【英语时差8,16】谈谈杀价

 Mike: Hi, Amanda. What do you think of my new sneakers? I just bought them at Wufenpu a few days ago.

Amanda: They look pretty snazzy, Mike. I especially like that color-what a striking shade of blue! How much did you end up paying for them?

Mike: Well, after a bit of haggling¹, I was able to convince the salesperson² to sell them to me for NT$730. The original price was NT$750, so I think I got myself a pretty sweet deal.

Amanda: NT$730 isn't bad, but I don't think you should be patting yourself on the back for your bargaining skills. You only saved NT$20! Why didn't you try to get a better price than that?

Mike: I did! But then the girl at the store told me that they wouldn't make any profit if she gave me the sneakers for cheaper. She said if she lowered the price any more, her boss would just deduct³ the money directly from her paycheck or maybe even fire her!

Amanda: Oh, Mike－don't you know that's what they always say? When you're trying to haggle⁴, you have to be merciless. You can't let your emotions cloud your judgment⁵, and you have to be willing to walk away.

Mike: I should bring you along the next time I go shopping then!

1 haggling   

v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
• Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句

2 salesperson   

n.售货员，营业员，店员

参考例句：

• A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
• Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。

3 deduct   

vt.扣除，减去

参考例句：

• You can deduct the twenty - five cents out of my allowance.你可在我的零用钱里扣去二角五分钱。
• On condition of your signing this contract,I will deduct a percentage.如果你在这份合同上签字，我就会给你减免一个百分比。

4 haggle   

vi.讨价还价，争论不休

参考例句：

• In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.在许多国家里买东西之前都得讨价还价。
• If you haggle over the price,they might give you discount.你讲讲价，他们可能会把价钱降低。

5 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。