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ram/ 公羊/ (ɡōnɡyánɡ)  

A: The most expensive sheep in the world has just been sold! Guess how much money it was auctioned for? 

世界上最贵的羊成交了！你猜猜拍卖了多少钱？

(shìjièshànɡ zuìɡuìde yánɡchénɡjiāole! nǐcāicāi pāimàile duōshǎoqián?)

B: Hard to say, as auctions usually start with sky-high prices. 

这可说不好了, 因为拍卖本来就是天价起步的啊。

(zhèkěshuōbùhǎole, yīnwéi pāimài běnlái jiùshì tiānjià qǐbùdea.)

A: At a Scottish livestock auction, a sheep sold for 365,000 pounds to become the world's most expensive sheep.

在苏格兰的一次牲畜拍卖会上, 一只绵羊以36.5万英镑的价格售出,成为世界上最贵的绵羊。

(zàisūɡélánde yícì shēnɡchù pāimàihuìshànɡ, yìzhī miányánɡyǐ sānshíliùdiǎnwǔwàn yīnɡbànɡde jiàɡé shòuchū, chénɡwéi shìjièshànɡ zuìɡuìde miányánɡ.)

B: Why was the price so high? 

为什么价格如此之高？

(wéishénme jiàɡé rúcǐzhīɡāo?)

A: The sheep is a high quality breeding ram that belongs to a breed from the Netherlands. Its meat smells great and is delicious, and also sells really well in the UK. 

这只绵羊是用于繁殖的顶级公羊,属于来自荷兰的品种, 肉香味美, 在英国十分畅销。

(zhèzhīmiányánɡ shìyònɡyú fánzhíde dǐnɡjí ɡōnɡyánɡ, shǔyú láizì hélánde pǐnzhǒnɡ, ròuxiānɡwèiměi, zàiyīnɡɡuó shífēnchànɡxiāo.)

B: That breed is indeed very different. A sheep can also be a cash cow too. 

品种的确不同。羊也可以是摇钱树。

(pǐnzhǒnɡ díquè bùtónɡ. yánɡyěkěyǐshì yáoqiánshù.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT