新课标小学英语阅读100篇 86

　　86．The Best Salesman in the World世界上最好的推销员

　　Harry¹ wants to be a great salesman,哈利想成为伟大的推销员,

　　so he goes to a building and speaks to the manager².所以他去一个建筑和经理说话。

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

　　he says, "Give me a job as³ a salesman. "他说,“给我一个推销员的工作。“

　　"You must prove⁴ you're the best , " the manager says.“你必须证明你是最好的,”经理说。

　　The manager takes a box of candy⁵ out of his desk.经理需要一盒糖果从他的办公桌。

　　"Last week, I bought l, 000 boxes of this candy.“上周,我买了l,000箱这糖果。

　　If you can sell them all before the end of the week,如果你能卖掉所有本周结束前

　　you can have the job. "你可以拥有这份工作。“

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

　　He takes the box of candy and leaves⁶ the office.他把盒子里的糖果和离开办公室。

　　Every day and all day he goes from shop to shop,每一天,他整天就会从商店购物,

　　trying to sell boxes of the candy, but he can't sell one.试图出售盒糖果,但他不能卖一个。

　　The candy is so bad that he can't even⁷ give it away.糖果是如此糟糕,他甚至不能让它离开。

　　At the end of the week he goes back to the manager.在这周结束的时候,他又回到了经理。

　　"I'm sorry, sir," he says, "I am wrong about myself⁸.“对不起,先生,”他说,“我错了我自己。

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

　　"Oh, who? "the manager asks.“哦,是谁?”经理问。

　　"The person⁹ who sold¹⁰ you l,000 boxes of this candy. "“卖给你的人1,000箱的糖果。“

　　WORD BANK

　　salesman／'seilzm?n／n．售货员；

　　推销员

　　manager n．经理

　　prove/ pru:v／v．证明，证实

　　candy n．糖果；冰糖

　　sell／sel／v．出售；卖

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 manager   

n.经理；负责人

参考例句：

• The manager believes in him.经理信任他。
• In our company the manager has the last word.在我们公司经理有最后决定权。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 prove   

v.证明，证实，表现出，结果是

参考例句：

• This will prove to the world that we are right.这将向全世界证明我们是对的。
• How can you prove that you are right?你如何能证明你是正确的呢？

5 candy   

n.糖果；vt.用糖煮，使结晶为砂糖；vi.结晶为砂糖

参考例句：

• I'd like a box of candy.我要一盒糖果。
• What shall I buy at the candy shop?我该买什么在水果糖店里？

6 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

7 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

8 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

9 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

10 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。