APAD: Finders keepers, losers weepers

Meaning:

He who finds a lost object can keep it, while the person who lost it is out of luck

 

[Here's a fascinating discussion of the background of this proverb.

https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/344/finders-keepers-losers-weepers]

 

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A salvage team's decade-long back-breaking toil uncovered the shipwreck of

two 17th-century Spanish galleons in the shallow waters west of the Florida

Keys. Carrying gold and silver from the New World, they succombed to a

hurricane. Mel Fisher, the mastermind behind the venture, after giving his best

years and losing a son and a daughter in-law to the cruel sea, triumphed.

 

But were the fabulous riches found his to keep? The U.S. government thought no:

"They are this nation's heritage and belong to the American public." Legal

battles ensued almost as soon as the treasure hunt showed an unmistakable

promise.

 

Another decade passed before Mel could declare victory. And here's what he said

in front of a display window in his museum, thronged with tourists agog like

children: "In the end, I don't even feel I own these beautiful things. I just

get to be here and show them to people for a while."

沙发！占位点赞。多谢分享历史小故事。APAD越写越好看！欣赏～～

失而复得，固然喜；得而复失，自然悲？

He who finds a lost object can keep it? IMHP, This does not

suit the usual situation. In legal terms, there is a term

called unjust enrichment. 不当得利。：）

不以物喜，不以己悲。不亦乐乎？haha

零合总为真，双赢多忽悠。

花董回国一个月，7G一个人坚持一天一篇APAD，并且都是高质量。感恩节在即，代表美坛感谢你。：）

7G能不能每月汇总成一篇（详细解释不需要），这样让我们copy下来学习，以免狗熊掰棒子。

如有一个略解，加一个例句，最好。

好主意。版务可以考虑每个月做个APAD合辑，附加链接，直接链接到原文。方便大家阅读。：）

生不带来死不带去，我们以为拥有的其实只是替人保管一阵，所以losers也没有什么好哭泣的。我们都是两手空空去见上帝的：）

Thank you! This was out of memory of a VHS 20 years ago :-)

Good to know :-)

Often, the environment loses to make for a win-win.

Thank you! I appreciate it! Happy Thanksgiving!

Good idea. I think you'd be the best person for the job :-)

Aye, Aye, Captain :-)

Is that a question? :-)

You do it, not for yourself, but for the sake of +100086.

Whoever proposes should have skin in the game:)

像儿歌：））