English Original
The fine-furniture store where I work has been in business since the 1920s. Recently I received a call from a woman who wanted to replace some chairs from a dining set purchased from us in the 1930s. I assured her we could help and sought the assistance of the office manager. "You'll never believe this one," I told him. "I just got a call from a customer who bought some chairs from us in the 1930s." Before I could finish repeating her request, he interrupted and said, "Don't tell me she hasn't received them yet!"
中文翻译
我所工作的精品家具店自20世纪20年代起便开始营业。最近，我接到一位女士的电话，她想更换一套餐椅中的几把椅子，而那套餐椅是她于20世纪30年代从我们这里购买的。我向她保证我们能提供帮助，并去寻求部门经理的协助。"你肯定不敢相信，"我对经理说，"我刚接到一位顾客的电话，她在30年代从我们这儿买了几把椅子。" 我还没来得及复述完她的请求，他便打断我说："别告诉我她到现在还没收到货！"