薄荷色Labubu拍出108万天价

近日，永乐2025春季拍卖会上，一款初代Labubu，以108万的天价拍卖成交。参考阅读：泡泡玛特LABUBU怎么这么火？

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🤔️小作业：

1. Why does the author mention the blind box resale price?

A. To explain Pop Mart's initial pricing strategy

B. To highlight market manipulation by resellers

C. To illustrate the intensity of demand and resale inflation

D. To criticize the regulatory inaction

无注释原文：

Rare Labubu sells for more than $150,000 at auction

From: CNN

A rare, first-generation Labubu figure has sold for $150,000 in Beijing at an auction held exclusively for the toys that have taken the world by storm.

The 131-centimeter (51-inch) mint green figurine with a gremlin-like appearance, sharp teeth and puckish grin went for 1.08 million yuan ($150,325) at the Yongle International Auction house that normally specializes in selling jewelry and modern art.

“Congratulations to the online buyer on collecting the world's only such one,” said the auctioneer at an exhibition center in downtown Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.

Labubus are currently the trendiest plush toys on the planet, created by Hong Kong-born illustrator Kasing Lung and retailed by the Chinese toy giant Pop Mart.

In recent months, the bunny-bodied, elf-faced creatures — equal parts grotesque and adorable — have soared in popularity, sparking buying frenzies around the world, and in some cases, brawls among fans outside shops selling them.

Even in China, where Pop Mart is based and most of its toys are made, people are struggling to get their hands on Labubus.

A total of 48 Labubus were auctioned at the special event, billed as the “World's First” auction of first generation collectible Labubus.

A brown, 160-centimeter (63-inch) Labubu figure, sold for $114,086, the second highest hammer price at the event. The company said only 15 such figures exist around the world.

Other figures went for more than $1,000 each.

“As a trendy toy in China, Labubu is now becoming a global artwork as it has truly sparked a craze around the world,” Zhao Xu, the founder of Yongle Auction, told state-owned outlet The Beijing News.

Zhao said the company plans to hold monthly livestream auctions for Labubu and other trendy artworks.

A pair of Minions-like Labubus sold at auction for 10,000 yuan ($1,391).

Buyers at the auction also had to pay an additional 15% brokerage fee on top of the hammer prices.

And it's not rare to see a price inflation of Labubus due to the crazy demand in China. For instance, a blind box from the latest Labubu 3.0 series, originally priced at around $81, has been selling for up to $278 on the second-hand market, state-owned outlet Cover News reported.

Labubu's viral popularity has been a booster for Pop Mart. Annual results show that the Chinese company's global gross profit surged by over 125% last year, while its revenue in China reached more than $1.09 billion, 34% higher than 2023.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Rare Labubu sells for more than $150,000 at auction

From: CNN

A rare, first-generation Labubu figure has sold for $150,000 in Beijing at an auction held exclusively for the toys that have taken the world by storm.

在北京举行的一场专门针对风靡全球玩偶的拍卖会上，一款稀有的第一代Labubu玩偶以15万美元的高价拍出。

auction /ˈɔːk.ʃən/ 1) 作名词，表示“拍卖”，英文解释为“An auction is a public sale where items are sold to the person who offers the highest price.”举个🌰：The painting is expected to fetch up to $123,000 at auction. 这幅画预计在拍卖会上能卖到12.3万美元。

2) 作动词，表示“拍卖”，英文解释为“If something is auctioned, it is sold in an auction.” 举个🌰：Two drawings by French artist Cocteau will be auctioned next week. 法国艺术家科克托的两幅画作将在下周拍卖。

take sb./sth. by storm 表示“在（某处）大获成功；完全征服（一群人）”，英文解释为“to be suddenly extremely successful in a place or with a group of people”举个🌰：Her performance has taken the critics by storm. 她的表演完全征服了评论界。

The 131-centimeter (51-inch) mint green figurine with a gremlin-like appearance, sharp teeth and puckish grin went for 1.08 million yuan ($150,325) at the Yongle International Auction house that normally specializes in selling jewelry and modern art.

