Harry Potter’ chair sold for almost 400,000 dollars at auction

A chair that author JK Rowling sat on while writing the first two Harry Potter books has sold at a New York auction for nearly 400,000 dollars (283,000 pounds).

JK罗琳写哈利波特系列丛书前两本时坐过的椅子，如今在纽约一个拍卖会上以近40万美金（28.3万英镑）的价格出售。

The 1930s piece was one of four mismatched chairs that the British author picked up for free in Edinburgh, Scotland, before she rose to fame.

这把上世纪30年代的椅子，是这位英国作家出名前在苏格兰爱丁堡免费淘来的四把不成套的椅子其中之一。

Ms Rowling originally auctioned the chair to benefit her charity in 2002.

罗琳女士最初在2002年将椅子进行拍卖用来进行慈善事业。

She hand-painted the chair, which auctioneer James Gannon said made the piece so valuable.

她将椅子手工喷了漆，拍卖师詹姆斯加努恩说，正是这一点使得这把椅子如此珍贵。

It features the phrases: "O, you may not find me pretty but don’t judge on what you see" and "I wrote Harry Potter while sitting on this chair".

椅子上刻有如下字迹：“哦，你可能觉得我并不漂亮，但别以貌取人”还有“我可是坐在这把椅子上写出了哈利波特哟”

A letter from Ms Rowling was included with the sale.

这次一起拍卖的还有罗琳女士的一封信。

The letter reads: "I was given four mismatched dining room chairs in 1995 and this was the comfiest one, which is why it ended up stationed permanently in front of my typewriter, supporting me while I typed out Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. My nostalgic side is quite sad to see it go, but my back isn’t."

信上写道：“1995年我得到了四把不成套的餐椅，这把是坐起来最舒服的，因而一直放在我的打字机旁边，支持我打出了《哈利波特与魔法石》和《哈利波特与消失的密室》。一方面我很怀旧，看到它离开我很伤心，但我的后背并不伤心（椅子坐起来后背不舒服）。”

The chair’s new owner has chosen to remain anonymous.

这把椅子新的主人至今不愿意透露姓名。

The seller, Gerald Gray, from Salford in Greater Manchester, said the winning bid far exceeded his expectations.

来自大曼彻斯特区索尔福德的卖方杰拉德格雷说，最后成交价远远超出了他的预期。

"I plan to donate 10% to JK Rowling’s charity, Lumos, because that’s what she did in the first place," said Mr Gray.

“我准备捐给JK罗琳的慈善机构Lumos 10%，因为过去她都会首先这么做。”格雷先生说。

He bought the chair in 2009 after his daughter, a Harry Potter fan, saw it on eBay.

格雷德女儿是个哈利波特迷，当她在eBay上看到这把椅子后，他于2009年为女儿买了回来。

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来源:BBC爱语吧作者:veronica