▍原文 Claude Monet's "Iris" was sold in Paris for €50 million, becoming the most expensive work of art sold at auction in France, Sotheby's said. After a 42‑minute bidding tussle between at least six would‑be buyers on telephones, the painting was bought by an Asian client. “I’ve never seen bidding that long,” said a modern art dealer. “It was insane,” he added, “but these things are mega‑rare.” ▍語言點 1. Iris /ˈaɪrɪs/ n.《鳶尾花》（畫作名） 2. work of art 藝術品 3. auction /ˈɔːkʃn/ n. 拍賣 4. Sotheby's /ˈsʌðəbiz/ n. 蘇富比拍賣行（全球知名老牌拍賣行，世界多地設有分部） 5. bidding tussle 競價拉鋸，競價角逐 bid v.（在拍賣中）出價、喊價 tussle n. 激烈爭奪、拉鋸戰 6. would-be /ˈwʊd bi/ adj. 潛在的，有意參與的 would-be buyers 潛在的競拍買家、有意出價的競買人 7. on telephones 電話遠程競拍 高端拍賣里，不少頂級藏家不會親臨現場，委托拍賣行代為電話出價，是行業常見操作。 8. client /ˈklaɪənt/ n. 客戶（此處指買家） 9. dealer /ˈdiːlər/ n....