English Original
A group of businessmen were excitedly discussing television advertising. Since none of them had ever tried it, each had their own opinion.
Just then, Mr. Grey, a car dealer who had once placed an advertisement, walked in.
"What are you talking about?" asked Mr. Grey.
"Does advertising actually work?" one of the businessmen inquired.
"Oh, yes, it works very fast," replied Mr. Grey. "I once advertised for my lost watchdog and offered a $100 reward."
"Did you get your dog back?"
"No," said Mr. Grey. "But that very night, three of my cars were stolen."
中文翻译
一群商人正兴奋地讨论电视广告。由于他们中无人尝试过，所以每个人都各持己见。
就在这时，曾做过一次广告的汽车经销商格雷先生走了进来。
“你们在讨论什么？”格雷先生问道。
“广告真的有用吗？”一位商人询问。
“噢，有用，而且见效非常快，”格雷先生回答。“我曾为丢失的看门狗登过广告，悬赏100美元。”
“你的狗找回来了吗？”
“没有，”格雷先生说。“但就在那天晚上，我的三辆车被偷了。”