Million-dollar sweater: Bids pour in for Diana's sheep jumper

Princess Diana's sweater featuring a black sheep among rows of white ones has sold for $1.14 million (£920,000) at an auction by Sotheby's in New York. Bidding opened 31 August, and the top bid stayed under $200,000 (£161,000) until the auction's final minutes. Sotheby's had estimated the value of the "sheep jumper" at $50,000 to $80,000 (£40,300 to £64,500). It did not disclose the identity of the winning bidder. The simple piece of knitwear, which was unearthed in an attic in March, commanded a higher price than many other objects tied to the "People's Princess" that were sold at auctions in recent years.

tips

bid 中标

pour 倾泻

auction 拍卖

disclose 揭露（dis- 分开；引申离开，无，没有的意思；把关的打开）

knitwear 针织品（knit 编织）

attic 阁楼

tie 领带；和什么相关

command 在这里指的是某物（通常是价格）的高昂或得到了某种程度的控制或支配