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Shirley: Oh, what’s wrong? How it comes that the music stopped all in a sudden!

Salesperson: Really? Let me have a look.

Shirley: Poor quality!

Salesperson: No, Ma’am. It’s just out of battery.

Shirley: Oh, sorry.

Benjamin: What if it doesn’t work well, I mean in case?

Salesperson: The guarantee provides for free service and parts. But judging from my experience, I’d say you’ll never have to use that.

Benjamin: How long is it guaranteed for?

Salesperson: Three years. And you can exchange it provided there is no damage to the product.

Benjamin: What about the price?

Salesperson: 1000 yuan.

Benjamin: Wow. That’s a lot of money. Is there any discount?

Salesperson: Yes, if you get it today, there will be a 10% off for you.

Benjamin: Honey, what do you think?

Shirley: We’d better stick with what we like. Money comes and goes anyway.

Benjamin: Okay, we’ll take it.

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雪莉：哦，怎么了?为什么音乐突然停了?

售货员：真的吗?让我看一下。

雪莉：质量真差啊!

销售员：不是的，女士。只是没有电了。

雪莉：哦，对不起。

本杰明：要是坏了怎么办啊，我是说万一。

售货员：保修期内提供免费的服务。根据经验，您永远都不需要使用这个(指维修)。

本杰明：保修期有多长。

售货员：三年。只要没有受到损伤，你可以随时拿来调换。

本杰明：价格呢?

售货员：1000元。

本杰明：哇，好贵啊。可以打折吗?

售货员：是的，如果今天买，可以享受9折的优惠。

本杰明：亲爱的，你觉得怎样?

雪莉：我们还是坚持我们所喜欢的吧。钱用了还会来的。

本杰明：好吧，那我们就买这个了。

经典背诵 Recitation

Salesperson: My job is to introduce the features of a product to the customers in a market place. Judging from my experience, I find quality is the thing that really matters. It’s funny that customers want the merchandise to be guaranteed for a longer time period. But at the same time, they also hope there would be no chance to use that.

生词小结

sudden adj. 突然的

in case 免得

exchange vt. 更换

damage n. 损害

discount n. 折扣

stick vi. 坚持

注释

Money comes and goes anyway.

钱总是来来去去，对应的中文意思是“钱财乃是身外之物”。

Scene practice 情景练习

打折句型练习

仔细阅读下面五个场景，两人一组，使用讨价还价的句型，用一用，练一练。

1. May likes the skirt very much, but she thinks that is too expensive. If you were May, what would you say to the shop keeper?

2. Shirley likes the shoes very much, but she wants to know whether there is a discount or not. If you were Shirley, what would you say?

3. If you were Daniel, you want to buy the basketball in the store. How would you bargain with the shop keeper?

4. If you were Benjamin, you think the suit in the store is so expensive that you can’t believe it, what would you say?

5. May wants to buy a bag, but that is too expensive, if you were May, how would you bargain with the shop keeper directly?