英语笑话听力+文本：急需一辆新车

【生词预览】

dealership¹代理／经销，figure认为，lousy恶劣的，jovially²愉快地

笑话原文】

Want A New Car Real Bad

Snow was falling heavily the day I decided³ to visit a car dealership. I was confident I’d get a great deal, figuring the salesmen would be desperate for customers on such a lousy day. Sure enough, when I entered the showroom, I was the only client. But my hope of getting a good deal quickly faded with the salesman’s first words. “Boy,” he said jovially, “you must want a new car real bad to come out on a day like this.”

中文译文】

急需一辆新车

下大雪那天我到卖车行去。我以为自己一定能拿到好价钱，因为这种坏天气销售商肯定会拼命拉顾客。毫无疑问，当我进入陈列室的时候，我是唯一的顾客。但是，当我听到销售商说的第一句话的时候，以为自己能够拿到好价钱的希望就破灭了。因为他友好地说：“你在这种坏天气出来，肯定是急需一辆新车。”

词汇讲解】

1.dealership经销权。What is the optimum number of retail⁴ dealership required in the market? 在某一市场上，应该建立多少个零售网络点位以获得最佳销售效果？

2.figure认为。还有“花样”的意思：figure skating花样滑冰，figure skater花样滑冰运动员。还有“身材”的意思：person’s figure身材。还指“（比较重要的）人物”：key figure核心人物。

3.lousy恶劣的。lousy idea馊主意；a lousy headache头痛欲裂；a lousy trick可鄙的恶作剧。What a lousy luck!真倒霉！

4.jovially愉快地。He greeted his friend jovially.他愉快地向他的朋友问好。Men began to throng⁵ into the office and call at him over the railing, jovially, sharply, viciously, excitedly.人们开始涌入办公室，隔着扶手栏杆朝他大喊大叫，有的欣喜若狂，有的横眉竖眼，有的恶意满怀，有的激动不已。

5.fade逐渐消失／褪色／枯萎。Will the cloth fade?这布掉色吗？Cut flowers soon fade.剪下来的花朵容易枯萎。

6.come out出门。“出门”是常见的意思，还可以指“出版”：The magazine comes out on time.那本杂志按期出版。“出结果”： How did things come out?事情的结果如何？“弄干净”：The stain will come out.那个脏痕会被洗掉的。

1 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

2 jovially   

adv.愉快地，高兴地

参考例句：

• "Hello, Wilson, old man,'said Tom, slapping him jovially on the shoulder. "How's business?" “哈罗，威尔逊，你这家伙，”汤姆说，一面嘻嘻哈哈地拍拍他的肩膀，“生意怎么样？” 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
• Hall greeted him jovially enough, but Gorman and Walson scowled as they grunted curt "Good Mornings." 霍尔兴致十足地向他打招呼，戈曼和沃森却满脸不豫之色，敷衍地咕哝句“早安”。 来自辞典例句

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

5 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。