卫报：两个美国因拍卖而获得诺贝尔经济学奖

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英语语法-2020.10期

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原文：

US economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for work on commercial auctions, including for goods and services difficult to sell in traditional ways such as radio frequencies, the Nobel Committee said.

诺贝尔委员会说，美国经济学家保罗·米尔格罗姆（Paul Milgrom）和罗伯特·威尔逊（Robert Wilson）周一因商业拍卖方面的工作而获得了诺贝尔经济学奖，其中包括那些以无线电等传统方式难以销售的商品和服务。

结构分析：

US economists是主语，Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson是同位语，won是谓语，the Nobel Economics Prize是宾语，on Monday是时间状语，for work on commercial auctions是原因状语（on commercial auctions是后置定语）, including for goods and services difficult to sell in traditional ways such as radio frequencies是状语, the Nobel Committee是主语， said是谓语。

词汇：

1. auction/'ɔːkʃ(ə)n/  vt. n. 拍卖

例句：You are watching an auction of human beings.

要知道你正在目睹一场活人的拍卖。

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The duo was honoured “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats,” the jury said.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted that the discoveries by Milgrom, 72, and Wilson, 83, “have benefitted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world,” it said in a statement.【卫报】

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