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86.The Best Salesman in the World世界上最好的推销员
Harry1 wants to be a great salesman,哈利想成为伟大的推销员,
so he goes to a building and speaks to the manager2.所以他去一个建筑和经理说话。
"I'm the best salesman in the world,"“我是世界上最好的推销员,”
he says, "Give me a job as3 a salesman. "他说,“给我一个推销员的工作。“
"You must prove4 you're the best , " the manager says.“你必须证明你是最好的,”经理说。
The manager takes a box of candy5 out of his desk.经理需要一盒糖果从他的办公桌。
"Last week, I bought l, 000 boxes of this candy.“上周,我买了l,000箱这糖果。
If you can sell them all before the end of the week,如果你能卖掉所有本周结束前
you can have the job. "你可以拥有这份工作。“
"That's very easy, " Harry says.“这很容易,”哈利说。
He takes the box of candy and leaves6 the office.他把盒子里的糖果和离开办公室。
Every day and all day he goes from shop to shop,每一天,他整天就会从商店购物,
trying to sell boxes of the candy, but he can't sell one.试图出售盒糖果,但他不能卖一个。
The candy is so bad that he can't even7 give it away.糖果是如此糟糕,他甚至不能让它离开。
At the end of the week he goes back to the manager.在这周结束的时候,他又回到了经理。
"I'm sorry, sir," he says, "I am wrong about myself8.“对不起,先生,”他说,“我错了我自己。
I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is."我不是世界上最好的推销员,但我知道是谁。”
"Oh, who? "the manager asks.“哦,是谁?”经理问。
"The person9 who sold10 you l,000 boxes of this candy. "“卖给你的人1,000箱的糖果。“
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salesman/'seilzm?n/n.售货员;
推销员
manager n.经理
prove/ pru:v/v.证明,证实
candy n.糖果;冰糖
sell/sel/v.出售;卖
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vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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conj.按照;如同 | |
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v.证明,证实,表现出,结果是 | |
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5 candy | |
n.糖果;vt.用糖煮,使结晶为砂糖;vi.结晶为砂糖 | |
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6 leaves | |
n.树叶,花瓣; leaf 的复数; leave 的单数第三人称现在式 | |
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adj.平坦的,偶数的,相等的;adv.甚至,恰好,正当 | |
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v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词 | |
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