◎李信漢
Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian, who doesn’t exactly struggle to afford a plane ticket, can now likely fly free, in first class, with his whole family, anywhere in the world, for the rest of his life.
中國億萬富豪劉益謙實際上並非買不起機票，現在他可以免費搭乘飛機，坐頭等艙，和全家人一起，飛往全世界任何地方，而且終生有效。
All because he bought a painting.
一切只因為他買了一幅畫。
Liu was the winning bidder for Amedeo Modigliani’s ``Reclining Nude’’ at a Christie’s auction - offering $170.4 million - and when the sale closes he’ll be putting it on his American Express card.
在一場「佳士得」的拍賣會上，劉是莫迪里安尼油畫作品「躺著的裸體」的得標者，他以1.704億美元（約56億台幣）買下畫作，拍賣結束後他以他的美國運通卡付款。
Liu, a high-profile collector of Chinese antiquities and art, has used his AmEx in the past when he’s won art auctions. He put a $36 million tea cup from the Ming Dynasty on his AmEx last year, according to reports, and put other artifacts on his card this year. He and his wife said they plan on using their American Express card to pay for the Modigliani, according to news reports after the sale.
劉，是一位知名的中國古董及藝術品收藏家，過去在藝術品拍賣會得標時，也曾用他的美國運通卡付款。他去年用他的美國運通卡支付買下明代茶杯（譯按「雞缸杯」）的3600萬美元，根據報導，今年他也用他的卡支付購買其他工藝品的費用。他和他的太太說，他們打算繼續用他們的美國運通卡支付購買莫迪里安尼畫作的費用，根據拍賣會後的新聞報導。
American Express will not confirm Liu Yiqian’s Modigliani purchase, or say if it would be the biggest ever on their cards, citing privacy reasons.
美國運通將不會證實劉益謙買下莫迪里安尼畫作的消費紀錄，或透露這筆交易是否為美國運通卡有史以來最大的消費金額，基於保護隱私的理由。
Liu has an American Express Centurion Card, also known as the AmEx "black card," an invitation-only card that is given only to AmEx’s biggest spending clients. The card has no official credit limit - and it earns points, just like most of the cards non-billionaires carry around.
劉擁有一張美國運通百夫長卡，俗稱美國運通「黑卡」，這張卡只邀請、發給美國運通最頂級的消費客戶。這張卡沒有信用額度限制—並可賺取點數，就像大多數非億萬富豪持有的卡一樣。
Liu and his wife, in an interview with The New York Times, said they plan to use the points to allow their family to travel for the rest of their lives. （AP）
劉和他的太太，在接受《紐約時報》訪問時說，他們打算用這些點數讓他們全家終生免費搭飛機旅行。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
afford：動詞，買得起。例句：We can’t afford to pay such a price. （我們付不起這個價錢。）
auction：名詞，拍賣。例句：They sold the furniture by auction . （他們拍賣這套家具。）
artifact：名詞，工藝品。例句：The caves contained many prehistoric artifacts.（這個洞穴裡有許多史前時代的工藝品。）
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