锤哥漫画封面卖44,000英镑

 Thor comic cover which hung on girl's bedroom wall for 30 years sold for 44,000 pounds.

锤哥漫画封面卖44,000英镑

A comic book cover that hung on a schoolgirl’s bedroom wall for 30 years has sold at auction¹ for a staggering 44,000 pounds.

最近，一副曾在小女孩卧室挂了30年多年的漫画封面以44,000英镑的价格拍卖成功。

The original art work for Marvel² Comic superhero Thor had been valued at 5,000 pounds after the owner decided³ she wanted to sell it. However, the unnamed woman, now 42, was left stunned⁴ when it attracted worldwide interest from serious comic collectors. It went under the hammer for 36,000 pounds and was bought by an American bidder⁵ for 44,000 pounds, with fees added on.

漫画的原型是漫威超级英雄雷神索尔。起初就被估价5,000英镑。当年的小女孩，如今已经42岁。她从没想到，这幅画能引起全世界漫画死忠粉这么大的兴趣。最终，该漫画封面竞买价叫到36,000英镑，最后加上其他费用以总价44,000英镑成交。

The art work was for Thor comic issue 158 dated December 1968, which is said to be a significant edition as it was when Thor realised he was a superhero. The adventures of Thor have since inspired a movie franchise⁶ starring Chris Hemsworth.

这幅漫画于1968年12月发行，索尔在本专辑首次成为超级英雄。这在漫威史上有很重要的地位。随后，克里斯·海姆斯沃斯扮演的《雷神》电影大热。

The cover was the work of celebrated⁸ comic artist Jack⁹ Kirby , who helped to create Hulk, Captain America and X-Men.

漫画作者是著名漫画艺术家Jack Kirby，他还参与过绿巨人、美国队长和X战警等超级英雄的创作。

The owner was given the comic book cover as a gift by her late father when she was a child. He was a leading art director and is likely to have acquired the cover via a contact. He gave it to his daughter, who pinned it up in her bedroom in the mid⁷ 1970s.

该漫画是这位女士小时候，父亲送她的礼物。她父亲曾经是著名布景师，可能通过内部渠道获得此封面。随后，他把封面送给女儿。在她卧室一挂就是30多年。

Richard Bromell, of Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne, Dorset, said: “The cover is the original art work and I think the owner realised it could be valuable and so decided to sell it, rather than keep it hanging up on the wall. We estimated it would sell for between 5,000 pounds to 8,000 pounds, but we were very proactive in finding bidders¹⁰ and had nine of them on the telephones as well as those in the room. It ended up selling for 36,000 pounds to a collector from Ohio in America. The owner was obviously over the moon. We are also delighted with it.”

拍卖行工作人员Richard Bromell表示：“该封面是原作，我想收藏者正是意识到它的价值，才决定卖出，而不是让它静静的挂在墙上。我们起初给它估值5,000英镑到8,000英镑，没想到电话中和在场的竞价者给它的价值翻了9倍。这让我们着实激动。最后以36,000英镑的价格成交，买主来自美国俄亥俄州。原主人估计高兴坏了，我们也替她开心。”

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 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

5 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

参考例句：

• 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。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。

6 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

7 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

8 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

9 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

10 bidders   

n.出价者，投标人( bidder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Bidders should proceed only if they intend on using a PayPal account to complete payment. Bidders的唯一形式，应继续只当他们在使用贝宝帐户，以完成付款打算。 来自互联网
• The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他竞标人抱怨说该合同的竞标不公平。 来自《简明英汉词典》