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