It's the age-old dilemma faced by all holidaymakers: should you book your airline ticket early before the price soars or wait until the last minute when you might be able to find a bargain?

对于出远门度假的人都会处于这样的两难境地，那就是应该在票价上涨之前订上票还是等到最后便宜的打折票。

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The first ticket went to a hat maker named Genin who paid $225 for it and got several days' worth of fame in the bargain .

第一张票被一名叫格林的帽子制造商以225美元的价格纳入囊中，他也因此出了几天名。

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Could be that someone else wants to go much more and that a mutually agreeable bargain can be struck: this is known as selling the ticket to someone for less than they think it is worth but more than you do.

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