澳大利亚青年网上“自我拍卖”

澳大利亚青年网上“自我拍卖”

Australian sells own life on Internet

[ 2007-01-31 09:14 ]

A 24-year-old Australian young man who sold his life, including baggage from a painful break-up, on eBay says he is still not quite sure why he did it.

Nicael Holt sold his name, phone number and all his possessions, including clothes, CDs, a surfboard, a laptop, a wonky pushbike, childhood photos, friends, and a "nice lamp" given to him by an ex-girlfriend, on the internet auction site. The successful applicant bid 7,500 dollars (5,790 US) last week to become Holt. The identity of the eBay auction winner is known only as ridderstrade. Holt, a philosophy student from the southern coastal city of Wollongong who has set up a website to explain his actions and ask for donations to charity, said he was unable to explain why he sold his life. In his sales pitch, Holt said the winner would be entitled to a four-week training course in how to be him -- including lessons on how to surf, climb, skateboard, fire twirl and do handstands -- as well as two months of on-call support afterward. He also promised to introduce the winner to all his friends and potential lovers, including eight people he had been flirting with. "Lifestyle is very social. It includes a lot of going out," he noted on his eBay advert. "Friends will treat you exactly as they have treated me. This includes friends who take me surfing, running, climbing and cook for me. All of these features will be transferred over to the winning applicant." His legal identity, passport, qualifications and future inheritance were not for sale.

双语资讯

(Reuters)

日前，一位24岁的澳大利亚年轻小伙在eBay拍卖网站上拍卖自己的生活，其中包括一段难以了结的情缘，但他至今无法解释自己为什么要这样做。 这个名叫尼卡尔·霍尔特的小伙将自己的名字、电话号码和所有财产都放在eBay上拍卖，其中包括衣服、CD唱片、一个冲浪板、一台笔记本电脑、一架摇摇晃晃的脚踏车、童年的照片、朋友和他前女友送给他的一个“不错的台灯”等。 上周，一位竞拍者以7500澳元    

 

 

Vocabulary:   

sales pitch  :销售广告  

on-call   :随叫随到的