新課標英語閱讀 86：世界上比較好的推銷員

Harry wants to be a great salesman,哈利想成為偉大的推銷員,

so he goes to a building and speaks to the manager.所以他去一個建筑和經(jīng)理說話。

"I'm the best salesman in the world,"“我是世界上最好的推銷員,”

he says, "Give me a job as a salesman. "他說,“給我一個推銷員的工作。“

"You must prove you're the best , " the manager says.“你必須證明你是最好的,”經(jīng)理說。

The manager takes a box of candy out of his desk.經(jīng)理需要一盒糖果從他的辦公桌。

"Last week, I bought l, 000 boxes of this candy.“上周,我買了l,000箱這糖果。

If you can sell them all before the end of the week,如果你能賣掉所有本周結(jié)束前

you can have the job. "你可以擁有這份工作。“

"That's very easy, " Harry says.“這很容易,”哈利說。

He takes the box of candy and leaves the office.他把盒子里的糖果和離開辦公室。

Every day and all day he goes from shop to shop,每一天,他整天就會從商店購物,

trying to sell boxes of the candy, but he can't sell one.試圖出售盒糖果,但他不能賣一個。

The candy is so bad that he can't even give it away.糖果是如此糟糕,他甚至不能讓它離開。

At the end of the week he goes back to the manager.在這周結(jié)束的時候,他又回到了經(jīng)理。

"I'm sorry, sir," he says, "I am wrong about myself.“對不起,先生,”他說,“我錯了我自己。

I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is."我不是世界上最好的推銷員,但我知道是誰。”

"Oh, who? "the manager asks.“哦,是誰?”經(jīng)理問。

"The person who sold you l,000 boxes of this candy. "“賣給你的人1,000箱的糖果。“

WORD BANK

salesman/'seilzm?n/n.售貨員;

推銷員

manager n.經(jīng)理

prove/ pru:v/v.證明，證實

candy n.糖果;冰糖

sell/sel/v.出售;賣