【生词预览】

dealership代理／经销，figure认为，lousy恶劣的，jovially愉快地

【笑话原文】

Want A New Car Real Bad

Snow was falling heavily the day I decided 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 retail 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 throng 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。