收藏家知道他得到了一件稀世古董。

The collector knew that he had latched onto a rare antique.

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然而，日益兴盛的古董买卖，其问题不在于价格离谱，而是远比价格更为重要的事情，那就是古董的来源。这些稀世珍宝来自何方？

The problem with the burgeoning traffic in antiquities, however, is not so much the price but something far more significant: the provenance, i.e. where are these precious artifacts coming from?

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然而，日益兴盛的古董买卖，其问题不在于价格离谱，而是远比价格更为重要的事情，那就是古董的来源。 这些稀世珍宝来自何方？

The problem with the burgeoning traffic in antiquities, however, is not so much the price but something far more significant: the provenance, i. e. where are these precious artifacts coming from?

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