55 Antiques and Auction
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hello hello hello today we look at
like this one and we go to this
place Christie's an in
London this used to belong to my
grandmother and I think it belonged to
her grandmother before that now it
belongs to me I it it's an
and it's quite valuable but
I don't like it and I don't know what to
do with it what do you think well if you
don't like it sell it yes I wouldn't
keep it unless I liked it hmm I don't
know
what would your sister have done if she
had it oh she would have kept
it that's the problem my family thinks
it's very beautiful they'll be very
if I sell it so should
keep it or sell it what would you do if
you something you didn't like
I would probably sell it I think I would
keep it if I a valuable
I would definitely keep it I
would sell it I think I would keep it
unless I was particularly
money for some reason if I a
family I would certainly keep it
if it has been in my family I would want
to keep it in my family what do you
think of this I think it's very
expensive expensive but it's a work of
art it's too expensive I won't buy it
unless you reduce the price reduce the
price never okay wait what would you
do if I reduce the price to nine
thousand pounds I'd say it's still too
expensive stop what if I reduce
it to eight thousand pounds No seven
thousand
now that's very nice how much is that
no the customer won't buy the
unless the artist reduces the price
unless if the artist doesn't reduce the
price the customer won't buy it
I still don't know what to do with my
work of art here's the advice that David
and gave me if you don't like it
sell it if you don't like it sell it I
wouldn't keep it unless I liked it I
wouldn't keep it unless I liked it then
asked me about my sister what
would she have done if she had inherited
it what would she have done if she had
inherited it she would have kept it
that's my problem my family all like it
they'll be very if I sell it
you must find out how much it's
worth
yes how do I do that take it to
Christie's
Kristy's is an in London
they paintings and
mark-paul is a director of
Christie's he's responsible for 19th
century paintings here's how mark
describes the work of Christie's
Christie's is an which was
founded in 1766 so we have a lot of
tradition in the company our main role
is to act as an agent for our
while as we call them you can
bring in any item here from
to pictures - silver furniture
that's I think 77 different types of
category you can bring in a lot of
people write to us out of the blue they
send a photograph of the object in in
question and they send it to us and we
give them an the
second method is we have many clouds
coming into our and they
bring their objects to our reception
again for an
highmarket stare at the front counter
I've got Victoria bridges she's got a
19th century painting he'd like to come
down okay great thank you very much fine
if you'd like to go and wait by room
number five mark will be down in a
second by and large I can judge a
painting within a few seconds I think
like all these things once the first
reaction one's is often the
correct reaction
well first impression wonderful it's by
the size of who's an
Italian artist and I think he was born
in the 1850s and he died in in
1942 he rarely on these or
views and here we have I
think a beautiful view of and I
have to say it is one of the nicest I've
seen for a long time what I like
particularly it's the little of red
there and the flowers and yellow there
it's and I think
it's commercial not only for Italians
but also Americans for anybody who's
been on holiday to it just sums
it up have you ever sort of
wondered what it might be worth no I
have no idea I was hoping you could tell
me well there had been a number on the
market and I would expect this could
make at least eight to twelve thousand
pounds really could could make more if
we can get the right Italians and
