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@ 30100 Negotiating Price
A: 這個隨身聽看上去不錯。它帶耳機嗎?
zhe`ge su´ıshe¯ nt¯ıng ka`n shangqu bu`cuo`. ta¯ da`i eˇrj¯ı ma?
This walkman looks good. Does it come with earphones?
B: 包括耳機。價錢合理。只要兩百美元。
ba¯ okuo` eˇrj¯ı. jia`qian he´lˇı. zhˇı ya`o liaˇngbaˇi meˇiyua´n.
The earphones are included and the price is reasonable. It’s only US$200.
A: 我覺得有點貴。能打折嗎?
woˇ
jue´de yoˇudiaˇn gu`ı. ne´ng daˇzhe´
ma?
That seems a bit expensive to me. Is there any discount?
B: 如果你用現金買,我可以給你打九折。
ru´guoˇ
nˇı yo`ng xia`nj¯ın maˇi, woˇ
keˇyˇı geˇi nˇı daˇ
jiuˇ
zhe´.
If you pay cash I can give you a 10 percent discount.
A: 好吧。但是你必須送我電池。
haˇo ba. da`nsh`ı nˇı b`ıxu¯
so`ng woˇ
dia`nch´ı.
Okay, but you must give me the batteries for free.
---Key Vocabulary---
看上去 ka`n shangqu to look; to appear
帶 da`i to carry
包括 ba¯ okuo` to include
價錢 jia`qian price
折扣 zhe´ko`u discount
打折 daˇzhe´ to discount
現金 xia`nj¯ın cash
必須 b`ıxu¯ must
貴 gu`ı expensive
送 so`ng to give free of charge
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
最低價 zu`ıd¯ı jia` lowest price
刷卡 shua¯ kaˇ to swipe a card
成本 che´ngbeˇn cost
賠本 pe´ibeˇn to suffer losses in busi- ness
優惠 yo¯ uhu`ı preferential
額外 e´wa`i extra
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