In his early 20s, he got a salaried job as salesman for a factory that made soundproofing material.

在他20出头的时候，他在一家制造隔音材料的工厂做销售员的工作。

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"Our factory has experimented with a new kind of pillow," said the salesman, "which contributes to learning foreign languages."

“我们工厂有着制作新功能枕头的经验，”推销员说：“这种枕头能帮助你学习外语。”

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I acted as a salesman for ABC toy factory every summer vacation. I went from house to house to promote all kinds of toys.

我每 年暑假都为玩具公司做推销员，挨家挨户地推销各种玩具。

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But then, in a Mitsubishi factory, he came across a British machine-tool salesman who told him that Japanese workers were getting three times as much out of their machines as their better paid British counterparts.

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