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. “Youll 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， “Dont tell me she hasnt received them yet！”

我所工作的精品家具商店從20世紀(jì)二十年代以來就營業(yè)了。最近我接到一個婦女的電話。她想換一套餐具中的一些椅子。這套餐具她是在三十年代從我們這兒買的。我向她保證說我們可以幫她的忙，于是我向部門經(jīng)理尋求幫助?！澳阌肋h(yuǎn)也不會相信，”我對他說，“我剛接到一個顧客的電話，她在三十年代從我們這里買了一些椅子?！?我還沒來得及說她的要求，經(jīng)理就打斷了我的話：“你別告訴我她到現(xiàn)在還沒收到貨！”