A store¹ manager² heard a clerk³ tell a customer⁴．“No，ma’am， we haven't had⁵ any for a while⁶， and it doesn't look asif we'll be getting soon．” Horrified，the manager came⁷ runningover to the customer and said⁸，“Of course⁹， we'll have somesoon， We placed an order¹⁰ last week．” Then the manager drewthe clerk aside：“Never， never， never say we are out of anything—say we've got¹¹ it on order and it's coming． Now whatwas it she wanted？”

“Rain．” said the clerk．

46．她要买什么？

一个商店经理听见一个店员对顾客说：“不，夫人，这会儿没有，一时半会儿看来也不会有。”经理惊恐万分地跑到顾客跟前说：“当然，马上就会有的。我们上周订了货。”然后经理把店员拉到一边：“千万，千万，千万不要说我们没有什么——说我们已经订了货，货马上就到。现在你说她要买什么？”

“雨，”店员说。