每日新闻(49)【第一代苹果iPhone在美国拍出19万美元高价】

The First-generation Apple iPhone sells at auction in the US for $190,000

A 2007 Apple iPhone has been sol

d

at auction for $190,372.80 (£145,416) – 300 times its original sale price.

The 4GB model

, originally bought for $599,

was still

in its factory

wrapping

and was in

exceptional condition,

the auction listing said

.

The auctioneer

LCG Auctions

described the device as

a "popular

high-end

collectible

" and "exceedingly rare".

The auction attracted 28 bids

in total after an initial bid of $10,000.

LCG Auctions sold another first-generation iPhone

for $63,356 in February.Another firm,

Wright Auctions, sold a first-generation iPhone

for $40,320 in March.

LCG described the phone as a

"

holy grail

" among iPhone collectors due to its extreme

scarcity

.

It is uncommon

to find a first-generation iPhone with no damage to its display or broken buttons. 生词/组：

wrapping 包装材料;包装纸

high-end 高端的;高档的;价高质优的

collectible 值得收藏的;辅币;艺术品

holy grail 圣杯;圣盘;必杀技

scarcity 稀缺;缺乏;不足;稀少

译文：

第一代苹果iPhone在美国拍卖，售价19万美元

一部2007年的苹果iPhone在拍卖会上以190372.80美元（145416英镑）的价格售出，是原售价的300倍。拍卖清单显示，4GB型号最初以599美元的价格购买，目前仍是原厂包装，状态很好。拍卖商LCG Auctions将该设备描述为“受欢迎的高端收藏品”和“极其罕见”。这次拍卖共吸引了28名竞拍者，最初出价为1万美元。今年2月，LCG拍卖行以63356美元的价格售出了另一部第一代iPhone。另一家公司Wright Auctions在3月份以40320美元的价格售出了第一代iPhone。LCG将这款手机描述为iPhone收藏家的“圣杯”，因为它极其稀缺。第一代iPhone的显示屏没有损坏或按钮断裂的情况并不常见。 来自卫报（The Guardian）