Americans in possibly it sort of up to
20,000 but it's wonderful picture and
it's so to see it how can you
tell that it's well they're
number of reasons first of all the style
is absolutely typical and the quality is
all there I mean this is quite a
difficult picture to copy because it's
so sort of but perhaps more
is this here if
you look through the
you can see that the very much
is part of the picture not sort of on
top of the and this is a good
indication if it hadn't been right
I'm afraid it's value would have been
considerably less you could sold it as a
piece but that brings the
value down to perhaps 1,000 pounds so
what's the next step well if you wanted
us to sell it for you we would include
it in our next important sale of 19th
century pictures and
much time and our terms would be 10%
commission plus various other charges
including photograph and insurance
charges we take a commission from this
so we take a basic Commission of 10%
unless you are a you will get a
if you're in the business you get a
commission reduction of up to 4% so the
basic Commission is 10% but if your
it will be a 6% what did Mark say
about the on the painting if
it hadn't been right its value would
have been be less the
takes a commission from the that
is to say some money from the person
selling how much do they take we take a
basic Commission of 10% unless you are a
if you're a you pay a
smaller Commission now let's see what
happens at an auction first of all how
fast is everything done
what is the pace of an auction the pace
is quite quick if it's too slow people
get it all sounds very exciting
and you should pace ourselves very
slowly but if you don't work quickly
people literally and I think
we do between 60 and 100 Lots an hour
which is a pretty and so we
tend to start the sales at about 11
o'clock in the morning and they should
be over by 980 thank you not 8
just to change another new and
considerable interest on this as well
2,000 pounds is offered two thousand two
hundred two thousand five hundred two
thousand eight hundred three thousand
winning three thousand two hundred three
thousand five hundred three thousand
eight hundred at 3,800 pounds four
thousand same buyer four thousand with
you sir against the for
two on the telephone or five for five
fifty out four five four four eight the
bidding does slow down because sometimes
we have banks of telephones where people
are ringing instead of
actually being present at the sale five
eight six thousand if you go to auction
there's the excitement of competition if
you have one person that's interested in
your object it will almost certainly go
for the because there's
only one bid but if there's two people
anything could happen and that's the
excitement
thank you very much to make one again
items at an auction have a
the that the wants
to receive and as we saw there can be a
lot of competition in the bidding
everything goes at a speed
because as Mark said if you don't work
quickly people let's finish
with two pieces of advice from mark
first what should you do if you think
you have a valuable at home if
you find a picture or any which
are not certain of Oh indeed you don't
know its value do you bring it in to us
I think a lot of people are
about coming into Christie's or indeed
coming into any so establishment they
don't want to appear but you
must come in because if you don't ask
you'll never know whether the picture on
the wall or is valuable
twenty-nine
and what should we buy at an auction you
should buy what you like and if you
enjoy it then you're lucky and if it
goes up in value you're even luckier
mark had some good advice for he
said you should take your to be
valued and the reason if you don't ask
you'll never know
okay okay I'll take it to Christie's
right away what will you do if they say
it's very valuable I'll sell it good
unless my family thinks it's a bad idea
I hope they think it's a good idea
goodbye
知识点
重点词汇
