收藏家拍賣迪士尼珍藏
Joel Magee has amassed a monumental collection of more than 6,000 Disney items over the past 30 years.
馬吉在過去30年間收集了超過6,000件迪士尼商品。
amass (v.)累積、收集amass wealth 累積財富amass knowledge 累積知識monumental (adj.) 巨大的、重大的
Between July 17 and 19, he will be auctioning off over 1,500 pieces through Van Eaton Galleries.
他將在7月17日至19日期間透過凡藝頓畫廊拍賣超過1,500件收藏。
auction off 拍賣掉
However, before he parts with his beloved collectibles, Magee is putting them on display for public enjoyment for the first time under one roof, creating the “second happiest place on Earth” in a 2,800-square-meter building in Burbank, California.
然而，在他與心愛的收藏品分道揚鑣之前，馬吉首次將它們集中展示在加州伯班克一處佔地2,800平方公尺的建築內，讓大眾首次有機會在同一地點欣賞這些珍品，創造出「地球上第二快樂的地方」。
part with （不情願地）捨棄、與……分別collectible (n.)收藏品put sth. on display 展示～
Magee, also known as “the toy scout,” has scoured the US for the better part of three decades collecting Disney artifacts.
馬吉被稱為「玩具偵察員」，在過去三十年間走遍全美搜羅迪士尼的收藏品。
scout (v.)尋找、搜索 (n.)偵查員、星探scour (v.)仔細地翻找、徹底地搜索for the better part of 大部分、大半
His collection contains every sort of memorabilia, “including costumes, rare posters, and life-size vehicles from rides like Dumbo and Peter Pan.”
他的收藏包含了各式各樣的紀念品，「包括服裝、稀有的海報，以及來自《小飛象》和《小飛俠》等遊樂設施的等比車輛」。
every sort of 各種不同種類的memorabilia (n.)紀念品
Additionally, he has even bought and restored animatronic characters from the Enchanted Tiki Room and Haunted Mansion.
此外，他甚至購買並修復了來自《提基神殿》和《幽靈公館》的機械動畫人偶。
restore (v.)修復、重建restore an old painting 修復古老的畫restore a historic building 修復歷史悠久的建築
When asked, Magee is hard-pressed to pick his favorite item, which makes sense as he possesses the single “largest individually owned Disneyland/Disney Park collection in the world.”
當問及他最喜歡的收藏品時，馬吉很難作出選擇，這也很合理，因為他擁有「世界上最大的個人迪士尼樂園收藏」。
be hard-pressed to VR 難以（做某事）make sense 合理的、有道理的
According to Magee, this is a product of his personality: “I’m one of those guys — go big or go home.”
馬吉表示，這體現了他的性格：「我是那種要麼大幹一場，要麼就回家的人。」
go big or go home 要嘛就做大事，不然就回家洗洗睡
However, he is now very excited to share his collection with the world.
然而，他現在很興奮想與全世界分享他的收藏。
Mark Van Eaton, owner of the auction gallery, says that the items in Magee’s collection will sell anywhere from $50 for small things, all the way up to $300,000 for the vehicles from Disney’s iconic rides.
拍賣畫廊的老闆凡藝頓表示，馬吉的收藏品價格從50美元的小東西一直到30萬美元的迪士尼代表性遊樂設施車輛都有。
anywhere from...to... 從……到……（的範圍）iconic (adj.)有代表性的icon (n.)偶像、崇拜對象
Of note, the individual posters in Magee’s complete attraction poster collection could also fetch between $50,000 to $60,000 each!
值得注意的是，馬吉收藏的完整景點海報每張還能拍出5萬到6萬美元的價格！
fetch (v.)賣出（…價格）、拿
With one-of-a-kind collectibles like these, Magee’s auction will no doubt spread Disney magic along with amazing memorabilia to the highest bidders.
憑藉這些獨一無二的珍藏品，馬吉的拍賣必定將散播迪士尼魔法和令人驚豔的紀念品給出價最高的人。
one-of-a-kind (adj.)獨一無二的、獨特的a one-of-a-kind painting 獨一無二的畫作a one-of-a-kind experience 獨特的體驗bid (v.)競標、出價bidder (n.)出價者