The auctioneer stood on the street corner talking with friends.

拍卖商站在街道拐角地方谈天。

The world's most expensive watch has sold at an auction in Geneva for 21.3 million dollars.

全世界最昂贵的手表在日内瓦的拍卖商售出，售价2130万美元。

He nodded his head to the auctioneer, and retiring took his seat in a corner. The sale began.

于是，冲拍卖商点点头，一屁股坐到角落里的椅子上。拍卖开始了。

He worked his way through the crowd, dragged himself up the steps, and, after many inquiries, found the auctioneer.

穿过人群，拖着沉重的双腿上了台阶，多方打听后才到那位拍卖商。

The letter survived because he gave his wife the coat to keep warm. Henry Aldridge was the auctioneer in charge of the sale.

这封信之所以保存下，是因为把外套给妻子穿免得着凉。拍卖商奥德里奇家族负责这次拍卖活动。

While he stared the birth-marked auctioneer rose and folding his napkin went out, leaving over half the wine in the last bottle he had ordered.

正当这样盯着教士看的时候，脸上带有胎记的拍卖商站起身，折好餐巾，走了出去，把的最后一瓶葡萄酒剩下了一大半。

Actually, auctioneers expect buyers will fork over up to $26,000 for this homey piece of history, perfect for those looking to shield themselves from a volatile real estate market.

事实上，拍卖商预计，买家最多会掏出 2.6 万美元购买这套温馨的历史物件，对于那些想避开动荡的房地产市场的人说，这是个完美的选择。

Of course, auctioneers want to drive the price as high as they Camry, but some folks might 86 idea and Corolla away before paying that when they could take home about 41 Supras for that price.

当然，拍卖商希望把价格推得和丰田凯美瑞一样高，但有些人可能会在付款之前就离开，因为们可以用这个价格把大约41个超级跑车开回家。

And surely among all men whose vocation requires them to exhibit their powers of speech, the happiest is a prosperous provincial auctioneer keenly alive to his own jokes and sensible of his encyclopedic knowledge.

可以肯定的是，在所有职业求们展示自己的演讲能力的人中，最幸福的是一位富有的省级拍卖商，对自己的笑话很感兴趣，对自己的百科全书式知识很敏感。