英语口语大赢家Topic159:免费赠品 Free Gifts

卖什么都讲究策略，广告无处不在，看来阿美和古奇在卖报的过程中也学了不少的东西，果然做什么都不简单啊！

 

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Gucci: Have we sold out all the newspapers for today?

May: Yes. What a good job we have done!

Gucci: Why are so many extra gifts left here?

May: Many customers didn't want them.

Gucci: How about giving them to that old man?

May: Good idea.

Gucci: By the way, do you think it's a good idea to give free gifts to attract customers?

May: I'm not sure, but still it did attract a large crowds today.

Gucci: I think it should be more useful to hand out some fliers which is also cheaper.

May: But people can just throw them into the trash can as they turn around.

Gucci: That's true.

May: Anyway, let's just finish out job and get back home.

Gucci: Okay. How tiring the job is!

 

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古奇：我们把今天所有的报纸都卖完了吗？

阿美：是的。我们干得很不错哦！

古奇：为什么还剩下这么多的赠品呢？

阿美：很多顾客不想要。

古奇：把赠品送给那位老人怎么样？

阿美：好主意。

古奇：顺便问一下，你觉得用免费的赠品去吸引顾客是个好主意吗？

阿美：我不敢肯定，但是今天的确是吸引了一大批人。

古奇：我觉得分发一些宣传单张会更有效，而且那也会更便宜。

阿美：但是很有可能人们一转身就会把它们扔进垃圾桶。

古奇：倒也是。

阿美：不管怎样，我们赶快做完工作回家吧！

古奇：好的。这工作可真累人啊！

 

经典背诵 Recitation¹

Gucci: Advertising² is everywhere. The salespersons always try their best to attract more customers. Some of them would give complimentary³ to the customers. Others choose to hand out the fliers. Believe it or not, it does work. Even though we would just throw most of the fliers into the trash can as soon as we turn around.

 

生词小结

attract vt. 吸引

flier n. 传单

trash can 垃圾桶

turn around 转身

tiring adj. 引起疲劳的，累人的

 

情景练习

表达感叹的句型练习 Scene practice

仔细阅读下面五个场景，两人一组，使用表达感叹的句型，用一用，练一练。

1．Gucci and May are watching a fashion show on TV. The models look amazing. If you were Gucci, what would you say?

2.One of Shirley's colleague⁴ has recently got married. What would Shirley say when she meets her?

3.If you are May, Gucci asks what you think of her new dress. What do you say?

4.Benjamin is watching the American Idol⁵, but all of a sudden⁶, there is a power failure. If you were Benjamin, what would you say?

5.May and her friends are going out on a picnic, but suddenly it begins to rain. If you were May, what do you say to your friends?

 

1 recitation   

n.背诵；朗读

参考例句：

• His recitation was cadenced and rich in feeling.他的朗诵抑扬顿挫，富有感情。
• The boy made many blunders as he stumbled through his recitation.这个男孩在讷讷的背书中出了很多差错。

2 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

3 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。

4 colleague   

n.同僚，同事

参考例句：

• He is a colleague of mine.他是我的同事。
• The professor paid a return visit to his American colleague.教授回访了他的美国同事。

5 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

6 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。