英语播客EnglishPod 151

 A:     Hello. May I help you?

 B:    Yeah, this dress is really nice! How much is it?

 A:    That one is one hundred and fifty dollars.

 B:    One  hundred  and  fifty  dollars? What  about  this
       other one over here?

 A:    That’s one hundred and forty dollars.

 B:     Hmm...that’s a bit out of my price range¹. Can you
       give me a better deal?

 A:    This  is  an  exclusive  design  by  DaMarco! It’s  a
       bargain² at that price.
 B:    Well, I don’t know. I think I’ll shop around.

 A:    Okay, okay, how about one hundred dollars?

 B:    That’s still more than I wanted to spend. What if I
       take both dresses?

 A:    Okay,  I can give you a special discount³, just be-
       cause you seem like a nice person. One hundred
       and ninety dollars for both.

 B:     I don’t know...  It’s still a bit pricey....  Thanks any-
       way.

 A:    Okay, my final price! One hundred dollars for
        both! That’s two for the price of one. hat’s my
        last offer!

 B:    Great! You’ve got a deal!

1 range   

n.山脉，行列，范围，射程；vt.排列，归类于，使并列，放牧；vi.平行，延伸，漫游

参考例句：

• The two countries are separated by a range of mountains.这两个国家被一条山脉隔开。
• This weapon can kill at a range of 200 yards.这种兵器在200码内有杀伤力。

2 bargain   

n.买卖合同，成交条件，交易；廉价货，便宜货；vi.议价，成交

参考例句：

• In some shops you have to bargain.在一些商店中买东西要讲价。
• These shoes are a bargain.Smith is closing them out.这些鞋子系廉价商品，史密斯正在削价出售。

3 discount   

v.折扣，打折扣，贴现，不重视，低估

参考例句：

• Would you give me a discount?你给我折扣吗？
• This is a discount price.这已经是打过折的价格了。