那些珠宝公开拍卖以前我们私下看了预展。

We had a private view of the jewels before the public auction.

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我们在上周六的拍卖会上见到了以前的邻居。

We met our old neighbour at an auction last Saturday.

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由于交易竞争较少，收购方可能为尽职调查争取到比以前当拍卖规定了严格的时间表时更长的时间。

Given the dwindling competition for deals, acquirers may be able to negotiate longer time frames for due diligence than before, when auctions dictated strict timetables.

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