福克斯新闻 "星战"R2-D2机器人拍出300万美元天价

An R2-D2 droid used in several 'Star Wars' films sold at auction¹ for nearly $3 million.

It's considered the most expensive item offered in a movie memorabilia auction. No surprise since the piece is from one of the most popular and lucrative² movie franchises³ ever.

The auction house "Profiles in History" says the 43-inch tall unit was cobbled together from parts used in the original trilogy. No word on who bought it.

Other big-ticket 'Star Wars' items sold included a Luke Skywalker lightsaber, fetched $450,000 and Darth Vader's helmet from the original flick⁴ sold for $96,000.

Jacquelyn Karl, FOX News.

近期，曾在多部《星球大战》电影中露面的R2-D2机器人以近300万美元的价格拍卖成功。

该机器人被认为是电影收藏拍卖会上出现的最昂贵的拍卖品。

这也不足为奇，毕竟它来自有史以来最受欢迎也最赚钱的电影系列之一。

拍卖公司“历史档案”称，这个43英寸高的机器人是用《星战》三部曲使用的原装配件拼凑而成的。具体是谁拍走的这件机器人还没有消息。

当天拍卖的其他《星球大战》贵重收藏品包括卢克·天行者的光剑，成交价45万美元，以及电影中的达斯·维德头盔，成交价9.6万美元。

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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 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

3 franchises   

n.（尤指选举议员的）选举权( franchise的名词复数 )；参政权；获特许权的商业机构（或服务）；（公司授予的）特许经销权v.给…以特许权，出售特许权( franchise的第三人称单数 )

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。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises. 福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。 来自辞典例句

4 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。