[Ask ] American humor

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Well, I cannot figure out what's behind the story. Can anyone help me with those questions below according to the story? That would be really, really kind and sweet of you. Thanks so much! ** WHAT’S GOING ON? Jim lived in an area in the US that didn’t have public transportation, so he had to buy a car. He went to a number of automobile showrooms and finally found a car he really liked. The salesman said he could have the very car he was admiring. The salesman asked Jim if he’d like to take the car for a drive, and of course Jim said he’d live to. The salesman gave him the keys to the car, and Jim got in. He was surprised that the salesman let him take the car all by himself. Jim drove around the block several times and knew that this was the car he wanted to buy. It was expensive; the sign on the car said that with all the options (air con, cruise control, interior lights, and so forth) the car cost $19500. Jim knew that he could get a car for less money if he ordered one without all the fancy options, but he really liked this car, and if he bought it ”on time”, paying a little each month, he could afford it. When he got back to the showroom, Jim told the salesman that he would take the car. The salesman said, “You will? Okay. Do you know how much the car is? ” Jim replied, “Yes, I saw the price on the window and that will be okay, but I want to buy the car on time. Can I do that? What’s the interest rate?” The salesman said, “Sure you can buy the car on time. The current rate is 9 percent.” Jim signed the papers, and the car was his. The next time he went into the showroom, to pick up the car, he noticed that the salespeople stopped what they were doing and looked at him. He could hear them laughing, and he had the feeling that they were laughing at him. A salesman asked if he had any friends who would like to buy a car. ** QUESTIONS: 1. How much money did Jim pay for the car? 2. Why did he buy a car with options he hadn’t planned to buy? Did the salesman know Jim didn’t want the options? 3. How much interest did Jim pay? 4. Why was Jim surprised when the salesman gave him the keys to the care to take it for a test drive? Where was the salesman when Jim took the car out for the drive? 5. What did Jim do that seemed very odd to the salespeople? Why did they stop what they were doing to look at him when he went into the showroom to pick up his car? -- jenny 請多指教 : ) http://www.wretch.cc/blog/perhaps1107 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.119.142.83 ※ 編輯: ponui 來自: 140.119.142.83 (11/10 20:00)