阅读理解A.Goodsforauction(拍卖)salesB.DefinitionofbiddingC.WaytosellmoregoodsbyauctionD.AuctionsalesinhistoryE.BriefintroductiontoauctionsF.Makingalargerprofitasanauct

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A.  Goods for auction (拍卖) sales
B.  Definition of bidding
C.  Way to sell more goods by auction
D.  Auction sales in history
E.  Brief introduction to auctions
F.  Making a larger profit as an auctioneer

1.____
     Auctions are public sales of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer.He asks the
crowd assembled in the auctionroom to make offers or "bids" for the various items on sale.He
encourages buyers to bid higher figures and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods.
This is called "knocking down" the goods for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small
hammer on a table at which he stands.
2. _____
     The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction and the English word comes from the Latin
auction meaning "increasing". The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war.In England
in the eighteenth centuries goods were often sold "by the candle": a short candle was lit by the auctioneer and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
3. _____
     Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction.Among these are coffee skins wool
tea furs silk and wines.Auction sales are also usual for land and property furniture pictures rare books old china and similar works of art.
4. _____
     An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where
and when they can be viewed by potential buyers.If the advertisement cannot give full details catalogues
are printed and each group of goods to be sold together called a "lot" is usually given a number.The
auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices
the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
5. _____
     The auctioneer's services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for.
The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible.He will not
waste time by starting the bidding too low.He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and
succeed in getting a high price by en couraging two business competitors to bid against each other.

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