1) FOR centuries raising your hand was the way you bid at auction, whether you were buying sheep or Meissen shepherdesses.

• 原译：几个世纪以来，不管你是要竞拍一只绵羊还是一只印着牧羊女的梅森瓷器，拍卖方式都是竞拍者坐在屋内举牌叫价。