After hours in the cold and wet, he reached inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact the driver, only to discover it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.

他在又冷又湿的天气里呆了几个小时，于是伸手取出钱包，想能找到身份证，以便与司机取得联系，结果却发现钱包里装着400英镑钞票，旁边还有50英镑的零钱。

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We live only to discover beauty.

我们活着只为的是去发现美。

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Only to discover they are totally irrelevant.

最后却发现他们与你之间是毫不相关的。

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He headed out there that night with another detective, only to discover it had been demolished.

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