1·Mr. Farrier bought cars at auctions and sold them on.
法里尔先生在拍卖会上买了一些汽车，然后再把他们转卖出去。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·But auctions require "if he thinks that she thinks that I think that he thinks" chains of reasoning that tend to have weak links.
不过，拍卖要求有“如果他认为她认为我认为他那么认为”的推理链条，而这种链条往往存在薄弱环节。
3·In theory, for instance, you should allocate shares through auctions. But if fishermen do not agree to a new system, it will not work.
比如就理论而言，捕鱼分额应该通过拍卖进行分配，但如果渔民不接受这个新的体系，就无法实施。
4·Bond auctions continue to be well covered.
债券拍卖继续得到充分认购。
5·Looking at some recent patent auctions and using some simple math can show why these patents were indeed the target of Google's acquisition.
看看最近的一些专利拍卖，再做一下简单计算，就知道为什么谷歌这次收购的实际目标是这些专利。