幸运顾客 第6期

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer 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. Green hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things that she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say, "Madam, this is your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free."

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said, holding out of his hand, "I want to congratulate you!You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!"

Mrs. Green was so excited although she only got a tin of tea in her basket.

所有到那家新超市买东西的家庭主妇都有一个美好的愿望，那就是成为一个免费购物的幸运顾客。这也是贴在超市入口处的告示向顾客们做出的承诺，上面写着：“请注意。每周有一位幸运顾客可以免费购物。今天也许就是您的幸运日!”

格林太太和她的朋友一样，好几个礼拜以来，一直希望自己会是那位幸运顾客。可与朋友们不同，她从来没有放弃这种希望。她家里的橱柜里塞满了许多用不着的物品。格林先生力劝妻子不要乱买东西，但她不听。她梦想着有一天超市的经理走上前来对她说：“夫人，今天是您的幸运日，您篮子里的所有商品全都免费。”

一个周五的早晨，格林太太买完东西，把它们放到车里，正打算离开时，却发现忘记买茶叶了。她疾步回到超市，拿了茶叶后，朝着收款台走去。就在此时，她看到商场经理朝她走来。“夫人，”说着，经理伸出手来，“恭喜您!您是我们今天的幸运顾客，您篮子里的所有东西全都免费。”

格林太太很高兴，尽管她的篮子里只有一罐茶叶。