这款高131厘米、长着尖牙和顽皮笑容、如同小精灵般的薄荷绿Labubu玩偶，在专营珠宝和现代艺术品的永乐国际拍卖行以108万元人民币（约合15万美元）拍出。

美式 centimeter 英式 centimetre /ˈsen.tɪˌmiː.tər/ 表示“厘米，公分”，英文解释为“a unit of length equal to 0.01 of a metre”

作动词，有“铸造（硬币）”的意思，英文解释为“to produce a coin for the government”；也有“创造（尤指新词语）”的意思，英文解释为“to produce something new, especially to invent a new phrase or word”如：a freshly minted slogan/phrase 新想出的口号/新造的词语。

作名词，表示“薄荷”，英文解释为“a herb whose leaves have a strong, fresh smell and taste and are used for giving flavour to food”如：a sprig of mint 薄荷嫩枝。

figurine /ˌfɪɡ.əˈriːn/ 表示“（陶瓷）小雕像，小塑像”，英文解释为“a small model of a human, usually made of clay or porcelain”

gremlin /ˈɡrem.lɪn/ 表示“（尤指想象中钻到机器里面使其出现故障的）小妖精”，英文解释为“an imaginary little creature that gets inside things, especially machines, and makes them stop working”举个🌰：We must have a gremlin in the engine - it isn't working right. 发动机里一定是钻进去了个小妖精——现在运转不正常了。

puckish /ˈpʌk.ɪʃ/ 表示“顽皮的，淘气的”，英文解释为“liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them”如：a puckish sense of humour 顽皮的幽默感，a puckish grin 淘气的咧嘴一笑。

1）表示“咧嘴笑”，英文解释为“When you grin, you smile broadly.”举个🌰：He grins, delighted at the memory. 想起往事，他咧嘴笑了。

2）也可以作名词，A grin is a broad smile.

3）补充：grin and bear it 意思是：默默地忍受，苦笑着忍受（If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining because you know there is nothing you can do to make things better.）举个🌰：They cannot stand the sight of each other, but they will just have to grin and bear it. 他们看都不想看对方一眼，但又不得不默默忍受。

“Congratulations to the online buyer on collecting the world's only such one,” said the auctioneer at an exhibition center in downtown Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.

“恭喜这位线上买家获得了全球仅此一件的藏品！”拍卖师于周二下午在北京市中心展览中心如是宣布。

auctioneer /ˌɔːk.ʃəˈnɪər/ 表示“拍卖人；拍卖商”，英文解释为“a person in charge of an auction who calls out the prices that people offer”

downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/ 可以作名词，也可以作形容词表示“在市中心，往市中心（尤指商业中心区）”，英文解释为“in or towards the centre of a city, especially its main business area”

Labubus are currently the trendiest plush toys on the planet, created by Hong Kong-born illustrator Kasing Lung and retailed by the Chinese toy giant Pop Mart.

Labubu是当今全球最受追捧的潮玩毛绒玩偶，由香港插画师龙家升创作，中国玩具巨头泡泡玛特负责零售发行。

plush toy /ˌplʌʃ ˈtɔɪ/ 表示“毛绒玩具，软毛玩具”，英文解释为“a toy, usually in the shape of an animal, made from plush or another type of thick, soft cloth, and filled with a soft material so that it is pleasant to hold”举个🌰：Sometimes the books are packaged with a plush toy that links to the story. 有时候，书跟一个与故事相关的毛绒玩具包装在一起。

illustrator /ˈɪl.ə.streɪ.tər/ 表示“（尤指书籍的）插图画家”，英文解释为“a person who draws pictures, especially for books”

In recent months, the bunny-bodied, elf-faced creatures — equal parts grotesque and adorable — have soared in popularity, sparking buying frenzies around the world, and in some cases, brawls among fans outside shops selling them.

