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Keep the Change
零钱不用找了

Selling secondhand books at our church bazaar, I got into an argument with a prospective customer.
在教堂的义卖市上卖旧书时，我与一名准备买东西的顾客发生了一场争论。

He was interested in buying The Pocket Book of Ogden Nash but claimed it was overpriced at 35 cents.
他对购买袖珍奥金.纳什集颇感兴趣，但是说它要三十五美分开价过高。

Other paperbacks were selling for ten or 15 cents each.
其它的平装书每本才卖十或十五美分。

I pointed out that the book was in good condition. Nash was a fun poet, and it was for a good cause.
我指出这本书保存状况颇好，纳什是个有趣的诗人，这个要价是合理的。

He said it was a matter of principle. Ultimately, I agreed to sell him the book for 15 cents.
他说这是个原则问题。最终，我同意以十五美分的价格将这本书卖给他。

Triumphant, he paid with a $10 bill. "Keep the change," he said.
他得意洋洋，拿出一张十美元的票子付帐。“零钱不用找了。”他说。

Notes:
1.change
vt.改变，变更；交换，替换；兑换；换衣服（床单）
vi.改变，转变；交换，互换；换衣，更衣
n.变化，改变；交换，交替；零钱，找头；代替物
常见搭配：
a change of air
改变环境, 迁地疗养
(a) change of clothes
(一套)换洗的衣服换一换衣服
a change of heart
改变主意变心, 变节弃邪归正
change of mind
改变主意
change of tide
盛衰消长的转变时刻; 危急存亡之秋, 关键时刻
change of voice
(青春期的)变嗓音
small change
零钱, 找另头庸俗的话, 闲话; 琐事无关紧要的人物

2.bazaar义卖会

3.prospective
adj.预期的；未来的；可能的；有希望的
prospective advantages
预期的利益
prospective bride
未来的新娘
a prospective statute
将会生效的法令

3.overprice
v.将…标价过高，索价过高

4.in good condition
情况良好；完好；完好无缺

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