摘要
流失海外的圆明园十二生肖兽首铜像，目前已回归了牛、猴、虎、猪、马五件。佳士得公司近日宣布，今年在法国的一场拍卖会上将出现鼠首和兔首。据佳士得估价，它们的总价可能会被拍卖到高达2亿元人民币。对此，中方专家认为这“无异于打劫”，网上新闻一出更是引起了无数网民的愤怒。
Of the twelve bronze sculptures representing the Chinese zodiac animalsthat had been stolen and lost overseas, five have been retrieved--theyare the ox, monkey, tiger, pig and home. Of late the Christie＇s announced that an auction was to be arranged for selling the mouse and rabbit sculptures in France this year. The total estimated auction prices made by Christie＇s would go up to RMB 200 million. Chinese experts consider it ＂nothing but an act of robbery＂. As soon as the news was announced on the web, a countless number of netizens flew into a fury.
