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美国国家公共电台 NPR--Blaster used in the first 'Star Wars' film could break memorabilia auction record

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Blaster used in the first 'Star Wars' film could break memorabilia auction1 record

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The original blaster used in the first Star Wars film could break records when it goes up for auction next month. The futuristic weapon was wielded3 by Han Solo.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Rock Island Auctions4 in Illinois specializes in selling unique and historic firearms, things like two pistols belonging to Ulysses S. Grant, that gun that killed Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok's Smith & Wesson revolver, but never something like a BlasTech DL-44 heavy blaster.

ASMA KHALID, HOST:

Because it's an antique from a galaxy5 far, far away.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "STAR WARS")

PETER MAYHEW: (As Chewbacca) (Growls)

HARRISON FORD6: (As Han Solo) Look out, he's loose.

MARK HAMILL: (As Luke Skywalker) He'll tear us all apart.

FORD: (As Han Solo) I'll get him.

KHALID: It's also a movie prop7 - the fictional8 weapon wielded expertly by Han Solo in "Star Wars."

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "STAR WARS")

FORD: (As Han Solo) Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

FADEL: Joel Kolander with Rock Island Auctions says the blaster was made from a semi-automatic pistol and modified with surplus parts.

JOEL KOLANDER: It starts off as a Mauser C96 broom handle. It's a standard issue sidearm of Germany in World War I. Like, with most surplus, it's either junked or sold cheaply to the populace at large.

FADEL: Three DL-44s were made. Two were lost. The one left happened to end up at the London prop house that George Lucas hired for his low-budget sci-fi movie.

KOLANDER: George Lucas, of course, is known for this departure from, like, these lush, high-tech9, clean utopia science fiction settings. He wanted the gritty, the real, the, quote-unquote, "used future."

KHALID: The surviving blaster has a machine gun muzzle10 and a World War II-era scope, which Han Solo did not really use. Han shot first and at close range.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "STAR WARS")

FORD: (As Han Solo) Over my dead body.

PAUL BLAKE: (As Greedo) (Speaking Quechua).

FORD: (As Han Solo) Yes, I'll bet you have.

FADEL: "Episode IV: A New Hope" became a blockbuster hit. And for the later movies, Harrison Ford strapped11 models of the blaster made out of resin12 or metal to his thigh13 holster. Bidding on the blaster starts at 300 to $500,000, but with its combined value as an antique firearm and relic14 of Star Wars fandom, the fictional weapon is likely to fetch a much higher final bid.

(SOUNDBITE OF JOHN WILLIAMS' "STAR WARS MAIN THEME")


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1 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
2 transcript JgpzUp     
n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书
参考例句：
  • A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
  • They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
3 wielded d9bac000554dcceda2561eb3687290fc     
手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的过去式和过去分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）
参考例句：
  • The bad eggs wielded power, while the good people were oppressed. 坏人当道，好人受气
  • He was nominally the leader, but others actually wielded the power. 名义上他是领导者，但实际上是别人掌握实权。
4 auctions 1c44b3008dd1a89803d9b2f2bd58e57a     
n.拍卖，拍卖方式( auction的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的。 来自辞典例句
  • Our dealers didn't want these cars, so we had to dump them at auctions. 我们的承销商都不要这些车子，因此我们只好贱价拍卖。 来自辞典例句
5 galaxy OhoxB     
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句：
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
6 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
7 prop qR2xi     
vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山
参考例句：
  • A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
  • The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。
8 fictional ckEx0     
adj.小说的，虚构的
参考例句：
  • The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
  • The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。
9 high-tech high-tech     
adj.高科技的
参考例句：
  • The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
  • The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
10 muzzle i11yN     
n.鼻口部；口套；枪(炮)口；vt.使缄默
参考例句：
  • He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth.他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
  • The President wanted to muzzle the press.总统企图遏制新闻自由。
11 strapped ec484d13545e19c0939d46e2d1eb24bc     
adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带
参考例句：
  • Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 resin bCqyY     
n.树脂，松香，树脂制品；vt.涂树脂
参考例句：
  • This allyl type resin is a highly transparent, colourless material.这种烯丙基型的树脂是一种高度透明的、无色材料。
  • This is referred to as a thixotropic property of the resin.这种特性叫做树脂的触变性。
13 thigh RItzO     
n.大腿；股骨
参考例句：
  • He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
14 relic 4V2xd     
n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物
参考例句：
  • This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
  • He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

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