At last Mr. Smith ?came upon?the rare stamp he had been seeking at an auction. Since many other stamps collectors would also be bidding for it，he realized that he would have to pay through the nose in order to have it. After considering the increasing value of the stamp，he decided that he would not mind paying such a high price for something so rare.

史密斯先生終于在一次拍賣會(huì)上發(fā)現(xiàn)了他一直以來都在找的那枚稀有的郵票。由于很多其他集郵者也會(huì)出價(jià)，他意識(shí)到他必須得出高價(jià)才能拍下它?？紤]到這枚郵票的升值空間，他決定不介意為這么稀有的東西付高價(jià)。