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新奇事件簿(翻译+字幕+讲解+试题):稀有邮票
日期:2014-10-06 09:38

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中英文本
A new world record has been set for the sale of a postage stamp. Not just any old stamp, but a one-of-a-kind. The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta was sold at an auction in New York for $9.48 million. The auction house, Sotheby's, said it was the fourth time the stamp has broken the record. Sotheby's vice chairman David Redden said the record would never be broken again, unless the same stamp came up for auction again. He told reporters: "That price will be hard to beat, and likely won't be exceeded unless the British Guiana itself comes up for sale again in the future." David Beech, a former curator of stamps at the British Library, compared the sale to buying the artwork the 'Mona Lisa'.

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The stamp was bought by an anonymous buyer. It was previously owned by John E. du Pont, an heir to the du Pont chemical fortune. He is currently in prison for fatally shooting an Olympic champion wrestler. It was first discovered in 1873 by a 12-year-old stamp collector. He sold it a few years later for six shillings - about $50 in today's money and a tidy sum back then. It has since had a dozen owners, including the French government. Mr Redden marvelled at how sought after the stamp has become. He said: "This is the most valuable item in the world by weight. It's just a tiny piece of paper." He added he was happy that the stamp had been bought by a collector who would cherish it, and not by an investor.

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重点讲解

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1.world record世界纪录
About 14 couples kissed during an attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous kiss in Pattaya on the day before Valentine’s Day.
情人节的前一天,14对情侣在泰国芭堤雅参加接吻大赛,试图打破连续接吻时间最长的世界纪录pGB)%o&6#@mb6~NNtq+O

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2.break the record打破纪录
Last year, when attempting to break the record, the cheese broke in half when it was being turned. Cheese-turning allows it to ripen evenly.
去年,这块乾酪准备打破世纪纪录时,在翻面的过程中断成两半!3,etydoU4t%9x=q#。乾酪必须要在均匀熟透的情况下才能被翻转Rd*2W+f2dRI_#f

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3.come up 走近;发生;开始;上升;发芽;被提出
But how do you come up with the architecture for this evolutionary prototype?
但是你将如何为这个进化的原型提出系统的架构呢?

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4.in the future在将来
In the future, robots will supersede human beings for very heavy work.
今后,机器人必将取代人类的繁重劳动~^tcxSGQ;8CH

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听力试题

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1.In what year was the stamp produced?
a) 1865
b) 1856
c) 1837
d) 1873
2.In what auction house was the stamp sold?
a) Stamp's
b) New York's
c) Sotheby's
d) Christie's
3.How many times has the stamp now broken the world record?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 4
4.How could the record be broken again, according to David Redden?
a) if gold depreciates in value
b) if the same stamp is resold
c) if a museum asks for it
d) if the dollar devalues
5.What was David Beech's old job?
a) stamp curator
b) stamp designer
c) stamp valuer
d) stamp shop owner
6.What is the name of the buyer?
a) no one knows
b) Boris
c) Lee
d) Ahmed
7.Where is the previous owner right now?
a) on a cruise
b) at home
c) Australia
d) in prison
8.When was the stamp first discovered?
a) 1837
b) 1738
c) 1873
d) 1783
9.How much did a 12-year-old sell the stamp for?
a) $500,000
b) $50,000
c) $500
d) $50
10.How will the collector who bought the stamp treat it?
a) as an investment
b) he/she will cherish it
c) carefully
d) he/she will keep it locked away

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听力答案

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1.b
2.c
3.d
4.b
5.a
6.a
7.d
8.c
9.d
10.b

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重点单词
  • curatorn. (博物馆、展览馆等的)馆长,主持
  • beatv. 打败,战胜,打,敲打,跳动 n. 敲打,拍子,心跳
  • cherishvt. 珍爱,抚育,珍藏
  • previouslyadv. 先前,在此之前
  • previousadj. 在 ... 之前,先,前,以前的
  • collectorn. 收集家,收税员
  • valuableadj. 贵重的,有价值的 n. (pl.)贵重物品
  • magentan. 碱性品红,紫红色(的染料)
  • fortunen. 财产,命运,运气
  • investorn. 投资者