塔尔坎

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Tarquin
　　有一个关于古罗马末代君王塔尔坎(Tarquin)的传说。一位老女巫走到塔尔坎面前，提出以高昂的价格卖给他9本预言书。
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Tarquin might have thought that the sibyl had just one rival buyer, and if each buyer wanted only one trilogy, that would be a supply glut.
塔尔坎可能会认为，这个女预言家只有一位竞争性买家，如果每位买家都只想要3本书的话，这将形成供过于求的局面。
tǎ ěr kǎn kě néng huì rèn wéi , zhè ge nǚ yù yán jiā zhǐ yǒu yī wèi jìng zhēng xìng mǎi jiā , rú guǒ měi wèi mǎi jiā dōu zhǐ xiǎng yào sān běn shū de huà , zhè jiāng xíng chéng gōng guò yú qiú de jú miàn 。
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Once there was only one trilogy available for two buyers, Tarquin knew he was in a serious auction and made a pre-emptive offer.
而一旦出现两位买家只有3本书可买的情况，塔尔坎明白，他正面临严峻的局面，因而抢先报出了价格。
ér yí dàn chū xiàn liǎng wèi mǎi jiā zhǐ yǒu sān běn shū kě mǎi de qíng kuàng , tǎ ěr kǎn míng bái , tā zhèng miàn lín yán jùn de jú miàn , yīn ér qiǎng xiān bào chū le jià gé 。
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Tarquin was always willing to pay a high price but hoped to get a bargain.
塔尔坎始终愿意出高价，但同时希望能够还价。
tǎ ěr kǎn shǐ zhōng yuàn yì chū gāo jià , dàn tóng shí xī wàng néng gòu huán jià 。
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4.
Tarquin knew that the sibyl might sell him an expensive trilogy, and then come back later with a cut- price offer to buy a second or third.
塔尔坎知道，女预言家可能会以高价向他出售3本书，然后再回头以低价出售另外3本或6本。
tǎ ěr kǎn zhī dào , nǚ yù yán jiā kě néng huì yǐ gāo jià xiàng tā chū shòu sān běn shū , rán hòu zài huí tóu yǐ dī jià chū shòu lìng wài sān běn huò liù běn 。
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Dear Economist, There is a legend about the last king of the Romans, Tarquin.
有一个关于古罗马末代君王塔尔坎（Tarquin）的传说。
yǒu yī gè guān yú gǔ luó mǎ mò dài jūn wáng tǎ ěr kǎn ( Tarquin ) de chuán shuō 。
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