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8. Americas Luckiest Stamp Find. 美国最幸运的邮票的发现. Americas =美国的，名词＋’s表示……的；1. The first United States airmail[n.航空邮件] stamp has had an interesting story. Printed[(print):vt.印刷] in 1918, this 24-cent stamp with a blue plane inside a rose border[n.边,边缘;边界] became the center[(cent):n.分] of much attention[n.注意；关心]. One hundred of the stamps sold to the public[adj.公共的；公开的] became known as inverts[(invert):vt.使反转,使颠倒,使转化], for the plane was printed[(print):vt.印刷] upside down. Some of these upside-down[a.颠倒的] airmail stamps are now worth[adj.值......的] over $6,000. 1、关于美国的第一枚航空邮票有一个有趣的故事。这枚面值为24美分的邮票印刷于1918年，玫瑰花边的中间有一架蓝色的飞机，成为人们关注的中心。因为蓝色的飞机被印颠倒了，仅仅有一百枚这种“倒转”邮票卖给公众。现在，有些这种“倒转”航空邮票价值超过6000美元。 分析：printed 被印刷； 24-cent 单数形式；invent发明，invest投资，invert使倒置，involve包含； 单词：airmail＝航空邮件；interesting＝有趣的； print＝印刷；cent＝(货币单位)分； inside＝内部； border＝边沿center＝中心；attention＝关注； public＝公众的； invert＝倒转；for＝因为；upside down＝颠倒；worth＝价值 2. The story of these stamps began on May 14, 1918, the day after they were placed on sale[n.]. In Washington[n.华盛顿], D.C., W.T.Robey, a man interested in stamps, decided to buy a sheet[n.成幅的薄片；薄板] of the new stamps and so went to the New York Avenue[n.大街(美)] branch[n.树枝；分枝] post office in Washington. When the clerk[n.书记员；办事员] handed him a sheet of the stamps, Robey noted[(note):注意] that they were poorly centered. He looked at other sheets and found that none was well centered. The clerk asked Robey to return later in the day when more stamps were expected[(expect):vt.盼望；认为]. 2、关于这些邮票的故事发生在1918年5月14日，该日是它们开始销售的第二天。在首都华盛顿，一个集邮爱好者，罗比，决定去买一整版新邮票，于是他来到华盛顿市纽约大街的邮政支局。当职员递给他一版新邮票时，罗比看到它们（印刷）的中心位置很差。他看了其它几版，没有一个摆正中心位置。职员告诉罗比当天晚些时候来退换，估计那时有更多邮票到货。 分析：the day after 第二天； on sale 出售； intereste in＝对...有兴趣；a sheet of＝一张（整版）； look at＝看；In Washington,D.C＝华盛顿特区； decide＝决定； avenue＝大街；branch post office＝邮政支局，post office邮局，branch分支；clerk＝职员；note＝注意； center＝居中； none＝没有一个； return＝回来； expect＝期待3. About noon Robey came back, and the same clerk was on duty. He reached for the new sheets and handed