CCTV9英语新闻：曼德拉孙女举办拍卖会纪念曼德拉

The Mandela Family usually gets involved in these initiatives, and this year his eldest 1 granddaughter, Ndileka Mandela, decided 2 to put some of her grandfather's memorabilia up for auction 3. 

 

From kitsch chess-pieces to salt ’n pepper shakers. A rare leather-etched portrait of Nelson Mandela. This charcoal 4 print, which fetched over R140-thousands rands. 

 

To artwork of the Rivonia Trial, which went for nearly a quarter of a million rands. There were no record-breaking sales at this Mandela Auction. But organisers say it was not about breaking records.

 

Instead it was about breaking new ground in the way people collect Mandela artwork and also to raise funds for a new Mandela Charity.

 

Much of the proceeds of the auction will go to the newly-founded Thembekile Mandela Foundation. The father of Ndekile Mandela and the son of Nelson Mandela, who died while he was in prison in 1969.

 

"These are not just handprints. It’s part of his DNA 5. And for me to part with them. But I know that Granddad will always be in my heart," Nidileka Mandela, Nelson Mandela's granddaugther said.

 

Both Ndileka Mandela and the auctioneers said they hoped that this auction would not just have attracted investors 6 out to make a quick buck 7. But instead encourage people to collect Mandela Memorabilia for the love of the man and what he had stood for.

 

"And I hope that when they buy the pieces, they don’t buy them as a sort of investment. But they buy them because they feel close to him. And it’s a piece of him," Nidileka Mandela said.

 

"A lot of people bought Mandela items tonight, not as an investment, but as collection items. Because they were collecting from the heart. Which is something I’ve been trying to advocate for a while now. Don’t buy it from the head. Buy it from the heart. I’m the auctioneer and I made money. But it’s very special for me this auction. Not because I made the money, but because he’s a very special man," Savo Tufegdzic, auctioneer said.

 

Ndilkela says the Mandela family are once again humbled 8 that the world will be remembering their patriarch on what would have been his 96th birthday. But they are still battling to come to terms with his loss.

 

"This is a man that for me personally I looked up to as a father. Not as a grandfather because I lost my father when I was four. And Granddad represented all that was a male to me. So it’s very, very hard because you know we might have ended our mourning period, but in our hearts we’re still mourning," Nidileka Mandela said.

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1
eldest

  
 


adj.最年长的，最年老的


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The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。












2
decided

  
 


adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的


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This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。












3
auction

  
 


n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖


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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。












4
charcoal

  
 


n.炭，木炭，生物炭


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We need to get some more charcoal for the barbecue.我们烧烤需要更多的碳。
Charcoal is used to filter water.木炭是用来过滤水的。












5
DNA

  
 


(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸


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DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。












6
investors

  
 


n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )


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a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会












7
buck

  
 


n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃


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The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。












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humbled

  
 


adj. 卑下的，谦逊的，粗陋的
vt. 使 ... 卑下，贬低


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The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。