In 1854 my great-grandfather, Morris Marable, was sold on an auction block in Georgia for $500.

1854年，在乔治亚州的一个拍卖会上，我的曾祖父莫里斯·马拉贝尔以500美元的价格被卖出。

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The clavichord was on the auction block.

这架古钢琴被交付拍卖。

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Bridgeville, in northern California, was the first town ever put on the eBay auction block.

布里奇维勒（Bridgewille），位于加州北部，是第一座放在eBay拍卖板块用于拍卖的小镇。

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Men,women and children are no longer shackled, put on the auction block and sold like prize cattle to the highest bidder.

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If no investor steps up, the business will likely be on the auction block once again.

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Yet Smith's artwork, which is based on bookbinding, fetches impressive prices on the auction block.

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The formerly state-owned carrier, Varig, is badly run, bankrupt and on the auction block.

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