15. Negotiating the Price (1)
15.讨价还价(1)
A: It's a nice apartment.
A:一间不错的公寓。
B: I knew you would like it. Who wouldn't?
B:我知道你会喜欢它的。谁不喜欢呢?
A: There is only one issue.
A:只是有一个问题。
B: What is it? Is it the next door neighbor?
B:什么问题?是隔壁的邻居吗?
A: No, he's great. I was talking about the price.
A:不,他很好。我是说价格问题。
B: What about the price? It's a fair price, if I do say so myself.
B:价格怎么啦?如果我可以这么说自己的话,这是一个公平的价格。
A: I think it's a little too high for me. Is there anything you can do for me?
A:我想这对我来说有点高了。你还能让步吗?
B: I'm not sure if I can.
B:我不确定我可以。
A: Listen, I would be the perfect tenant.
A:听我说,我会是最完美的房客。
B: And how is that?
B:如何成为?
A: Well, I always make my payments on time. You can check my credit score.
A:嗯,我总是按时付房租。你可以看我的信用记录。
B: Alright, that's good to hear.
B:好吧,那不错。
A: I sleep early, and am very respectable. I also have no pets.
A:我睡得早,而且很受人尊敬。我也没有宠物。
B: I think I've heard enough. You sound like a good tenant. I'm going to reduce the monthly rent by $100.
B:我想我听得够多了。你应该是一个好房客。我将每月少收你100美元。
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