When I went inside the station to pay for my tank of gas, I noticed a sign asking patrons to tell the cashier the number of their pump. Even though I was the only customer, I decided to tell him anyway. “I'm Number One,” I announced. He smiled. “Well, looks like those motivational tapes are really working for you.”
當(dāng)我走進(jìn)加油站去付錢的時(shí)候,看到有一個(gè)告示要求顧客告訴收銀員加油泵的號(hào)碼。雖然只有我一個(gè)顧客,我決定還是告訴他,“我是一號(hào)(也有‘我是第一’的意思)。”他笑一笑說(shuō):“嗯,看來(lái)這些鼓動(dòng)性的告示對(duì)你還真起作用了。”