Away from the auction rooms prices had got even more inflated.

在拍卖行之外，价格更是一路飙升。

With deep-pocketed Chinese crowding the auction rooms, sellers have less to fear from retreating private equity firms.

随着腰缠万贯的中国人涌进拍卖大厅，卖家已经减少了对私人股本公司日益退缩的恐惧。

On a hot afternoon during last summer, the large auction rooms seemed asleep, and the auctioneers were knocking down the various lots in a listless manner.

去年夏天一个炎热的下午，宽敞的拍卖行似乎睡着一般，拍卖人员无精打采地拍卖着各种各样的物品。

The International Fund for animal Welfare says the Internet is making it easier than ever before to buy and sell endangered animals on online auction sites and in chat rooms.

国际爱护动物基金会(International Fund for Animal Welfare简称IFAW)表示，互联网的出现使得在拍卖网站和聊天室买卖濒危动物比以前更加容易。