尽管人造草坪又便宜又耐用，但是原版的阿斯·特罗草皮和它的二代仿造品都因为无法具有天然草皮的弹性和良好的柔韧型，因此销量惨淡。

Although they may have been cheaper and more durable, both the original AstroTurf and its second-generation imitations failed dismally to reproduce the bounce and forgiving nature of grass.

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经历了2008年下半年的惨淡日子，几近崩溃的艺术品市场让索斯比和克里斯蒂两大拍卖行的收入锐减，而现在它们又逐渐回到了正轨。

THE two leading auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, have come a long way since the dark days of late 2008, when the sudden collapse of the art market caused their revenues to plummet.

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他们会用冷酷又好奇的眼神打量我，好像我是惨淡经营的餐馆，无人问津的住宅。

They would look at me in a cool and curious way, as if I were a restaurant with too few customers, a house that had been listed for too long.

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