A cracked vase, made during China’s Qing Dynasty (AD 1644-1912), was auctioned2 off for £87,000 (approx. $117,000) in the UK, according to the Daily Mail on May 13, 2018.

《每日邮报》5月13号报道，一个破损的花瓶，清朝年间（1644-1912）制成，在英国拍卖出8.7万英镑（约11.7万美元）。

The final auction1 price has come as a great surprise to the vase’s previous owner, who had intended to donate the piece to a charity store. 83-year-old Anne Beck inherited the ornately decorated but partially3 cracked vase from her grandfather. Neither she nor her grandfather had tried to repair it, which had been sitting in Beck’s garage for 11 years.

As Beck thought the vase had become too damaged, she planned to drop it off at a charity store. On her way there, she stopped at an auctioneer’s valuation event and was persuaded to put the item up for sale.

The vase was initially4 advertised on the website of Eastbourne Auctions5 with an estimated price of between £90 and £120. However, it was eventually sold to a Germany-based Chinese buyer for £87,000 with all fees included.

The vase dates back to the 18th century and was made for Emperor Qianlong. Experts said it could have fetched up to £500 million if it hadn’t been damaged.

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1 auction

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
They’ve put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
2 auctioned
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
It was sad to see all grandmother’s lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 partially
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
参考例句：
The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。
4 initially
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
5 auctions
n.拍卖，拍卖方式( auction的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的。 来自辞典例句
Our dealers didn’t want these cars, so we had to dump them at auctions. 我们的承销商都不要这些车子，因此我们只好贱价拍卖。 来自辞典例句

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