英语新闻听写 秀兰.邓波儿生前稀有蓝钻遭拍卖引轰动

Shirley Temple's Blue Diamond Ring To Be Auctioned²

秀兰.邓波儿生前稀有蓝钻遭拍卖引轰动

Shirley Temple Black, mostly known as a childhood film talent from the 1930s, died in February 2014.

秀兰·邓波儿，是19世纪30年代家喻户晓的童星，于2014年2月去世。

Soon after, the dazzling blue diamond ring Temple had worn most of her life was sold to a private buyer.

去世不久后，秀兰·邓波儿生前随身佩戴的蓝色钻戒被一位私人买主拍下。

However, that buyer is now putting it back up for auction¹.

但是近日，这位买家重新把蓝钻拿出来拍卖。

Sotheby's, the well-known fine arts and jewelry³ auctioneer handling the sale,

苏士比拍卖行是蜚声国际的艺术和珠宝拍卖机构，

states the ring was originally a gift to Ms. Temple from her from her father when she was around twelve years old.

拍卖行表示：这枚戒指是邓波儿12岁生日时父亲送给她的礼物。

It is estimated to be sold for between 25 and 35 million dollars.

据悉，这枚戒指的拍卖价格为2500-3500万美元。

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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。

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v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。