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. Edwards hoped, like many other friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things which she did not need. In vain her husband tried to dissuade her. 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. "
On Friday morning, after she had finished shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back into the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager
在下列情况下值班驾驶员应立即报告船长：（）
Ⅰ、发现遇难人员或船只以及他船求救时
Ⅱ、对船长指定的位置或时间以及其他紧急情况感到疑虑时
Ⅲ、遇到危及航行的任何情况，诸如冰或漂流船时
(W stands for the potential customer; M stands for the salesman. )
W: Thank you very much for the demonstration of the new fax machine which you’re marketing. I can tell you now that we’re very interested in purchasing a quantity for our branch offices as well as for our headquarters. This will involve about 40 machines in all provided that we can reach a suitable agreement with you.
M: I’m very happy to hear that. I’m sure you’ll find the machines very reliable indeed.
W: Can you give me again the minimum price per machine bearing in mind that we’re talking about as many as 40 machines
M: Well, our normal wholesale price including delivery works out at RMB 9, 000 per machine. But we can let you have a 12 percent discount for any order of over 20 machines.
W: Actually, we were hoping for a discount of up to 20 percent.
M: Oh dear I’m afraid that isn’t going to be possible. I’d be
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