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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Honus Wagner baseball card nets $2.35M 何努斯．華格納棒球卡賣了235萬美元
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The "Mona Lisa" of baseball memorabilia, an almost mint condition 1909 Honus Wagner tobacco card, arrived in Los Angeles in the company of an armed guard but without its new owner, a mysterious Southern California collector who shelled out most of a record $2.35 million for it.
棒球收藏品中的「蒙娜莉莎」—一張幾乎完好如初的1909年版何努斯．華格納香菸棒球卡—在一名武裝警衛戒護下運抵洛杉磯，不過買主並未現身。這位神秘的南加州收藏家為這張卡片付了235萬美元天價的大部份款項。
The tiny scrap of colored cardboard, barely 2 1/2 inches tall and not quite 2 inches wide, made an auspicious arrival at a Dodger Stadium news conference, carried to the podium in a formidable-looking black valise by a grim-faced, equally formidable-looking armed guard.
這張高2又1/2英寸、寬不到2英寸的小小硬紙卡片以最隆重的方式進入道奇棒球場的記者會場：放在一位面露兇光、看來挺嚇人的武裝警衛所拿的可怕的黑色公事包，將（卡片）送到講台。
As SCP Auctions officials removed and opened a small red case to reveal the card’s cover — one featuring a youthful and handsome Wagner in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform— camera flashes popped and heads craned for a better look.
當SCP拍賣公司人員打開小小的紅色盒子、顯露出卡片時—卡片裡年輕俊俏的華格納穿著匹茲堡海盜隊的制服—鎂光燈閃個不停，很多人都探長了頭想瞧個仔細。
Even the guard, Lt. Michael Florio of the Los Angeles Police Department, cracked a smile. As a baseball fan, he said afterward, he rated the opportunity to hold the card right up there with his other great sports memory, having seen Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax pitch.
即使是警衛—洛杉磯警局員警佛羅里歐都不禁莞爾。他事後說，身為棒球迷，有機會在記者會上拿著這張棒球卡，和親眼看洛杉磯道奇隊名人堂球員山迪．柯法斯投球一樣，都是他有關運動的重要回憶。
新聞辭典
memorabilia：單數為memorabilium，名詞，指紀念品、重要物品。The new-opened museum exhibits memorabilia in his long career.（新落成的博物館展出他長久生涯的重要物品。）
mint：名詞，薄荷、（大筆）錢；形容詞，鑄幣廠的、完整無缺的。in mint condition（完整無缺的狀態）。
auspicious：形容詞，吉利的、興盛的。auspicious day/year（吉日／豐年）。
formidable：形容詞，令人畏懼、難對付的。a formidable enemy/army（令人畏懼的敵人／軍隊）。
