奇速英语

免费购物梦想成真！超市幸运顾客产生

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great dream: to be the lucky customer (顾客) who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”

For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards (橱柜) in her kitchen were full of things, which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but didn’t succeed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would tell her, “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free.”

On Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She ran back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk (收银台). As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come near to her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate (祝贺) you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”