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　　The world's largest collection of movie posters boasting artwork from almost every single film ever made has emerged for sale for $7.8 million (£5 million).

　　一套世界上最齐全的电影海报收藏——几乎涵举所有电影的艺术宣传海报——现身江湖，以780万美元出售。

　　The colossal archive features 196,000 posters from more than 44,000 films which have been made since the birth of cinema in the early 1900s and has been single-handedly pieced together by one avid collector over the last 50 years.

　　这套巨大的收藏包括来二十世纪初影院诞生以来曾上映过的超过4万4千部电影的19万6千幅海报，这些海报都是由一位热心的收藏家历经50余年，凭一己之力一张张收集起来的。

　　Morris Everett Jr, from Ohio, has dedicated his life's work to seeking out original posters from every English-speaking film ever made and compiling them into a comprehensive library.

　　这位收藏家名叫莫里斯·埃弗雷特，来自美国俄亥俄洲，他一生都在致力于收集每一部英语电影的原版海报，将他们保存到一个容量极大的文库之中。

　　Mr Everett Jr, 73, is a historian-turned-collector whose passion for posters began in 1961 while he was still at university.

　　现年73岁的埃弗雷特先生曾是一位历史学家，后转行做了收藏家，他对电影海报的热情要追溯到1961年他还在念大学的时候。

　　Now in his seventies, Mr Everett Jr has decided to sell up so that he can see his life's work enjoyed by others.

　　现在，已在古稀之年的埃弗雷特先生决定要将这些收藏出售，这样其他人也可以欣赏到他毕生收集起来的成果了。

　　1.The Prince and the Showgirl starring Marilyn Monroe, film from 1957, is part the collection.

　　玛丽莲·梦露主演的电影《游龙戏凤》(1957年)是他的收藏之一。