asleep [əˈsli:p] adj. 睡着的；麻木的；长眠的 adv. 熟睡地；进入睡眠状态 {zk gk cet4 ky :3043}
informal [ɪnˈfɔ:ml] adj. 非正式的；不拘礼节的；随便的；通俗的；日常使用的 {toefl :3120}
Sellers [ ] n. 塞勒斯（姓氏） { :3158}
vendors ['vendəz] n. 供应商，销售商（vendor的复数） { :3171}
vendor [ˈvendə(r)] n. 卖主；小贩；供应商；[贸易] 自动售货机 {gre :3171}
kevin [ˈkevin] n. 凯文（男子名） { :3255}
unexpected [ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd] adj. 意外的，想不到的 {cet4 cet6 ky :3366}
frightened [ˈfraɪtnd] v. 害怕；使吃惊；吓走（frighten的过去分词） adj. 害怕的；受惊的；受恐吓的 { :3398}
sculpture [ˈskʌlptʃə(r)] n. 雕塑；雕刻；刻蚀 vt. 雕塑；雕刻；刻蚀 vi. 从事雕刻 {gk cet6 ky toefl ielts :3427}
unhappy [ʌnˈhæpi] adj. 不快乐的；不幸福的；不适当的 {gk cet4 cet6 :3622}
signature [ˈsɪgnətʃə(r)] n. 署名；签名；信号 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :3773}
inherited [ɪn'herɪtɪd] v. 继承；经遗传而得（inherit的过去分词） adj. 遗传的；继承权的；通过继承得到的 { :3786}
dolls [dɔlz] n. 玩偶（doll的复数） v. 把…打扮得花技招展（doll的三单形式） n. (Dolls)人名；(西)多利斯 { :3823}
trader [ˈtreɪdə(r)] n. 交易者；商人；商船 n. (Trader)人名；(英)特雷德 {cet6 :3829}
bye [baɪ] n. 轮空；次要的东西 int. 再见 adj. 次要的 n. (Bye)人名；(挪)比埃；(中)拜(广东话·威妥玛)；(英)拜伊；(瑞典)比耶 {zk gk :4072}
specialized [ˈspeʃəlaɪzd] adj. 专业的；专门的 v. 专攻（specialize的过去分词）；使…专门化；详细说明 {toefl gre :4111}
gut [gʌt] n. 内脏；肠子；剧情；胆量；海峡；勇气；直觉；肠 vt. 取出内脏；摧毁（建筑物等）的内部 adj. 简单的；本质的，根本的；本能的，直觉的 n. （德、俄、意、葡、塞、捷、匈、瑞典）古特（人名）；（英）格特（人名） {ky :4297}
auction [ˈɔ:kʃn] n. 拍卖 vt. 拍卖；竞卖 {ky ielts gre :4370}
colorful ['kʌləfəl] adj. 华美的；有趣的；富有色彩的 { :4462}
bored [bɔ:d] v. 使厌烦（bore的过去式）；烦扰 adj. 无聊的；无趣的；烦人的 {gk :4569}
valuation [ˌvæljuˈeɪʃn] n. 评价，估价；计算 {ielts :4633}
importantly [ɪm'pɔːtntli] adv. 重要地；大量地；有名望地；自命不凡地 { :4703}
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] n. 古怪的人 adj. 奇异的；空想的；异想天开的；古怪的；极好的，极出色的；不可思议的；不切实际的 {zk gk cet6 ky toefl ielts :4747}
foolish [ˈfu:lɪʃ] adj. 愚蠢的；傻的 {gk cet4 ky toefl :4977}
beautifully [ˈbju:tɪfli] adv. 漂亮地；美好地 { :4992}
authentic [ɔ:ˈθentɪk] adj. 真正的，真实的；可信的 {gk cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5000}
architectural [ˌɑ:kɪˈtektʃərəl] adj. 建筑学的；建筑上的；符合建筑法的 {toefl :5089}
goodbye [ˌgʊdˈbaɪ] int. 再见 放弃 告别 {zk :5578}
lunchtime [ˈlʌntʃtaɪm] n. 午餐时间 { :5591}
Venice ['venis] n. 威尼斯（意大利港市） { :5716}
antiques [ænˈti:ks] n. [古] 古玩，[古] 古董（antique复数） { :5748}
antique [ænˈti:k] n. 古董，古玩；古风，古希腊和古罗马艺术风格 adj. 古老的，年代久远的；过时的，古董的；古风的，古式的 vi. 觅购古玩 {gk cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5748}
brandy [ˈbrændi] n. 白兰地酒 n. (Brandy)人名；(法)布朗迪 {cet4 cet6 ky :5799}
decorative [ˈdekərətɪv] adj. 装饰性的；装潢用的 {cet6 toefl :6117}
attic [ˈætɪk] n. 阁楼；顶楼；鼓室上的隐窝 {gre :7194}
intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət] adj. 复杂的；错综的，缠结的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :7255}
antiquity [ænˈtɪkwəti] n. 高龄；古物；古代的遗物 {toefl gre :8064}
难点词汇
wonderfully [ˈwʌndəfəli] adv. 精彩地；惊人地；极好地 { :8680}
magnifying ['mægnɪfaɪɪŋ] adj. 放大的 v. 放大（magnify的ing形式）；增加；升高 { :9568}
blob [blɒb] n. 一滴；一抹；难以名状的一团 vt. 弄脏；把…做错 vi. 得零分；弄错 { :11666}
Naples ['neiplz] n. 那不勒斯（意大利西南部港市） { :12202}
varnish [ˈvɑ:nɪʃ] n. 亮光漆，清漆；虚饰；光泽面 vt. 装饰，粉饰；在…上涂清漆；使…有光泽 {toefl gre :12321}
natalie [ˈnætəli] n. 纳塔利（女子名） { :22609}
Reuben [ ] n. 鲁宾（男子名）；流便（圣经人物） { :26956}
生僻词
gallerina [ ] [网络] 加勒里纳
santoro [ ] [人名] 桑托罗
temor [ ] [网络] 温柔
词组
auction house [ˈɔ:kʃən haus] n. 拍卖行 [网络] 拍卖场；拍卖所；拍卖公司
be honest [bi: ˈɔnist] [网络] 诚实；要诚实；老实说
bid for [ ] na. 投标求包(工程)；出价竞买(某物)；争取得到(拥护等) [网络] 申办；许诺获支持；为……而竞标或争夺
commission bid [ ] [网络] 委托竞投
desperate for [ ] [网络] 急需；迫切需要的；极想得到
fall asleep [fɔ:l əˈsli:p] na. 入睡 [网络] 睡着；睡着了；睡觉
fast pace [ ] (美国国防部战备密码，五个级别中的)四级战备
from abroad [ ] na. 从国外；舶来的 [网络] 从海外；来自国外；向前看
gut reaction [ɡʌt riˈækʃən] n. 本能反应 [网络] 直觉反应；本能的反应；直接的反应
in the Attic [ ] [网络] 在阁楼上；在阁楼里
magnify glass [ ] n. 放大镜
minimum price [ ] n. 底价 [网络] 最低价；最低价格；最低限价
of antiquity [ ] na. 太古的
reception area [riˈsepʃən ˈɛəriə] un. 接待处；安置区；接收区 [网络] 接待区；舒适的接待区；接待区接待区
reserve price [riˈzə:v prais] n. 最低拍卖价 [网络] 保留价格；底价；最低价格
the minimum [ ] [网络] 最少的时间；温和敏感肌肤专用系列
the reserve [ ] [网络] 储备基金管理公司；储备公司；珍藏
to be honest [tu: bi: ˈɔnist] [网络] 老实说；说实话；说实在的
单词释义末尾数字为词频顺序
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