[by:可可英语～www.utensil-race.com]
[00:00.00]A new world record has been set for the sale of a postage stamp. 
一项新的世界纪录已经因邮票拍卖而产生。
[00:10.84]Not just any old stamp, but a one-of-a-kind. 
并不是任何古老邮票，而是一种邮票。
[00:14.48]The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta was sold at an auction in New York for $9.48 million. 
在1856年发行的英属圭亚那的1分洋红邮票在纽约的拍卖会上以948万美元卖出。
[00:24.10]The auction house, Sotheby's, said it was the fourth time the stamp has broken the record. 
苏士比拍卖行称，这是这张邮票第四次打破记录了。
[00:29.42]Sotheby's vice chairman David Redden said the record would never be broken again, 
苏士比的副主席大卫.雷登称，纪录将不会再次被打破。
[00:35.03]unless the same stamp came up for auction again. 
除非这枚邮票再次现身拍卖行。
[00:38.28]He told reporters: "That price will be hard to beat, and likely won't be exceeded 
他告诉记者，这个价格很难被打败，而且很可能不会被超越。
[00:44.80]unless the British Guiana itself comes up for sale again in the future."
除非英属圭亚那在将来自己去售卖这枚邮票。
[00:49.92]David Beech, a former curator of stamps at the British Library, 
大卫.比奇，负责保管英国图书馆的邮票，
[00:54.88]compared the sale to buying the artwork the 'Mona Lisa'. 
并将这次售卖与艺术品《蒙娜丽莎》的购买相媲美。
[00:58.73]The stamp was bought by an anonymous buyer. 
邮票的购买者是匿名的。
[01:02.68]It was previously owned by John E. du Pont, an heir to the du Pont chemical fortune. 
这枚邮票起初由约翰.E. du Pont拥有，他是杜邦公司化学制品的继承人。
[01:09.17]He is currently in prison for fatally shooting an Olympic champion wrestler. 
他目前在监狱，因射杀一名奥林匹克摔跤运动员而坐牢。
[01:14.37]It was first discovered in 1873 by a 12-year-old stamp collector. 
这枚邮票是被一位12岁的集邮者在1873年发现的。
[01:19.85]He sold it a few years later for six shillings - about $50 in today's money and a tidy sum back then. 
几年之后，他以6县令卖出，相当于今天的50美元，在那时是一笔巨款。
[01:27.94]It has since had a dozen owners, including the French government. 
这枚邮票的主人有许多，包括法国政府。
[01:32.76]Mr Redden marvelled at how sought after the stamp has become. 
雷登先生对于搜索邮票的方式感到很惊奇。
[01:37.88]He said: "This is the most valuable item in the world by weight. 
他说，以重量作为衡量标准的话，这是世界上最贵的一件物品。
[01:42.33]It's just a tiny piece of paper." 
它只是薄薄的一张纸。
[01:44.42]He added he was happy that the stamp had been bought by a collector who would cherish it, and not by an investor.
他还说，他很高兴，因为邮票是被一位懂得珍惜它的集邮爱好者购买的，而不是被投资者购买的。