新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 26 Wanted a large biscuit tin
1 . These days, advertisers not only offer free samples, but free cars, free houses, and free trips round the world as well.目前，做廣告的人不僅提供免費樣品，而且還提供免費汽車，免費住房，免費周遊世界。
2 . In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.做廣告的人在力圖勸說我們買下這種產品或那種產品之前，已經仔細地研究了人的本性，並把人的弱點進行了分類。
3 . The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, or they bought the biscuit from the student for $24,000.餅乾公司不得不付出比他們預計多得多的錢，因為為買下那學生烘製的餅乾他們支付了24，000美元。
4 . They devise hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money.他們設計數以百計的競賽，競賽中有人可贏得巨額獎金。
5 . a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds.一輛卡車駛進了工廠，運來了一個特大無比、重達2，400磅的餅乾。
6 . One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow.一位女士用手推車運來一個餅乾，
7 . It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry.餅乾份量太重了，用了一台起重機才把它從卡車上卸下。
8 . But just before the competition closed,但就在競賽截止時間將到之際，
9 . They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.他們願意以每磅10美元的價錢買下由聽眾烘製的最大的餅乾。
10 . Before long, biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory.不久，形狀各異，大小不一的餅乾陸續送到工廠。
11 . for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.這是因為廣告在我們身上施加著一種潛移默化的影響。
12 . All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed.凡送來的餅乾都仔細地稱量。
13 . Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way.電台、電視使做廣告的人可以用這種手段吸引成百萬人的注意力。
14 . Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing.做廣告的人們多年前就發現我們大家都喜歡免費得到東西。
15 . It weighed nearly 500 pounds.重達500磅左右。
16 . During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.有一次，在電台播放的節目裡，一個生產餅乾的公司請聽眾烘製餅乾送到他們的工廠去。
17 . A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.相隔不一會兒，一個男子也帶來一個大餅乾，那個餅乾把汽車的行李箱擠得滿滿的。
18 . It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1,000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients.它是由一個大學生烘製的，用去1，000多磅的麵粉、800磅食糖、200磅動物脂肪及400磅其他各種原料。
19 . It seemed certain that this would win the prize.看來這個餅乾獲獎無疑了。
20 . we are no longer free to choose the things we want,但我們已經無法獨立自主地選購自己所需的東西了。
21 . The response to this competition was tremendous.這次競賽在聽眾中引起極其熱烈的反響。
22 . No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements.沒有人能避免受廣告的影響。
23 . Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste,儘管我們可以自誇自己的鑒賞力如何敏銳，
24 . The largest was 713 pounds.最重的一個達713磅，
25 . An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely go wrong.凡是用「免費」這個神奇的詞開頭的廣告很少會失敗的。