高频英语口语对话 第313期:加大折扣

 　　unit 343

　　加大折扣

　　dialogue

　　英语情景对话

　　A:Well, to come straight to the point, could you tell us something about your new price?

　　A:那好，开门见山地说吧，能讲讲你们的最新报价吗？

　　B:Most willingly. It's 600 dollars per ton.

　　B:很乐意。每吨售价600美元。

　　A:That's a high price.

　　A:好贵啊！

　　B:But you know, the price of this article has soared¹ up since last year.

　　B:但你知道，自去年开始这种商品的价格猛涨。

　　A:I know. But I must say it's still unacceptable. Couldn't you make a discount for me? You see, we have such a long-term cooperation. And our business could be mutually beneficial.

　　A:我知道。但我还是不能接受这个价格。你难道不能给我打个折吗？你看啊，我们已经合作这么长时间了，而且我们的合作都是互利的。

　　B:OK. I can make a special offer for you. This price is based on careful calculations². And it is the lowest price we can offer to you.

　　B:好吧。我可以给您一个特殊优惠。这个价格是在精打细算的基础上得出来的。这是我们可以给您的最低价格了。

 

1 soared   

v.高飞( soar的过去式和过去分词 )；猛增；（音乐）升高；高耸

参考例句：

• The bird soared high, with outspread wings. 鸟儿展翅高飞。
• The rocket soared skywards. 火箭呼啸着朝天上飞去。

2 calculations   

n.计算( calculation的名词复数 )；盘算；自私的打算；推断

参考例句：

• We can exclude the possibility of total loss from our calculations. 我们可以在预测中把彻底失败的可能性排除在外。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He scored out both calculations and did them again. 他把两个计算结果都划掉，又把它们计算了一遍。 来自《简明英汉词典》