Mr Beeston, who runs an insurance brokers and travels to China on business, was able to chat to Mr Chen who is unable to speak English. 比斯顿先生,是一位保险经纪人,曾经出差去过中国。他懂一些汉语,所以可以和不懂英语的陈冠明交谈。
It's like telling people that a Martian has landed in the garden, said Mr Beeston. 他的故事讲起来就像在告诉人们花园里住进了一个火星人。
Mr Beeston, 79, died last year and his wife decided to put it up for sale. 去年,79岁的比斯顿先生去世后,比斯顿太太决定将其出售。
Mr Beeston, a stonemason who found the slab in a quarry years ago, thought it would make a nice headstone and nothing more. 但比斯顿先生万万没有想到,他家猫咪的漂亮墓碑竟然是一件千年古董。