained inside, a piece of paper with an address. After the couple did a bit of sluething, they realized the address was connected to a home on their block. So they headed over to their neighbors.

除了金银财宝之外，夫妇俩还在保险箱里找到了一张纸，上面写着某个地址。经过一番探查后，这对夫妇他们意识到，这正是自己所在街区一户人家的地址。于是他们就前往了自己的这家邻居家。

'First I knocked on the door and I asked them if they were ever robbed and they said they were,' Matthew said.

马修表示：“我先去敲了门，然后问他们是否被人抢劫过，他们说是的。”

The NYPD confirmed the couple were robbed in 2011, with a safe with $52,000 inside.

经纽约警察局证实，这户人家确实曾在2011年遭遇抢劫，当时被抢走了一个装有52000美元的保险箱。

So, the Emanuels did the right thing. They returned everything, making their neighbors very grateful.

于是，伊曼纽尔夫妇做了正确的事情。他们把所有东西都物归原主，对此他们的邻居感激不尽。

'A couple of people asked us, 'Why did you return it?',' wife Maria said. 'It wasn't even a question. It wasn't ours.'

妻子玛利亚对此表示：“有很多人问我们为什么要还回去，这根本不叫问题，因为那些东西本来就不是我们的。”

Meanwhile the couple adds, they haven't recieved a reward, but that the true reward is good karma.

同时他们还表示，并没有因为这个举动而获得任何奖励，但真正的奖励叫做“行善”。

Now, where the safe once stood, is a ceramic⁶ elephant in tribute to their incredible find.

现在，找到保险箱的那个地方安放着一尊瓷象，以纪念他们难以置信的发现。