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Though this exhibition has been in the works since 2003, Klein has been in the headlines lately for breaking records at auction.
尽管这些作品从2003年就已经在展出了，但是克莱因只是最近才上了头版，因为他在拍卖会创了记录。
For the auctioneer’s most expensive offerings—paintings, sculptures and antiques—they telephoned or went to the saleroom and bid at auction by raising their arms, as they have done for centuries.
对拍卖商手中最昂贵的货品，如画作、雕塑和古董，客户们则用电话方式竞投，或是在拍卖大厅通过举手竞价，正如几世纪以来他们所作的那样。
A Chinese government-linked organization responsible for recovering looted cultural artifacts opposed selling the head at auction because there was no assurance that it would end up in China.
一个跟中国政府有关系的、负责回收被掠夺的文物的组织反对在拍卖会上出售该马首，因为不能保证它最终落在中国。
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At the February 14th auction, Treasury bills were-- sixty-day treasury bills were sold and the auction price is given.
在2月14日的拍卖中,卖出了60天期国库券期,这里给出了拍卖价格
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Nor is a fast-appreciating Matisse that was bought at auction and then donated to the Met.
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There are several in the Sandoz collection, and similar ones come up periodically at auction.
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