乔布斯制造的Apple I拍卖 81.5万美元成交

 　　A prototype Apple 1, a holy-grail item in electronics memorabilia, has been sold for $815,000.

　　近日，一台Apple I电脑的原型——可称得上是电子产品大事记中的圣杯级产品，拍出了81.5万美元。

　　Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built just 200 of the computers in 1976.

　　1976年，苹果联合创始人史蒂夫.乔布斯和史蒂夫·沃兹尼亚克组装了200台苹果电脑。

　　The model auctioned² this week contains tell-tale signs that it is a prototype, probably made prior to its manufacturing run.

　　本周拍卖的这一台，有迹象显示是一台原型机，很可能是在大量生产前的试行版本。

　　One computer historian says it is "one of the first, if not the first ever" Apple computer.

　　一位电脑史学家表示，如果这不是第一台原型机的话，那它也一定是苹果第一批原型机之一。

　　乔布斯制造的Apple I拍卖 81.5万美元成交

　　This "celebration edition" Apple 1 was expected to make $1m, but auctioneer Charitybuzz told the BBC that the final bid was $815,000.

　　这台“庆典版”的苹果一代电脑预期拍卖价是100万美元，不过拍卖商Charitybuzz告诉BBC，最终成交价是81.5万美元。

　　That means it is not the highest-grossing Apple 1 computer - that distinction belongs to a rare working version that sold for $905,000 at a Bonhams auction¹ in New York in October 2014.

　　这意味着它并未刷新苹果一代电脑的拍卖纪录——2014年10月份，在纽约Bonhams拍卖会上，一台罕见的“操作版”苹果一代电脑被拍卖出了90.5万美元。

　　A spokeswoman for Charitybuzz said that "about 80 bidders³" had been watching the item. She denied reports that there had been a last-minute $1.2m bid, apparently⁴ made too late to be accepted.

　　Charitybuzz拍卖行的一位发言人表示，“大约有80人”参与竞拍。她否认有报道称在最后时刻有人出价120万美元，显然太晚而未能成交。

　　Ten percent of the proceeds will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, based in New York, Charitybuzz said.

　　据Charitybuzz表示，此次拍卖所得资金的10%会捐献给纽约的“白血病和淋巴瘤协会”。

　　No more than 70 Apple 1 computers are believed to still be in existence. The machine - initially⁵ named "Apple Computer 1" - first went on sale in July 1976, and was discontinued in October of the following year when the company turned its attention to building the Apple 2.

　　世上现存的苹果一代据称最多不过70台。这台机器--起初的名字为“苹果电脑1”--最早于1976年上市出售。不过在次年10月，苹果公司转移注意力去开发苹果电脑2时就停产了。

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 auctioned   

v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• 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》

3 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》

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。