纪录片《中国春节》 第31期 团聚（9）（在线收听）

I'm used to agricultural auctions

我以前也去过农货拍卖会

but this is quite unlike anything I have ever seen before.

但这是我完全没见过的

This is an absolutely fascinating process.

拍卖过程妙不可言

I do not think I have ever been to a auction like this.

这样的拍卖超乎我所料

I am used to kind of buying sheep.

买羊之类则耳熟能详

Here, it's a bit like taking part in some sort of weird game show.

如今这颇似参加某种不可思议的游戏节目

Everyone's sitting in front of these little consoles.

每个人端座在这些小小的控制台前

There is a man talking but you have to wear headphones to listen to him

有人在说话，不过你得戴上耳机才能听得清他在说什么

and obviously, I do not understand a word he is saying.

当然，他说什么我全然听不懂

Unlike auctions that we're used to in Britain, this is a Dutch auction.

和英国的拍卖方式不同，这是荷兰式减价拍卖

This means that the auction begins at a higher up asking price

也就是说拍卖竞价由高位开始

which is lowered until it reaches a price that someone is willing to pay.

依次递减至某个价位，有竞买人愿意应价止

The orange dot represents the price.

橙点表示价格

When the doctor stops, someone has bought a batch of blooms.

橙点停止时，就意味着有人出手买了一批花

On average, a lot is sold every three seconds.

这里平均每三秒就能卖出一大批

But it is crucial to hold your nerves until the price is right.

但价位未到就得严阵以待

A real sense of concentration, quite a lot of smoking going on.

大家真是全神贯注，好多人都在抽烟

There is quite a lot of nervous energy in the air.

空气中充满了紧张不安的气氛

The cheapest flowers can go for as little as 1p,

最便宜的花可以只卖一便士

but these bidders will be buying in the hundreds and thousands.

这些竞买者却会成千上万地买入