Where can you find antique vases sitting next to a box of dirty shoes? Try a flea market! These places have treasures as well as junk, so every trip to a flea market is filled with surprises.
The origin of flea markets is almost as mysterious as some of the items you can find there. Some say that the first one was a market in Paris that was known for the number of fleas in the items sold there. At modern flea markets, vendors rent spaces for the day and display their hopefully flea-free goods. These items can range from used toys and handmade soap to beautiful antiques and clothing.
People usually come to flea markets to buy unusual items they can’t find anywhere else, and sometimes they get even more than they bargained for. One American bought a painting for $4 at a flea market. When he got it home, he found an original copy of the Declaration of Independence behind the painting. He sold it for $2.42 million. That’s not bad for a $4 investment!
到哪裡能見到骨董花瓶放在一箱髒鞋旁的景象呢？不妨到跳蚤市場看看！這些地方有珍寶，也不乏垃圾，因此每次去跳蚤市場走一趟都會有滿滿的驚喜。
跳蚤市場的由來幾乎如同此處能找到的某些商品一樣神秘。有人說第一個跳蚤市場是個位在巴黎的市場，該市場以所出售的商品中常帶有很多跳蚤而聞名。在現今的跳蚤市場，攤販們日租場地擺攤，陳列著希望沒有跳蚤的商品。舉凡二手玩具、手工肥皂到精美的骨董和服飾，這兒通通都有。
人們通常到跳蚤市場去購買他們在別處找不到的特殊商品，而且他們有時甚至會有意想不到的收穫。有個美國人在跳蚤市場花了四塊美金買下一幅畫。當他把畫拿回家時，竟在畫的後面發現了一份獨立宣言的原版複本，他以二百四十二萬美金將它售出。這筆四塊美金的投資可真是不賴！
文章出處：Live互動英語雜誌
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