Yeah, I do remember him.He came by several months ago and then again last week.
对 我记得他 他几个月前来过一次 上周又来了一次
This is what he came to see.The Spanish Victory Bond.
他来这里就是为了看这个 西班牙胜利债券
He took several photographs of it.Said he was gonna write a book. It's a shame he's dead.
他照了几张照片 说他想写本书 真遗憾他死了
This bond does have a fascinating history.
这张债券有着一段令人着迷的历史
It's a Goya.
是戈雅的作品
Yes. Beautiful, isn't it?
是的 很漂亮 不是吗
Oh, look at that.A perfect fit.You're starting to earn your $700 a month.
看啊 超级吻合 你的薪水现在涨到七百块一个月了
You said it had a fascinating history.
你说它有着一段令人着迷的历史
Quite. It was issued during the war.1944.Yes.
对 这是战争期间发行的 1944年 对
Yeah,the U.S. issued it to support the spanish underground in their battle against the Axis.
是 当时美国政府发行了这张债券 来支持西班牙地下组织与轴心国之间的战争
Very few have ever been redeemed.There's speculation that entire boxes were captured and many of them are still hidden away in the caves of Altamira.
没有几张被兑换过 有传言说装着债券的箱子当时被截获了 还有一大部分仍藏在阿尔塔米拉洞窟里
Whole boxes of these?Yeah.
整箱这些债券吗 是的
Boy, that would be something, wouldn't it?This is the only surviving copy.
那肯定会很值钱 不是吗 这是现存的唯一一张
Except it's a forgery.
但这是张赝品
No. That's not possible.
不 这不可能
What are you talking about?
你在胡说什么
It's the ink. This is iron-gall dye mixed to match period colors, but it hasn't dried yet.You can still smell the gum arabic.
是墨水告诉我的 这是鞣酸铁混合的 用来仿造当年代的颜色 但墨水还没干 你仍能闻到阿拉伯树胶的味道
Uh, no. This has been here since 1952.
不可能 这债券从1952年起就在这里了
It's been here less than a week.
这张只在这里呆了不到一周