1. He has a calming waterfall objet d'art on his desk.
一个瀑布装的装饰物静静地躺在他的办公桌上。
2. As both professional tool and objet d'art, prices of stringed instruments are soaring. A Stradivarius violin fetched a record $3.5m at auction in 2006; dealers say private transactions have reached well beyond $6m.
弦乐器即是一种职业工具，也是一种小巧的艺术收藏品，其价格正在飙升。2006年，一把Stradivarius小提琴创纪录地拍了350万美元；交易商们说，私人交易价格的记录远不止600万美元。
3. It is an objet d'art that some clients may regard as a fashion statement, while others may detect a hidden reference to the larger-than-life founder of the firm - Bob Miller, the British duty-free shopping billionaire.
一些客户可能会将这件工艺品视为时尚宣言，另一些人则可能觉察出，它其实是暗指该公司具有传奇色彩的创始人、英国免税购物业亿万富翁&鲍勃•米勒（BobMiller）。