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PostPosted: 2006-10-28 15:10:19    Post subject: 美国推销员 Reply with quote

美国推销员

在我来到美国之前,便已久闻美国推销员之名。有个笑话说,要是你不当心,一个
有经验的美国推销员会说动你为自己买下一副太阳眼镜,即使你是个瞎子。我的一
位大学老教授,早年在美国留过学,不止一次在班上告诉我们当年他如何用在餐馆里
打了六个月的工辛辛苦苦赚来的钱,买了一部老爷车的故事。他说他明明知道那部车
子有毛病,却不知怎地让推销员天花乱坠的说辞说动了,终于心甘情愿地掏出腰包买
下那部开出停车场、却开不到他住的公寓的老爷车。在他说这故事的时候,并没显出
丝毫恼恨的表情。相反地,我们几乎能从他的语气里感到一种钦服之情。

许多年以后,我自己的经验似乎印证了他对美国推销员的推崇。那天我同太太在一
个购物中心闲逛。突然她在一个橱窗里看到一套她喜欢的男用西装,便不由分说地
把我拉了进去。在我试穿的时候,我对太太说我虽然很喜欢这套西装的款式和颜色,
但腋下有股紧迫的感觉。我问站在旁边的店员它是否嫌小了些。他说一点也不,它
非常合身。我告诉他腋下有点紧。为了加强语气,我深深地弯下腰去,说:“看哪!
这里很紧”却不料他冷冷抛来一句:“你弯下腰去干什么呢?”看到我张口结舌的
样子,他才慢悠悠地说:“你不会穿这么一套昂贵的西装去搬运重物吧?即使你真
要弯下腰去搬东西,也该先把上装脱掉呀!”我太太知道我一向不肯花钱在自己身
上,以为我又在制造藉口,便不停地耸恿,直到我买下为止。

每次当我穿上这套紧身衣,我总会自然而然地想起我那位老教授,以及他那部开不
回公寓的老爷车。
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PostPosted: 2006-10-28 16:35:25    Post subject: Reply with quote

推销员个个都是心理学家
Very Happy
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PostPosted: 2006-10-29 19:30:28    Post subject: Reply with quote

钦佩老师特别善于捕捉生活中的亮点留于诗,留于文. 这也是我们需要学习之处
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PostPosted: 2006-10-29 20:55:17    Post subject: Reply with quote

和平岛好,月光好,谢谢阅读。
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