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For Sale: One Life 出售:人生

tata 2008-9-28 17:43:48 阅读 3396 来自: 澳大利亚
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Ian Usher is trying to sell his whole life on eBay
Do you ever feel sick of your life?
Then why not sell it?
This is exactly what one man is attempting to do following the breakdown of his marriage.
Ian Usher, a 44-year-old British man living in Australia, is using the online auction site eBay to sell not only his belongings, but his entire life.
Up for grabs are his house and everything that's in it: his car, his jetski, his parachuting gear, even his pots and pans.
But what makes the auction unique is that the package also includes a two-week trial run at his job as an assistant in a rug store, and even an introduction to his friends in the local area.
The lovelorn Mr Usher said he no longer wanted to be reminded of the life he shared with his ex-wife, and hopes the sale will raise funds for a life-changing adventure.
He said that once the sale has gone through, he plans to "walk out of his front door with his wallet in one pocket and his passport in the other," and see where the next plane takes him.
Bidding opened on Sunday, and by Monday morning had already reached the staggering figure of 13m yuan (2 million Australian dollars).
Unfortunately for Mr Usher most of the high bids turned out to be fake, as he had not activated a registration system that would have only let genuine bids through.
After removing the bogus bids the value of his 'life' stood at 2m yuan, though he hopes the final figure will be over 3m yuan.
Whatever the final price he receives, he is by no means the first person to try to sell something unusual online. A fighter jet, a piece of Britney Spears' chewing gum, and even some toenail clippings have all been sold on eBay.
GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词)

feel sick of
厌倦

online auction site
拍卖网站

up for grabs
供选购的

parachuting gear
跳伞装备

rug
地毯

raise funds
集资

bidding
(拍卖时的)出价

turned out to be
(出乎意料)的

genuine
真是的

fighter jet
战斗机

breakdown
破裂

belongings
拥有物品

jetski
喷气滑水艇

trial run
试验

lovelorn
失恋的

gone through
通过

staggering figure
高额数字

registration system
登记系统

bogus
假冒的

toenail clippings
脚趾甲屑

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Anna 来自: 澳大利亚

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挺新鲜
回复 · 2008-9-28 17:49:38
qinyimiaovvn 来自: 澳大利亚

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林子大了
什么鸟都有...
回复 · 2008-9-28 18:26:22
花少 来自: 澳大利亚

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这个。。。。。。。。我也要卖
回复 · 2008-9-28 20:50:42
Nick 来自: 澳大利亚

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有点意思。。。
回复 · 2008-9-28 21:15:57
loveguitar 来自: 澳大利亚

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BBC WORLD SERVICE.
回复 · 2008-9-29 16:23:32