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希尼爾翻譯公司（m.googlemapbuilder.com）2015年11月12日了解到：一香港大亨拍下一個(gè)12.03 克拉的藍(lán)色鉆石，創(chuàng)造了4840萬(wàn)美元（3170英鎊）的拍賣紀(jì)錄。A 12.03-carat blue diamond has been auctioned in Geneva for a record $48.4m (?31.7m) to a Hong Kong tycoon.

Joseph Lau confirmed he bought the ring-mounted, cushion-shaped stone for his seven-year-old daughter, renaming it "Blue Moon of Josephine" after her.

劉鑾雄說(shuō)道他拍下的這個(gè)墊子形狀的鉆戒是送給他七歲女兒的，并命名為“Josephine的藍(lán)色月亮”。

Auction house Sotheby’s said the sale had set "a new world auction record for any diamond of any colour".

拍賣方Sotheby說(shuō)道“這次拍賣創(chuàng)造了鉆戒拍賣紀(jì)錄”

It is not the first time Lau, a property billionaire, has bought precious stones for his daughter.

這已經(jīng)不是房地產(chǎn)大亨劉鑾雄第一次為女兒購(gòu)買珍貴鉆戒。

The businessman - who was convicted of bribery and money laundering in 2014 - is also confirmed as the buyer of a 16.08-carat pink diamond, which Christie’s sold for $28.5m on Tuesday.

這位商人，在2014年因受賄和洗錢被判刑，他還購(gòu)買過(guò)16.08克拉的粉色鉆戒，周二Christie以2850萬(wàn)美金的高價(jià)拍賣。

It has been renamed "Sweet Josephine", a spokeswoman for Mr Lau told BBC News.

這個(gè)鉆戒被命名為“可愛(ài)的Josephine”，劉鑾雄的經(jīng)紀(jì)人告訴BBC。

In 2009, he bought another blue diamond for his daughter - the 7.03-carat "Star of Josephine" - paying what was then a record $9.5m.

2009年，他購(gòu)買了7.03克拉的藍(lán)色鉆戒，命名為“Josephine 的星星”送給了愛(ài)女，當(dāng)時(shí)創(chuàng)造了950萬(wàn)美金記錄。

He was sentenced to five years in jail after his corruption convictions in a Macau court, but has avoided prison by not visiting the territory. There is no extradition treaty between Macau and Hong Kong.

他因腐敗犯罪被澳門法庭判刑5年，但卻因沒(méi)有訪問(wèn)該地區(qū)而避免了監(jiān)獄。在澳門和香港之間并沒(méi)有引渡條令。

’Beautiful stone’

“美麗的石頭“

Sotheby’s spokesman David Bennett described Wednesday’s blue diamond as "magical". "I’ve never seen a more beautiful stone," he said."The shape, the colour, the purity, it’s a magical stone and everybody, I think, who put it on their finger thought so."

Sotheby的代言人David Bennett描述周三的藍(lán)色鉆石是“奇跡“?！边@是我見過(guò)的最漂亮的鉆石“他說(shuō)道?！拔蚁朊總€(gè)人把它戴在手上都會(huì)覺(jué)得它是個(gè)神奇的鉆石，它的形狀、顏色、純凈度都很完美?！?span id="jxfbjvrd" class="style43">

Two bidders were locked in a telephone bidding war for eight minutes before the hammer went down on Wednesday’s sale, correspondents say, with the jewel not exceeding its pre-sale estimate of $35-$55m.

記者說(shuō)，在周三拍賣最終定音之前的八分鐘，兩位投標(biāo)者已經(jīng)電話預(yù)定了，這個(gè)鉆戒之前預(yù)售股價(jià)在3500萬(wàn)到5500萬(wàn)美元之間。

The diamond was found in South Africa in January last year and its striking blue colour is attributed to the presence of the element boron within its crystal structure.

這個(gè)鉆石是在去年1月份在南非發(fā)現(xiàn)，它閃閃發(fā)亮的藍(lán)色來(lái)源于其內(nèi)在晶體結(jié)構(gòu)中的硼元素。

It was named "Blue Moon" to reflect its rarity.

他被命名為“藍(lán)月亮”來(lái)表面其稀有。

Experts say the market for coloured diamonds has become increasingly strong in recent months, with both blue and pink diamonds attracting a lot of attention in jewel sales in Geneva.

專家說(shuō)彩色鉆戒市場(chǎng)在近幾個(gè)月變得越發(fā)火熱，藍(lán)色和紅色鉆戒在日內(nèi)瓦引來(lái)無(wú)數(shù)關(guān)注。

Coloured diamonds are among the rarest in the world, even ones that are not particularly vivid or clear.

彩色鉆戒在世界上是稀有物，即使那些不太顯眼和清晰的鉆石也很稀有。

The Graff Pink - a 24.78-carat pink diamond auctioned for $46.2 million in Geneva in 2010 - was the previous diamond world auction record holder.

24.78克拉的粉色鉆戒，2010年在日內(nèi)瓦拍賣到4620萬(wàn)美金，這是之前鉆戒拍賣的擁有者。

In 2013 a diamond known as the Pink Star was sold for what was then believed to be a record breaking $83m (?52m) - also at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva.

2013年，在日內(nèi)瓦Sotheby拍賣會(huì)上一顆命名為粉色星星的鉆戒以8300萬(wàn)美金（5200萬(wàn)英鎊）創(chuàng)造了世界紀(jì)錄。

However, the buyer later defaulted on the purchase, and Sotheby’s was forced to buy the diamond under its auction contract.

然而，這個(gè)買家最后沒(méi)有付款，Sotheby拍賣公司最后被迫按照拍賣協(xié)約買了這顆鉆戒。
來(lái)源:BBC

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