《宋氏快译》英汉对照（49）：天价酒陈一瓶$54,000

《宋氏快译》英汉对照（49）：天价酒陈一瓶$54,000

81-year-old Scotch sells for $54,000
Dec 9 01:57 PM US/Eastern

81 年陈酿苏格兰威士忌一瓶售价54，000美元


NEW YORK (AP) - A bottle of 81-year-old Scotch sold for $54,000 at this New York's first liquor auction since Prohibition.

纽约（美联社） - 一瓶有8 1年历史的苏格兰威士忌在纽约自禁酒期以来的首次酒品拍卖会上，以54，000美元的价格卖出。


An anonymous collector bought the pricey potable at Christie's sale of wines and spirits on Saturday.

一位匿名收藏家在周六的克里斯蒂葡萄酒和烈酒拍卖会上 买下了这瓶天价饮用酒。


The 100-lot auction sold a total of $304,800 worth of rare wine and liquor. The top lot was a collection of 729 bottles of whisky, which went for $102,000.

这次百批拍卖会，共售出价值304，800美元的珍稀葡萄酒和白酒。首批拍品是729瓶威士忌，总共拍得102，000美元。

注释：The 100-lot auction，百批拍卖会，是指拍卖会共有100批酒。


The $54,000 bottle was distilled at Macallan in Scotland in 1926, bottled in 1986 and rebottled in 2002.

这瓶拍价54，000美元的酒于1926年在苏格兰的玛卡兰以蒸馏法制成，1986年装瓶，2000年重新装瓶。


Prohibition lasted from 1920 to 1933, but New York State did not allow auctions of spirits until this year.

禁酒期从1920年至1933年，但纽约州直到今年才准许拍卖烈酒。


The auction prices include Christie's 20 percent commission.

拍卖价格包括克里斯蒂的20 ％佣金。