A British man, who is actually named Harry Potter, just sold his first edition copy of the Sorcerer's Stone book for $37,000 in an auction. 在最近的一次拍卖会上，一名真名叫哈利·波特的英国男子以3.7万美元的价格卖出了他的第一版《魔法石》。
The first book in JK Rowling's magical series about the Boy Who Lived debuted in 1997. Audiences of all ages around the world were immediately enraptured by the mystical tale of the young wizard who discovers his magical bloodline on his birthday. JK·罗琳关于“大难不死的男孩”的魔法系列第一部于1997年首次亮相。世界各地各个年龄段的观众立刻被这个年轻巫师的神秘故事所吸引，他在生日那天发现了自己的魔法血统。
Books soared off the shelves faster than a nimbus 3000, with readers hungry for more. 书从书架上飞落的速度比光轮3000还快，读者们渴望看到更多的续集。 Harry Potter is a household name in Waterlooville, England. BBC confirmed that real-life Harry Potter auctioned off his rare first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for about $37,000. 在英国沃特卢维尔，《哈利·波特》家喻户晓。英国广播公司证实，现实中的哈利·波特以约3.7万美元的价格拍卖了他所珍藏的《哈利·波特与魔法石》第一版。
When he was eight years old, Potter was given the book as a gift from his dad David who couldn't believe there was a fantasy book in stores featuring his son's name. Now 33 years old, Potter decided to sell the cherished item in honor of his father's passing from cancer. 波特8岁时，父亲大卫把这本书作为礼物送给他，他不敢相信书店里竟然会有以他儿子名字为主题的奇幻小说。现年33岁的波特决定卖掉这件珍贵的物品，以纪念癌症去世的父亲。 Harry's sister Katie Sign recalled the unbelievable moment their father came home with the book, saying everyone was shocked. After the series exploded, Potter said that no one believed his real name was Harry Potter. The family says that it felt like a magical full circle moment. 哈利的妹妹凯蒂回忆起父亲带着这本书回家的那一刻，说每个人都很震惊。在该系列爆火后，波特说没人相信他的真名是哈利·波特。这家人说，感觉像是一个神奇的巧合。
It's a wonder that the Potter family received one of the initial hard copies. It's one of merely 500 from the first print run, featuring several misprints. Hansons Auctions in Etwall, Derbyshire sold Harry Potter's Harry Potter to a private buyer in the UK. 波特一家能买到一份首版《魔法石》的纸质书已经是个奇迹了。这是首版仅有的500本书之一，有几个印刷错误。德比郡埃特沃尔的汉森拍卖行将《哈利·波特》卖给了英国的一位私人买家。 对于这个神奇的巧合，你有什么看法？在评论区里告诉我们吧！
