世界上最大的两家拍卖行——苏富比和佳士得——不得不向那些将作品交给他们拍卖的客户支付近2亿美元的保证金。

Within weeks the world's two biggest auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.

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苏富比拍卖行的动机能很容易地看出。

Sotheby's motives are easy to understand.

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苏富比拍卖行一直都与赫斯特先生保持着亲密的关系。

Sotheby's has always kept very close to Mr Hirst.

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