人傻钱多系列 世界上最贵且没用的东西Top10

 　　Why should not we help to starving children in poor countries if we can spend half a million dollars to buy a box of chocolates or a mobile phone for 1.3 million? Today we represent 10 of the most expensive useless things in the world, which, oddly enough, are popular.

　　既然我们可以用百万美金之半数去买一盒巧克力，用130万美金去买一部手机，为什么不能去帮助贫困国家的饥饿儿童呢？今天我们罗列了一下10样世界上最贵而无用的东西，令人咋舌的是，它们非常受欢迎。

　　人傻钱多系列 世界上最贵且没用的东西Top10

　　10. Most Expensive Box of Sweets

　　最贵的巧克力

　　The box of sweets Le Chocolate includes the selected chocolate masterpieces from the world’s best confectioners. It is also a set of luxury jewelry¹ made of emeralds and sapphires² from Simons Jewelers company. Simply invaluable³ gift with the price-list in one and a half million dollars.

　　这盒法国品牌Le Chocolate的巧克力精选了世界各地最好的点心师傅做出的得意之作。其中还摆放着西蒙斯珠宝商生产的绿宝石，蓝宝石。真是一件无价珍宝，价格为150万美金。

　　9. Most Expensive Smart Phone

　　最贵的智能手机

　　Smart phone Diamond Crypto is made of platinum⁴ and pink gold. It is covered with more than 80 brilliants. There are 50 brilliants on each side of phone (including 10 blue brilliants), the navigation button is surrounded by 28 brilliants, and navigation bar itself also made of a brilliant in carat. This phone costs 1,3 million dollars so we can only hope it works properly.

　　这款名叫Diamond Crypto的手机是由铂金和玫瑰金做成的。上面镶嵌了超过80颗钻石。其中每侧都有超过50颗钻石（包括10颗蓝钻），导航按钮周围镶嵌着28颗钻石，导航条本身就是由一颗大钻石做成的。这部手机价值130万美金，我们只要祈祷它功能正常了。

　　8. Most Expensive Hello Kitty

　　最昂贵的Hello Kitty

　　Who should not one like the character of Japanese cartoon films Hello Kitty? Now you can indulge yourself with a platinum kitten of 3.8 cm in width and 5.6 cm in height which weighs 590g. Tiny figurine of Hello Kitty is decorated with bows from precious stones – brilliants, rubies⁵, pink sapphires, amethyst⁶ and blue topazes. For this beauty you will have to pay $ 163,000.

　　怎么会有人不喜欢来自日本动漫的卡通人物Hello Kitty呢？现在你可以用这个铂金Hello Kitty来饕餮你对它的喜爱了。这只铂金Hello Kitty高5.6厘米，宽3.8厘米，重590克。这只娇小的Hello Kitty玩偶装饰着各种珠宝饰片——钻石，红宝石，蓝色红宝石，紫水晶，还有蓝黄玉。为了这个小尤物，你要花费16万3000美金。

　　7.The most expensive pizza

　　最昂贵的披萨饼

　　The most expensive pizza in the world was sold in the pizzeria of Nino’s Bellissima Pizza in New York. The stuffing consisted of cream fish, chive-onions, four different kinds of Petrossian caviar, thinly sliced ?? tail of Atlantic lobster⁷, salmon⁸ caviar and a little wasabi which supplemented the flavoring variety. Pizza was enough for 8 people. It cost only about $125 for a slice!

　　世界上最贵的披萨饼生产于纽约的Nino’s Bellissima Pizza披萨店。上面的配料有雪糕鱼，洋葱，四种不同的裴卓仙鱼子酱，切成薄片的大西洋龙虾肉，马哈鱼鱼子酱，最后再加上一点芥末，食材缤纷，滋味十足。一整个披萨够8个人吃。一片的价格仅为125美元。

　　6. Most Expensive Handbag

　　最贵的手提包

　　On June 14th, 2007 design company Ginza Tanaka presented this brilliant-platinum handbag at a fashion show in Tokyo. The handbag was made of pure platinum and decorated with 2,182 brilliants for 208 carats in total. The price tag at handbag, is also brilliant- $ 1,630,000.

