雅思词汇之钱钟书书信“拍卖”

　　The widow of the well-known Chinese author Qian Zhongshu registered a "temporary victory" on Monday in her fight to prevent Qian's private letters from being sold at auction.

　　着名作家钱钟书遗孀反对拍卖钱钟书私人书信一事于本周一取得“阶段性胜利”。

　　“把某物拿去拍卖”可以用put something under the hammer表示，也可以说sell something at auction或者更简单的auction something。比如：Sungari International Auction in Beijing intends to put letters written by Qian under the hammer on June 21 as part of its spring collection. (中贸圣佳国际拍卖有限公司打算在6月21日的春季拍卖会上拍卖钱钟书的书信。)

　　杨绛在之前的声明中表示，拍卖公司公开拍卖钱钟书私人书信的行为侵害了其发表权(right of publication)、隐私权(right of privacy)、及着作权(copyright)，将导致其受到难以弥补的损害。在接到杨绛的声明后，北京保利国际拍卖有限公司决定对钱钟书和她的三封私人书信撤拍(scrap/cancel the auction)。