Shirley: Oh, what's wrong? How it comes that the music sped 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.

雪莉：哦，怎么了？為什么音樂突然停了？

售貨員：真的嗎？讓我看一下。

雪莉：質量真差啊！

銷售員：不是的，女士。只是沒有電了。

雪莉：哦，對不起。

本杰明：要是壞了怎么辦啊，我是說萬一。

售貨員：保修期內提供免費的服務。根據經驗，您永遠都不需要使用這個（指維修）。

本杰明：保修期有多長。

售貨員：三年。只要沒有受到損傷，你可以隨時拿來調換。

本杰明：價格呢？

售貨員：1000元。

本杰明：哇，好貴啊。可以打折嗎？

售貨員：是的，如果今天買，可以享受9折的優惠。

本杰明：親愛的，你覺得怎樣？

雪莉：我們還是堅持我們所喜歡的吧。錢用了還會來的。

本杰明：好吧，那我們就買這個了。

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.

sudden adj. 突然的

in case 免得

exchange vt. 更換

damage n. 損害

discount n. 折扣

stick vi. 堅持

Money comes and goes anyway.

錢總是來來去去，對應的中文意思是“錢財乃是身外之物”。

打折句型練習

仔細閱讀下面五個場景，兩人一組，使用討價還價的句型，用一用，練一練。

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?