轻松日记商务职场篇222:最低价(在线收听

   核心句型:

  We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers.
  我们给老顾客最低价格。
  rock-bottom price是一句典型的美式口语,常常用在业务双方报盘和还盘的对峙中。从字面上不难看出这个短语的意思是:“地板价、最低价”。因此,当美国人说"We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers."时,他/她要表达的意思就是:"We give the best price to our regular customers."、"The price has been reduced to the minimum since you're our old clients."。
  情景对白:
  Client: Does your price really leave no margin for reduction?
  客户:你们的价格确实没有再还价的余地了吗?
  Shirley: Sorry, but yes. We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers.
  雪莉:不好意思,是的。我们给老客户最低价格。
  搭配句积累:
  ①Sorry, we generally do not quote on a discount basis.
  抱歉,我们的报价一般来说不打折扣。
  ②We cannot make any further discounts.
  我们不能再多给折扣了。
  ③There are many privileges for customers like you.
  像您这样的顾客享有许多特权。
  ④Thank you very much for your continuing support.
  谢谢您一直以来的支持。
  单词:
  1. margin n. 余地
  We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.
  我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  These charges can carry prison terms of up to five years, though there's a wide margin of discretion.
  尽管量刑幅度很大,但是这些指控仍面临长达5年的刑期。
  2. quote vi. 报价
  A travel agent quoted her ?160 for a flight from Bristol to Palma.
  一位旅行社职员给她开出的从布里斯托尔至帕尔马的机票报价是160英镑。
  He quoted a price for the repairs.
  他给出了维修费用的报价。
  3. privilege n. 特权
  The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.
  女王有特权,但无真正的政治影响力。
  The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.
  俄罗斯联邦已经颁布法令废除政府官员的特权。
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