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惊人消息:有人在网上卖老婆和孩子

http://www.sina.com.cn 2009年01月15日 09:47   新浪教育

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  Writer Steve Young may be able to peddle his prose, but when it came to selling his family,

  the father of two couldn't cash in on the $5 million offer.

  作家史蒂夫·杨也许可以四处兜售他的文章,但出售自己的家庭却是另外一回事,身为两个孩子父亲的他不能指望通过500万美元的开价来大捞一笔。

  After reading about the online sale of a struggling town in Humboldt County, Young decided to put his wife and kids on the auction block. "If a town could be sold online, then how much could you get for a family?" Young said.

  杨读到了关于网上拍卖洪堡县一个处境困难的镇子的事情,于是决定把妻儿送进拍卖场。他说:“如果城镇都可以在网上拍卖的话,那一个家庭又能卖多少钱呢?”

  After consulting with wife Diana, and their two children, Kelly, 9, and Casey, 8, Young posted the ad on eBay and recerved more than 10,000 hits within minutes.

  在与妻子戴安娜和两个孩子——9岁的凯莉和8岁的凯西——商议后,杨在易趣上贴出了广告,几分钟里就有了上万的点击量。

  But when eBay operators heard about the auction, they yanked the ad, saying it is against company policy to sell human beings. "People have tried to sell themselves five or six times over the past four or five years," said eBay spokesman Kevin Pursglove. "There have been attempts to sell their nephew, uncle, wife, whoever is in the doghouse at the time. They've even tried to sell their soul."

  易趣的操作员得知此事后立即删除了这个广告,并说卖人有违公司政策。“在过去4到5年中出现过五六次人们尝试出售自己的情形,”易趣发言人凯文·帕斯格罗夫说,“曾经有人打算卖掉自己的侄子(外甥)、叔叔或是妻子,总之是当时不受他们待见的人。甚至还有人想出卖自己的灵魂。”

  Young said the auction winner would receive a lifetime of platonic companionshiop, including invitations to family outings and holiday gatherings as well as tips on writing, gardening and cooking.

  杨说,竞拍成功者可以得到终生的柏拉图式友谊,包括受邀参加家庭远足和假日聚会,并可得到写作、园艺和烹调方面的指导。

  The minimum bid was $5 million. The family was wiiling to relocate anywhere, and the elder

  Youngs would change their surname. "You have patrons of the arts, museums and charities. I

  wanted a patron for my family," he said.

  拍卖底价为500万美元。杨家愿意(按买主要求)搬到任何地方,年长的家庭成员还会更改姓氏。杨说:“有人赞助艺术、博物馆和慈善机构,我想为自己的家庭找个赞助人。”

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