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。

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5 to pay big sums at auctions for drilling rights.

在开采权拍卖中付巨资。

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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。

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The Fed has these auctions but it auctions them off at what price the public will pay, so the Fed doesn't determine the term structure.

联储局公开拍卖债券,但只有当公众愿意以特定价格支付时,这些债券才能成交,所以联储局不能决定期限结构

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To date, Nair and Davin have purchased scores of trunks at auctions and at flea markets.

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They have mostly bought homes at auctions and through real-estate agents, just like their mom-and-pop competitors.

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