售房英语对话-Rejecting a Counteroffer(3)

A: I was wondering if the buyers have accepted my counteroffer.
B: Yes, I just faxed you the information an hour ago. The buyers have a counteroffer for you.
A: How much did they counteroffer?
B: They now are offering¹ to pay ten thousand less than your asking price.
A: I am not really ready to accept that low of a price.
B: I wouldn’t accept that price either. Your home is in a good area and should command a higher price.
A: Where do we go from here?
B: We should notify² them that you are rejecting their current³ offer. They might choose to offer a higher price.
A: Please let the buyers know that I am rejecting their offer.
B: I will take care of that right away. They may or may not raise their offer.

 

1 offering   

n.提供，奉献物，牲礼

参考例句：

• What is your competition offering?你的竞争者提出的条件是什么？
• The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。

2 notify   

vt.通知，告知，报告

参考例句：

• The court clerk will notify the witness when and where to appear.法院办事员将通知证人出庭的时间及地点。
• He will notify us where we are to meet.他将通知我们在什么地方集合。

3 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。