English Original
Some businessmen were discussing advertising on television with great excitement. Since none of them had any prior experience with it, each held a different opinion.
At that moment, 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?" inquired one of the businessmen.
"Oh, yes, it works very quickly," replied Mr. Grey. "I once advertised for a watch-dog, offering 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。由于他们都没有相关经验，每个人都持有不同的看法。
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？"其中一位商人询问。
"噢，有用，而且见效非常快，"格雷先生回答。"我曾经登广告寻找一只看门狗，悬赏100美元。"
"你找到狗了吗？"
"没有，"格雷先生说。"但就在那天晚上，我的三辆汽车被偷了。"