最近几个月，这些拥有兔身精灵脸、兼具怪异与可爱的Labubu玩偶火爆全球，掀起抢购狂潮，甚至有些门店外还出现粉丝争抢的混乱场面。

表示“小兔子（儿童语言）”，英文解释为“A bunny or a bunny rabbit is a child's word for a rabbit.”

elf /elf/ 表示“（童话中长着尖耳朵的）小精灵，小妖精”，英文解释为“an imaginary being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories”

grotesque /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ 表示“怪诞的，荒谬的；奇形怪状的；丑陋的”，英文解释为“strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way”举个🌰：By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque. 她现在因为作了太多的整容手术，看上去让人觉得怪异可怖。

soar /sɔːr/ 1）表示“急剧增加”，英文解释为“If the amount, value, level, or volume of something soars, it quickly increases by a great deal.”举个🌰：Shares soared on the New York stock exchange. 纽约证券交易所股票暴涨。

2）表示“高飞，翱翔”，英文解释为“If something such as a bird soars into the air, it goes quickly up into the air.”举个🌰：If you're lucky, a splendid golden eagle may soar into view. 幸运的话，一只金色雄鹰会跃入视线。

3）作动词，表示“升空；升腾”，英文解释为“to rise quickly and smoothly up into the air”举个🌰：The rocket soared (up) into the air. 火箭升空。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇分析受疫情影响的旅游业的文章中提到：Soaring incomes in China explain part of the increase. 这一增长的部分原因是中国人收入猛增。

brawl /brɔːl/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“（尤指在公共场所）争吵，打斗，闹事”，英文解释为“to quarrel or fight in a noisy way, especially in a public place”举个🌰： Fans brawled outside the stadium. 球迷们在体育馆外面闹事。

Even in China, where Pop Mart is based and most of its toys are made, people are struggling to get their hands on Labubus.

即便在泡泡玛特总部所在地、其玩具主要生产国的中国，人们依然难以买到Labubu。

A total of 48 Labubus were auctioned at the special event, billed as the “World's First” auction of first generation collectible Labubus.

这场被誉为“全球首场”第一代Labubu藏品专拍的活动共计拍卖了48件Labubu玩偶。

bill /bɪl/ 熟词僻义，作动词，表示“把…宣传为；做广告；通过广告宣传”，英文解释为“If you bill a person or event as a particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities.”举个🌰：The young author was billed as "the new Beckett." 这位年轻作家被吹捧为“新贝克特”。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述奢侈品集团思索清空库存方法的文章中提到：Every frock sold by the likes of Gucci or Givenchy is billed as a must-have that season. 古驰或纪梵希之类的品牌把它们的每条裙子都标榜为当季必买。

作名词，表示“议案，法案”，英文解释为“a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on”举个🌰：The bill was amended (= changed). 议案被修订了。

A brown, 160-centimeter (63-inch) Labubu figure, sold for $114,086, the second highest hammer price at the event. The company said only 15 such figures exist around the world.

一款160厘米高、棕色的Labubu玩偶拍出了114,086美元的价格，是本次拍卖会的次高价。据公司透露，这种规格的玩偶全球仅存15件。

hammer /ˈhæm.ər/ 表示“锤子，榔头”，英文解释为“a tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things”

📍hammer price 落锤价，成交价

Other figures went for more than $1,000 each.

其余拍品每件也都拍出了超过1000美元的价格。

“As a trendy toy in China, Labubu is now becoming a global artwork as it has truly sparked a craze around the world,” Zhao Xu, the founder of Yongle Auction, told state-owned outlet The Beijing News.

