英语视频听力：音乐偶像们的纪念品被拍卖

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        　　Top singing stars Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse and Michael Jackson are among the featured celebrities whose possessions and memorabilia that are making up a musical icons auction in Los Angeles.
        A lock of Elvis Presley's hair or Whitney Houston's passport were just two of the hundreds of items up for grabs in the Music Icons and Sports Legends Auction held at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills.
        A highlight from the auction was a collection of 43 Houston items, including several dresses, which are expected to sell well above their 2,000 dollar starting price. Other legends represented are Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and John Lennon.
        And in an Olympic year, an item that should attract a lot of interest is the torch from the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, signed by boxing great, Muhammad Ali. Elvis Presley's crypt was recently pulled off the auction block after fans requested that the item be kept at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis in memory of the great singer.
        The Music Icons and Sports Legends Auction took place in Beverly Hills and online over the weekend.
        新闻资讯：近日，美国朱利安拍卖行即将于6月底举行的一场“音乐偶像”拍卖会十分引人瞩目，因为这次“音乐偶像”拍卖会的拍品来自众多大牌音乐人，其中包括今年2月去世的乐坛天后惠特尼·休斯顿的大量私人物品。   位于美国洛杉矶的朱利安拍卖行眼下正在为“音乐偶像”拍卖会举办预展。参与拍卖的众多拍品已经提前与公众见面，其中最受关注的绝对要数乐坛天后惠特尼·休斯顿的４３件私人物品。这批惠特尼·休斯顿的私人物品以参加巡演和颁奖典礼时所穿的礼服为主。此外，粉丝们还有机会竞拍惠特尼在电影《保镖》中佩戴过的耳环和她的一本护照。作为朱利安拍卖行拍卖会的“常客”，“流行天王”迈克尔·杰克逊的物品此番也没有缺席，包括一件红色西装上衣，以及杰克逊单飞前所在的“杰克逊家族合唱团”的一系列演出服。另一位天王级歌手——“猫王”埃尔维斯·普莱斯利将被拍卖的物品中，则能够见到一张黑白照片、一副墨镜和一小撮头发等等。此外，朱利安拍卖行本次拍卖会的拍品还包括“甲壳虫”乐队成员约翰·列侬的一张劳斯莱斯汽车购车证明、英国女歌手艾米·怀恩豪斯在经典单曲《复原》MV中所穿的一件睡袍，以及麦当娜、Lady Gaga和贾斯汀·比伯的多件演出服。这场拍卖会计划于6月23号至24号在好莱坞贝弗利山举行。