2017考研英語閱讀精選：猴郵票或成投資者新財路

考研英語來源：新東方網整理 2016-01-18　

Monkey stamps may be investors’ next gold mine

猴郵票或成投資者新財路

China’s newly issued Lunar New Year monkey stamps are becoming a surprise hit for disappointed investors amid unstable gloomy markets such as stocks, the exchange rate and real estate.

中國最近發行了農歷新年猴郵票。在股票市場動蕩、匯率波動不穩、房地產市場低迷的情況下，這套猴郵票讓信心漸無的投資者眼前一亮。

The stamps, issued on Jan 5, are sold out soon after release and are experiencing a rocketing increase in value, china.com.cn reported.

據中國網報道，1月5日，猴郵票一經發行便被搶購一空，郵票價值大幅飆升。

The resale price increased from 420 yuan on the day of issue to 820 yuan within a week, 21 times its face value of 38.4 yuan.

郵票轉售價格在一周之內，從發行日的420元上漲到820元，達到其面值(38.4元)的21倍。

A merchant in Changchun, Jilin province is surprised by the price surge of the monkey stamp market, saying: "I’m quite experienced in the stamp market but cannot understand the unreasonable price of the monkey stamps."

猴郵票市場價格飆漲，吉林長春的一位商人對此非常詫異，他表示：“我在郵票市場算是比較有經驗的，但我還是不能理解為什么猴郵票的價格會出奇的高。”

The crazy price does have its reasons.

這套郵票價格高是有道理的。

The stamps are the first sign of the Chinese zodiac to be commemorated in the fourth series of China’s zodiac stamp collection.

這套猴郵票是我國第四輪十二生肖郵票開篇之作。

The monkey stamps contain two designs. One is a monkey holding a peach as a symbol of good luck; the other one is a female monkey carrying two babies, a hint of China’s two-child policy.

此套郵票共兩款，第一款中，一只猴子手托桃子，象征好運。第二款中，一只母猴懷抱兩只小猴，表示中國的二胎政策。

The designer is 92-year-old Huang Yongyu who designed the first monkey stamps 36 years ago.

郵票由92歲高齡的黃永玉先生創作，而36年前，同樣也是黃永玉先生設計了首款猴郵票。

The price of stamps commemorating the 1980 Year of the Monkey has rocketed to a historical high.

1980年版紀念猴郵票的價格已經達到歷史最高價。

As the first of its kind, the stamps are sought-after items, with a single stamp fetching 12,000 yuan ($1,820), considerably more than its original face value of 0.8 yuan. A complete set sells for 1.5 million yuan.

單枚郵票的價格就高達12000元(約合1820美元)，這一價格水平是其面值(0.8元)的數萬倍，而整套郵票的價格更是達到了150萬元。郵票受到這般追捧，這尚屬首次。