　　2007年6月14日，Ginza Tanaka设计公司在一个纽约时装秀上向世人展示了这只钻石-铂金手提包。这只手提包由纯铂金制成，镶有2182颗钻石，共208克拉。这个手提包的价签也是天价——163万美金

　　5. World’s Most Expensive Tequila

　　世界上最昂贵的龙舌酒

　　Can you imagine that you spent $ 225,000 on alcohol? On July 20, 2006 company Tequila Ley.925 sold a bottle of tequila made of platinum and white gold to one private collector from Mexico City at the price of $225 000. The drink was made from 100% blue agave juice and held for 6 years. The company entered the Guinness Book of Records for the release of the most expensive bottle of alcohol in the world.

　　你能想象自己花费22.5万美金去买一瓶酒吗？2006年7月20日，Tequila Ley.925公司向一位来自墨西哥城的私人收藏家以22.5万美金的售价卖出了一瓶龙舌酒，酒瓶由铂金和白金制成。这瓶酒由100%纯正的蓝色龙舌兰草汁制成，可以保存6年。这家公司也因为售出了世界上价格最高的一瓶酒而被载入了吉尼斯世界纪录。

　　4. Most Expensive TV

　　最昂贵的电视

　　LCD TV Yalos Diamond will cost you $ 130,000, but it’s definitely worth it. The case is that it is covered by white gold and decorated by brilliants in 20 carats.

　　这款Yalos公司生产的镶钻石液晶电视价值13万美金，不过它绝对值得这个价钱。事实上，这部电视机外壳是有白金制成，饰有20克拉的钻石。

　　3. Most Expensive Tea Bag

　　最昂贵的茶包

　　PG Tips is the British company on tea manufacturing. Jeweler company Boodles made this diamond tea bag in honor of the 75th anniversary of the PG Tips. It was handmade and decorated with 280 diamonds, which explains the price tag of $ 14,000.

　　PG Tips是一家英国茶叶生产商公司。珠宝公司Boodles在PG Tips公司诞生75周年的纪念日里制作了这只钻石茶包。这只茶包是手工制作的，镶有280颗钻石，难怪标价为1.4万美金。

　　2. Most Expensive Toy

　　最昂贵的玩具

　　The Japanese jeweler company Ginza Tanaka and toy manufacturer Bandai Co. presented to the world this tiny version of favorite Japanese robot – Gandam. The figurine that is 1 400g in weight and 13 cm in height, is made of pure platinum and costs $41,468 .

　　日本珠宝商品牌Ginza Tanaka和玩具制造商Bandai Co.联手向世界推出了这款迷你高达机器人，这是一款深受喜爱的日本机器人。这个小塑像重1400克，长13厘米，用纯铂金制成，价值4万1468元美金。

　　1. Most Expensive Parking Space

　　最昂贵的停车位

　　In a crowded Manhattan parking is considered as the best real estate. Some people buy a parking space even if they have no car- just as a profitable investment of money. So what do you get for a quarter of a million dollars? The empty space of 5 to 2.5 meters!

　　在人口密集的曼哈顿，停车位被认为是最好的不动产。好事者即使没有车也会去购买停车位——以此为有利可图的投资手段。所以你用25万美金能买到什么呢？一块2.5-5平方米的空地！

1 jewelry   

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。

2 sapphires   

n.蓝宝石，钢玉宝石( sapphire的名词复数 )；蔚蓝色

参考例句：

• Again there was that moment of splintered sapphires before the lids, dropping like scales, extinguished it. 她眼眶中又闪烁出蓝宝石的光彩，接着眼睑象鱼鳞般地垂落下来，双目又黯然失色了。 来自辞典例句
• She also sported a somewhat gawdy gold watch set with diamonds and sapphires. 她还收到一块镶着钻石和蓝宝石的金表。 来自辞典例句

3 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

4 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

5 rubies   

红宝石( ruby的名词复数 )； 红宝石色，深红色

参考例句：

• a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
• The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。

6 amethyst   

n.紫水晶

参考例句：

• She pinned a large amethyst brooch to her lapel.她在翻领上别了一枚大大的紫水晶饰针。
• The exquisite flowers come alive in shades of amethyst.那些漂亮的花儿在紫水晶的映衬下显得格外夺目。

7 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

8 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？