众名人参加环保拍卖 响应世界地球日

 　　Artists, conservationists, business leaders and film and music stars from around the globe are marking the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with a Green Auction¹ to benefit the environment。

　　Organizers of the live auction on Thursday at Christie's, and a companion silent online sale and related events, known as "A Bid to Save the Earth," expect to raise millions for four nonprofit environmental groups。

　　Artists Jenny Holzer, Damien Hirst, and Alan Sonfist have donated major works for the sale. Jeff Koons will provide a studio visit to the highest bidder² and Annie Leibovitz has donated signed copies of her book。

　　Bidders³ can also vie for tennis lessons with John McEnroe, an afternoon in Central Park with Candice Bergen, dinner and the theater with actress Sigourney Weaver⁴ or a day on the set with Australian star Hugh Jackman。

　　Jewelry⁵, watches and luxury green travel packages round out the items up for grabs at Thursday's auction。

　　"It's an unprecedented⁶ collaboration," said Susan Cohn Rockefeller, who is co-chair of the auction with husband David Rockefeller Jr., a philanthropist and environmental activist⁸。

　　With participation⁹ from quarters as far-reaching as Deutsche Bank, NBC Universal and retailers¹⁰ Target and Barneys, officials said the event reflected increasing understanding that business concerns are closely tied to environmental issues, and that two need not be opposing forces。

　　"We're building bridges with different communities," said Peter Lehner, executive director of the international environmental advocacy group National Resources Defense¹¹ Counsel, which will benefit from the event。

　　He added that his group has been working closely with such nontraditional environmental allies as manufacturers and labor⁷ unions。

　　Text happy tweeters are encouraged to text GOGREEN to phone number 20222 for a $10 donation, while both Twitter (Bid2SaveEarth) and Facebook (ABidToSaveTheEarth)are linked to the auction。

　　在世界地球日40周年来临之际，来自世界各地的艺术家、环保主义者、商业领袖和演艺界明星正积极参与一项旨在造福环境的“绿色环保拍卖活动”。

　　这一名为“拯救地球”的公益拍卖活动包括于本周四在佳士得拍卖行举行的现场拍卖，和一个同时在网上悄悄进行的拍卖及其它相关活动。据活动组织者预计，此次拍卖能为四家非盈利性环保组织募资数百万美元。

　　(美国艺术家)珍妮?霍尔泽、达米恩? 赫斯特和艾伦?森菲斯特为此次拍卖捐出了名作；(艺术家)杰夫?昆斯将邀请中标者去他的工作室参观；(摄影师)安妮?莱柏维兹则捐出了自己的签名书。

　　此外，竞拍内容还包括约翰?麦肯罗的网球课、与(美国影星)坎迪斯?伯根在中央公园共度一个下午、与女星西格妮?韦弗共进晚餐并一起看电影，以及亲临澳大利亚影星休?杰克曼的拍片现场一天，。

　　珠宝、名表和豪华环保旅游套票等也在周四的拍卖之列。

　　主持此次拍卖的苏珊?科恩?洛克菲勒说：“这是一次史无前例的协作。”她与丈夫、慈善家及环保主义者大卫?洛克菲勒共同主持此次拍卖。

　　此次拍卖吸引了德意志银行、NBC环球以及零售商塔吉特和巴尼斯百货公司等影响力很大的机构和团体的参与。有关官员称，这次活动反映出人们越来越认识到经济利益与环境问题密不可分，而非互相对立。

　　此次拍卖的受益机构、国际环保倡导组织自然资源保护委员会执行主席彼得?莱纳说：“我们正在不同的社会团体间搭建桥梁。”

　　据他介绍，他所在的组织正与制造商和工会等非传统的环境联盟紧密合作。

　　“推特”用户可发送短信GOGREEN至20222捐赠10美元，“推特”(Bid2SaveEarth)和Facebook(ABidToSaveTheEarth)上也有此次拍卖的专题页面。

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 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

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。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。

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 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

5 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

6 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

7 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

8 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

9 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

10 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

11 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。