《宋氏快譯》英漢對照（49）：天價酒陳一瓶$54,000

《宋氏快譯》英漢對照（49）：天價酒陳一瓶$54,000

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

81 年陳釀蘇格蘭威士忌一瓶售價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.

紐約（美聯社） - 一瓶有8 1年曆史的蘇格蘭威士忌在紐約自禁酒期以來的首次酒品拍賣會上，以54，000美元的價格賣出。


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裏斯蒂葡萄酒和烈酒拍賣會上 買下了這瓶天價飲用酒。


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.

這次百批拍賣會，共售出價值304，800美元的珍稀葡萄酒和白酒。首批拍品是729瓶威士忌，總共拍得102，000美元。

注釋：The 100-lot auction，百批拍賣會，是指拍賣會共有100批酒。


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

這瓶拍價54，000美元的酒於1926年在蘇格蘭的瑪卡蘭以蒸餾法製成，1986年裝瓶，2000年重新裝瓶。


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

禁酒期從1920年至1933年，但紐約州直到今年才準許拍賣烈酒。


The auction prices include Christie's 20 percent commission.

拍賣價格包括克裏斯蒂的20 ％傭金。