英语故事3.doc

文档介绍：老板最大 $5,000;anotherone,$10,000;andthethirdone,$30,,“ethisguyis$5,000?That’ssoexpensiveforthiskindofparrot.”Theownersaid,“BecauseIhavetrainedhimandhecantalk.”Sothecustomeraskedhim,“Howaboutthisguy?Whatcanhedothatmakeshimsoexpensive?”Theownersaid,“Well,apartfromtalking,hecanalsodosomeamusingactions,’swhyhe’ssoexpensive.”Thenthecustomersaid,“Howaboutthethirdone?Whatcanhedothatmakeshimsoexpensive?”Theowneroftheshopsaid,“Idon’,Ihaveneverheardhimtalk,nordance,norwhistle,norsing,nothingatall!Buttheothertwocallhim‘TheBoss.’老板最大有个人到一间商店买鹦鹉。店里有三只鹦鹉,其中一只卖五千元,另一只卖一万元,还有一只卖三万元。顾客问老板:「为什么这只要卖五千元?这个价钱对这种鹦鹉来说太贵了!」老板说:「因为我有训练他讲话。」顾客又问:「那这只呢?他会做什么?为什么要卖这么贵?」老板说:「他除了会说话之外,还会表演一些有趣的动作,好比说跳舞等等,所以才卖这么贵。」顾客接着又问:「那第三只呢?他会做什么?为什么要卖这么贵?」老板说:「我不知道。我从没听过他讲话、吹口哨或唱歌,也没看过他跳舞,什么都没有!不过另外两只叫他:『老板!』」