愛因斯坦示愛22歲學生的情書以6100美元拍賣

A note written by Albert Einstein in 1921 to an Italian scientist who had refused to meet him has sold for USD 6,100 at an auction in Jerusalem.

阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦於1921年寫給一位拒絕與他會面的意大利科學家的一張字條，於日前在耶路撒冷拍賣會上以6100美元的價格賣出。

The Nobel-winning scientist, then 42, wrote to Elisabetta Piccini, a 22-year-old chemistry student.

這位獲得諾貝爾獎的科學家，當時42歲，是給22歲的化學學生伊麗莎白·皮奇尼寫的信。

Ms Piccini lived one floor above his sister, Maja, in Florence.

皮奇尼女士當時住在佛羅倫薩，而恰好是在愛因斯坦姐姐瑪雅的樓上。

"Einstein was very interested in meeting her. But Ms Piccini was too shy to meet with such a famous person," Winner's auction house said.

贏家拍賣行表示：“愛因斯坦非常有興趣和她見面，但皮奇尼太害羞了，不敢與這樣一位有名的人見面。”

In the letter written in his native German, Einstein uses an idiom signalling affection.

在這封用愛因斯坦的母語德語寫的信中，他用俚語表達了自己的感情。

"To the scientific researcher, at whose feet I slept and sat for two full days, as a friendly souvenir," the note to Ms Piccini said.

“一份友善的紀念禮物，獻給這位科學研究者。我看到你後爲之傾倒，已經在這裏靜候了整整兩日。”給皮奇尼女士的該字條上這樣寫道。

"You know nowadays the 'Me Too' campaign? Probably Einstein would have been in this campaign by leaving such a note to this lady," Gal Wiener, chief executive of Winner's, told the Associated Press news agency.

贏家拍賣行首席執行官加爾·維納向美聯社透露：“你知道現在的'我也是'運動嗎？可能愛因斯坦也會參加這個活動，爲這位女士留下這張字條。”