夏说英语新闻晨读 第450期:筑地市场83年谢幕

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Tokyo's world-famous Tsukiji fish market has held its final pre-dawn tuna auction¹ before being relocated to a new site. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games. The famed tuna auctions² are a popular tourist attraction in the Japanese capital.

pre-dawn: adj. 黎明前的
tuna: n. 金枪鱼
auction: n. 拍卖
relocate: vt. 使迁移；重新安置
famed: adj. 家喻户晓的
tourist attraction: 旅游胜地 (scenic spot)

1 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

2 auctions   

n.拍卖，拍卖方式( auction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的。 来自辞典例句
• Our dealers didn't want these cars, so we had to dump them at auctions. 我们的承销商都不要这些车子，因此我们只好贱价拍卖。 来自辞典例句