365个英语简短小故事- 45. GEICO's TV Lizard
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
Nowadays, GEICO is a well-known insurance company. For many years, however, it was unnoticed. Other companies, like Allstate and Farmers, were more popular. Then GEICO tried something different; it got a new ad agency.
The owner of the agency, Billy Ray Childers, was from Virginia. Years ago, he had tried to start his own agency in Manhattan. But when New Yorkers heard his southern accent, they gave him the cold shoulder. Angry, Billy Ray returned to Virginia. Someday, he hoped to teach those New Yorkers a lesson.
He set up his new ad agency in Raleigh. Then he called up GEICO headquarters in New York. He told them that they could improve their sales if they used a gecko to advertise GEICO. They balked 1 at first, but then approved his ad campaign. In the new commercial, the animated 2 lizard 3 said, "I'm a gecko, not a GEICO." GEICO was originally going to do one TV commercial with the bright green lizard, and then retire it. But viewers, especially women, fell in love with the cute gecko. So GEICO decided 4 to do a few more commercials. And then a few more.
The clever lizard with the British accent is now eight years old and stars in a new commercial every several months. It has made GEICO famous - almost as famous as the gecko itself!
- He balked in his speech. 他忽然中断讲演。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They balked the robber's plan. 他们使强盗的计划受到挫败。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
- We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
- A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
- The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。