Auctions (拍卖) are public sales of goods, made by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd assembled in the auction room to make offers, or bids, for the various items on sale. He encouraged buyers to bid higher figures, and finally named the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called "knocking down" the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often set on a raised platform. called a rostrum.
The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning " increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war, these sales were called " sub hash" , meaning " under the spear" , a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth century, goods were often sold "by the candle" ; a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
Practically all goods whose qualities varied are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, hides, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, spices, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art. The auction rooms at Christie's and Sotheby's in London and New York are world famous.
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by prospective 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 numerical order; he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. 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.
What does the word "bidder" (in para. 1) mean?
A.A person who sells something.
B.A person who buys something.
C.A person who offers a price.
D.A person who borrows something.
第2题
A.航空器货舱清舱是指在装载货物前,对货舱内可藏匿物品和人的部位进行清理检查
B.航空器客、货舱的清舱工作不仅要在国内航班上进行,还要在国际航班上进行
C.航空器客舱清舱是指在旅客登机前和下机后,对航空器客舱内可藏匿物品和人的部位进行清理检查
D.航空器客舱清舱只在旅客下机后进行
第3题
A.航空器货舱清舱是指在装载货物前对货舱内可藏匿物品和人的部位进行清理检查
B.航空器客舱清舱是指在旅客登机前和下机后对航空器内可藏匿物品和人的部位进行清理检查
C.航空器客、货舱的清舱工作不仅要在国内航班上进行还要在国际航班上进行。航空器客舱清舱只在旅客登机前进行
D.航空器客、货舱的清舱工作不仅要在国内航班上进行还要在国际航班上进行
第4题
A.航空器清舱仅对客舱进行清理检查
B.航空器客舱清舱只在旅客下机后进行
C.航空器清舱仅对货舱进行清理检查
D.航空器货舱清舱是指在装载货物前.对货舱内可藏匿物品和人的部位进行清理检查
第6题
A.航空器客舱清舱由机长一人实施
B.航空器客舱清舱由清洁人员实施
C.特殊情况下根据工安机关指示执勤Min警可以进行清舱
D.航空器货舱清舱由航空公司货运部门实施
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