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1、33Auctionsarepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.He1thecrowdtogatherintheauctionroomtobidforthevariousitems2.Heencouragesbuyerstobid3figures,andfinallynamesthehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisis4“knockingdown"thegoods,forthebiddingends5theauctioneerbangsasmallhamm
2、eronaraisedplatform.TheancientRomansprobablyinventedsalesby6,andtheEnglishwordcomesfromtheLatin“auctic”,7“increase”.TheRomansusuallysoldinthis8thespoilstakeninwar,thesesaleswerecalled“subbasra”,meaning“underthespear”,aspear9inthegroundasa10foracrowdtogather.InEnglandintheeighteenthandnineteent
3、hcenturies11wereoftensold“bythecandle”;ashortcandlewaslitbythe12,andbidscouldbemadewhileitwasburning.13,allgoodscanbesoldbyauction.14thesearecoffee,skins,wool,tea,cocoa,furs,fruit,vegetables,andwines.Auctionsalesare15usualforlandandproperty,antique,furniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaandworks
4、ofart.TheauctionroomsatChrisite’sandSotheby’sinLondonandNewYorkareworldfamous.Anauctionisusually16beforehandwithfull17ofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhenthey18viewedbythebuyer.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesare19,andeachgroupofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda“lot”,isusuallygiv
5、enanumber.TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLotOneandthenumbericalorder--hemaywaituntilhenoticesthefactthatcertainbuyersaleintheroomandthenproducethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.1.PuordersB.asksC.inquiresD.shoutsat2.A.onsaleB.onshowC.forsaleD.onshelves3.A.lowerB.higherC.moreD.mueh4.A.saidB.say
6、ingC.callingD.called5.A.whenB.whileC.beforeD.after6.A.saleB.auctionC.businessD.buyers7.A.readingB.namingC.meaningD.calling8.A.methodB.wayC.approachD.sense9.A.beingstuckB.wasstuckC.hadbeenstuckD.isstuck10.A.signB.symbolC.signalD.sight11.A.picturesB.worksofartC.rarebooksD.goods12.A.auctioneerB.b
7、usinessmanC.salesmanD.merchant13.A.HardlyB.EasilyC.PracticallyD.Greatly14.A.BetweenB.AmongC.AboutD.Around15.A.elseB.onlyC.merelyD.also16.A.soldB.advertisedC.orderedD.reserved17.A.particularsB.particularlyC.specialsD.specially18.A.willbe
