轻松日记商务职场篇222:最低价

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　　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 margin¹ 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　　①Sorry, we generally do not quote on a discount basis.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 catching² 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 discretion³.

　　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 clout⁴.

　　女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。

　　The Russian Federation⁵ 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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