英语小达人 188 The Effect of Advertisement

 　　The Effect of Advertisement

　　广告的效果

　　Some businessmen were talking about advertising¹ on TV excitedly. As none of them had ever done it before, every one had his point of view. At this moment, Mr. Grey came by. He was a car dealer² and he had once made an advertisement.

　　一些商人正在兴奋地讨论电视广告。由于他们以前都没有做过广告，每个人都各抒己见。这时，格雷先生过来了。他是个汽车经销商，他曾做过一次广告。

　　"What are you talking about?" Mr. Grey asked.

　　“你们在讨论什么？”格雷先生问。

　　"Does advertisement work or not?" one of the businessmen asked.

　　“广告有没有用处？”其中一个商人回答。

　　"Oh, yes, it works very fast," Mr. Grey said. "I once advertised for my watch-dog and offered a reward of $100."

　　“哦，当然啦，效果很快的。”格雷说，“我曾为我的监控器做过广告，奖金100块。”

　　"Did you get the dog back?"

　　“那你找回监控器了吗？”

　　"No, but that very night three of my cars were stolen."

　　“没有，可是就在那天晚上，我丢了三辆车。”

1 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。

2 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。