【生詞預覽】

dealership代理／經銷，figure認為，lousy惡劣的，jovially愉快地

【笑話原文】

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.”

【中文譯文】

急需一輛新車

下大雪那天我到賣車行去。我以為自己一定能拿到好價錢，因為這種壞天氣銷售商肯定會拼命拉顧客。毫無疑問，當我進入陳列室的時候，我是唯一的顧客。但是，當我聽到銷售商說的第一句話的時候，以為自己能夠拿到好價錢的希望就破滅了。因為他友好地說：“你在這種壞天氣出來，肯定是急需一輛新車。”

【詞匯講解】

1.dealership經銷權。What is the optimum number of retail dealership required in the market? 在某一市場上，應該建立多少個零售網絡點位以獲得最佳銷售效果？

2.figure認為。還有“花樣”的意思：figure skating花樣滑冰，figure skater花樣滑冰運動員。還有“身材”的意思：person’s figure身材。還指“（比較重要的）人物”：key figure核心人物。

3.lousy惡劣的。lousy idea餿主意；a lousy headache頭痛欲裂；a lousy trick可鄙的惡作劇。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問好。Men began to throng into the office and call at him over the railing, jovially, sharply, viciously, excitedly.人們開始涌入辦公室，隔著扶手欄桿朝他大喊大叫，有的欣喜若狂，有的橫眉豎眼，有的惡意滿懷，有的激動不已。

5.fade逐漸消失／褪色／枯萎。Will the cloth fade?這布掉色嗎？Cut flowers soon fade.剪下來的花朵容易枯萎。

6.come out出門。“出門”是常見的意思，還可以指“出版”：The magazine comes out on time.那本雜志按期出版。“出結果”： How did things come out?事情的結果如何？“弄干凈”：The stain will come out.那個臟痕會被洗掉的。