A new vacuum cleaner salesman knocked on the door at the first house on the street. Before the lady could speak, the enthusiastic¹ salesman barged into the living room and opened a big black plastic bag and poured all the cow droppings onto the carpet.＂Madam, if I could not clean this up with the use of this new powerful vacuum cleaner, I will eat it all!＂exclaimed the eager salesman.＂Do you need chilly² sauce or ketchup³ with that?＂Asked the lady. The bewildered salesman asked,＂Why ,madam?＂＂There’s no electricity in the house,＂said the lady.

一个吸尘器推销员敲开街上第一户人家的门。女主人还没来得及说话，推销员就冲进屋子，打开大黑塑料袋，把牛粪倒在地毯上说，“夫人，如果我不能用这个吸尘器清理干净，就吃掉这些牛粪！”女主人问：“你需要辣椒酱还是番茄酱？”推销员疑惑的问：“为什么？”女主人说：“屋里没电。”