林肯一缕头发拍得16万元

 　　A collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia that includes a lock of the slain¹ president's hair has been sold for more than $800,000 at auction² Saturday in Dallas.

　　美国前总统亚伯拉罕·林肯的一批遗物于1月24日在美国达拉斯拍卖，并以超过80万美元（约合人民币500万元）的价格成交。遗物包括林肯遇刺后剪下的一缕头发。

　　The Donald P. Dow collection brought top bids totaling $803,889, doubling expectations, said Eric Bradley, spokesman for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions³.

　　美国达拉斯传统拍卖行（Heritage Auctions）的发言人埃里克·布拉德利（Eric Bradley）表示，此次拍卖的遗物都是收藏家唐纳德·道（Donald P. Dow）的私人藏品，总计成交价为803889美元，是预期成交价的两倍。

　　Greg Dow said his father, who died five years ago, was fascinated with presidential assassinations⁵.

　　唐纳德·道于五年前去世。他的儿子格雷格（Greg）称，父亲生前对总统暗杀事件特别感兴趣。

　　林肯一缕头发拍得16万元

　　The lock of hair, taken by Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes shortly after Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, sold for $25,000.

　　林肯的那一缕头发是在他遇刺后不久由外科医生约瑟夫·巴恩斯（Joseph Barnes）剪下的，成交价是2.5万美元（约合人民币16万元）。

　　An 1861 letter written by Booth to a friend boasting about his career and value as an actor sold for $30,000.

　　同时拍卖的还有刺杀林肯的凶手布思（John Wilkes Booth）于1861年写给朋友的一封信。在信中，他吹嘘了自己的职业以及作为演员的价值。这封信最终以3万美元（约合人民币19万元）成交。

　　"The public was so disgusted by Booth's atrocity⁶ that most all letters, signatures and documents mentioning him were destroyed after Lincoln's death, making any that survive 150 years later exceedingly rare and valuable," said Don Ackerman, Consignment⁷ Director for Historical Americana at Heritage Auctions. "The Dow Collection gave us a unique perspective of the assassination⁴ and I doubt we'll ever see a grouping like this outside of a museum setting."

　　“林肯遇刺后，美国民众对布思的暴行深恶痛绝，绝大多数提到他的信件、签名和文件均遭销毁，以至任何能保存150年的文本都显得极为罕见和弥足珍贵。”传统拍卖行美国史料托管主任唐·阿克曼（Don Ackerman）说道，“唐纳德·道的藏品从一个独特的视角来还原这次暗杀事件，这可能是我们在博物馆之外看到的最完整的一套私人藏品。”

　　Other items auctioned⁸ Saturday included:

　　24日成交的其他藏品还包括：

　　— a clipping of linen⁹ from Lincoln's death bed and stained with Lincoln's blood, for $6,000.

　　—林肯去世后，从其床单上剪下的一块占有血迹的亚麻布料（以6000美元成交，约合人民币3.7万元）

　　— an 1864 letter signed by Lincoln and authorizing¹⁰ prisoner-of-war swap¹¹ involving Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's son from a Union POW camp, for $27,500.

　　—林肯在1864年签署的一封批准战俘交换的文书，其中包括当时关在北部联邦军战俘营里的南部邦联军将军罗伯特·李（Robert E. Lee）之子（以27,500美元成交，约合人民币17万元）

　　— A display of photographs and autographs from Lincoln, Booth and Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot and killed Booth — a set nicknamed "The Martyr¹², The Assassin and The Avenger¹³" — which sold for $30,000.

　　—林肯、布思和波士顿·科比特（Boston Corbett，击杀布思的士兵）的一组照片和签名，又名《受难者，暗杀者和复仇者》（The Martyr, The Assassin and The Avenger）（以3万美元成交，约合人民币19万元）

　　— a set of four oil paintings created for a carnival¹⁴ side show displaying the mummified remains¹⁵ of a man claimed to be Booth, for $30,000.

　　—为嘉年华穿插表演而画的四幅油画，画中的木乃伊形象据称是布思（以3万美元成交，约合人民币19万元）

　　— Booth's military arrest warrant, for $21,250.

　　—对布思的逮捕令（以21,250美元成交，约合人民币13万元）

　　— a framed White House Funeral Admittance Card, for $11,875.

　　—装裱加框的林肯白宫葬礼准入卡（以11,875美元成交，约合人民币7万元）

　　— a letter signed by Mary Todd Lincoln on her personal mourning stationery¹⁶, for $10,625.

　　—林肯的夫人玛丽·托德亲笔签名的一封悼念信（以10,625美元成交，约合人民币6.6万元）

　　Vocabulary

　　lock: (一) 绺

　　top bids: 最高报价

　　atrocity: 暴行

　　clipping: 剪下物

　　linen: 亚麻布

　　prisoner-of-war: 战俘

　　autograph: 亲笔签名

　　mummified: 木仍伊化的

1 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

2 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。

3 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

4 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

5 assassinations   

n.暗杀( assassination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Most anarchist assassinations were bungled because of haste or spontaneity, in his view. 在他看来，无政府主义者搞的许多刺杀都没成功就是因为匆忙和自发行动。 来自辞典例句
• Assassinations by Israelis of alleged terrorists habitually kill nearby women and children. 在以色列，自称恐怖分子的炸弹自杀者杀害靠近自己的以色列妇女和儿童。 来自互联网

6 atrocity   

n.残暴，暴行

参考例句：

• These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
• I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。

7 consignment   

n.寄售；发货；委托；交运货物

参考例句：

• This last consignment of hosiery is quite up to standard.这批新到的针织品完全符合规格。
• We have to ask you to dispatch the consignment immediately.我们得要求你立即发送该批货物。

8 auctioned   

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》

9 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

10 authorizing   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。
• Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

11 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

12 martyr   

n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲

参考例句：

• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

13 avenger   

n. 复仇者

参考例句：

• "Tom Sawyer, the Black Avenger of the Spanish Main. “我乃西班牙海黑衣侠盗，汤姆 - 索亚。
• Avenger's Shield-0.26 threat per hit (0.008 threat per second) 飞盾-0.26仇恨每击（0.08仇恨每秒）

14 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

15 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

16 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。