媒體英語(yǔ)會(huì)帶大家一起學(xué)習(xí)BBC撰稿人在報(bào)道世界大事時(shí)常用到的單詞和短語(yǔ)。

Background: 一個(gè)帶著粉紅色鉆石項(xiàng)鏈的芭比娃娃在紐約的拍賣(mài)會(huì)上以高達(dá)30.25萬(wàn)美元的價(jià)格被拍賣(mài)，成為全世界價(jià)格最貴的芭比。拍賣(mài)的收入將用于慈善事業(yè)。

In the packed auction room the bidding was brisk for lot 358, a Barbie doll quite unlike any you have ever seen before. This version of the all-American blonde toy was dressed in a black strapless evening dress, with a pink diamond necklace matching her pink peeptoe stiletto heels.

It was the diamonds which drove Barbie's price up to US$302,500. Who bought her? An anonymous bidder. The price was at the lower end of the estimates that Christie's, the auction house, had put.

The jewellery designer Stefano Canturi, who created this Barbie and her necklace, says investors are taking refuge in rare gems right now because of uncertain economic times. The prices of diamonds and coloured jewels have gone up 20% over the past year, according to the auction house Christie's.

The proceeds from the sale of the bejewelled Barbie will go to Breast Cancer Research.