“作为中国潮玩，Labubu如今正在成为全球艺术品，它确实在世界范围内引发了热潮，”永乐拍卖创始人赵旭在接受《新京报》采访时表示。

outlet /ˈaʊt.let/ 或者outlets一词经常出现，media outlet / news outlets 都可以表示媒体/新闻机构；outlet本身表示“商店，商行；销售公司；专卖店；直销店”，英文解释为“An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer or at a discount price, often direct from the manufacturer.”如：a fast-food outlet 快餐店，a retail outlet 零售店，举个🌰：At the factory outlet you'll find discounted items at up to 75% off regular prices. 在工厂的直销店里，你会找到比常规价低75%的打折商品。

📍而我们日常生活中常见的“奥特莱斯”商场就是outlets的音译，指的就是品牌直销购物中心。

此外，也可以指“（情绪或精力的）发泄方式，发泄途径，施展的机会”，英文解释为“a way in which emotion or energy can be expressed or made use of”举个🌰：Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents. 她的工作没有给她提供发泄精力及施展才华的机会。

📍美式英语里还可以表示“电源插座（同 power point）”

Zhao said the company plans to hold monthly livestream auctions for Labubu and other trendy artworks.

赵旭透露，公司将每月定期举行Labubu等潮流艺术品的直播拍卖活动。

livestream/live-stream 表示“互联网直播，线上直播，流直播”，英文解释为“to broadcast video and sound of an event over the internet as it happens, or to be broadcast in this way”

A pair of Minions-like Labubus sold at auction for 10,000 yuan ($1,391).

一对风格酷似“小黄人”造型的Labubu玩偶在拍卖中以1万元人民币（1391美元）拍出。

Buyers at the auction also had to pay an additional 15% brokerage fee on top of the hammer prices.

竞拍者还需在成交价之外额外支付15%的佣金。

brokerage /ˈbrəʊ.kər.ɪdʒ/ 1）表示“（外汇、股票等）经纪商”，英文解释为“an organization that buys and sells foreign money, shares in companies, etc. for other people”如：an online brokerage 网上经纪商。

2）表示“（外汇、股票等的）经纪业；佣金”，英文解释为“the activity of buying and selling foreign money, shares in companies, etc. for other people, or the money that is charged for doing this”举个🌰：The company's main activity is insurance brokerage. 这家公司的主要业务是从事保险经纪。

And it's not rare to see a price inflation of Labubus due to the crazy demand in China. For instance, a blind box from the latest Labubu 3.0 series, originally priced at around $81, has been selling for up to $278 on the second-hand market, state-owned outlet Cover News reported.

因中国市场需求激增，Labubu价格上涨早已不是什么稀奇事。据《封面新闻》报道，Labubu 3.0系列最新盲盒原价约81美元，但在二手市场上最高被炒到278美元。

inflation /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ 表示“通货膨胀”，英文解释为“a general, continuous increase in prices”如：high/low inflation 高/低通货膨胀。

📍这个词来自拉丁语“inflatio”，意味着“膨胀”。在经济学中，表示货币供应增加导致的商品和服务价格普遍上升。联想宫殿：在宫殿的一个房间，你看到一个图表显示价格上升，旁边是政府提高利率的决策，以控制“通货膨胀”。近义词：price rise（价格上升），同根词：inflate（膨胀），常用短语：combat inflation（抗击通货膨胀）

Labubu's viral popularity has been a booster for Pop Mart. Annual results show that the Chinese company's global gross profit surged by over 125% last year, while its revenue in China reached more than $1.09 billion, 34% higher than 2023.

Labubu的爆红为泡泡玛特带来了增长助力。公司年报披露，其全球毛利润同比增长超125%，中国市场收入突破10.9亿美元，较2023年大涨34%。

booster /ˈbuː.stər/ 1）表示“（航天器的）推进器”，英文解释为“an engine on a spacecraft that gives extra power for the first part of a flight”如：a rocket booster 火箭推进器。

2）表示“（增强药效的）辅助药剂”，英文解释为“a small amount of a substance that is given to increase the effect of the same substance given some time before, to continue to protect a person from illness”如：a polio booster 小儿麻痹症辅助药剂。

📍booster / booster shot / booster dose用来指加强针（疫苗）。

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