Priced to Sell!
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span>, <span word="depressing">depressing</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="realtors">realtors</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="glamorous">glamorous</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realty">realty</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="researching">researching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="clients">clients</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="clients">clients</span>.</p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="client">client</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="chauffeur">chauffeur</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lies">lies</span>, <span word="proclaiming">proclaiming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="houseNo">houseNo</span>, <span word="sir">sir</span>, <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="realtor">realtor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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