英文原版对话1000个:823 Bargains

Todd: Now, I thought we would talk a little bit about your country. First of all, about shopping, what is shopping like in Sri Lanka?

Mini: The basic difference of shopping in Sri Lanka is that you can bargain, like most of the places you can bargain, so if you and talk to the seller¹ like very friendly and saying that you don't have that much money, you only have this much money, and then he will of course reduce the price for you.

Todd: That's pretty cool. So, does this only apply to shopping for food or shopping for clothing or is it for everything?

Mini: I think it's for everything, even for jewelry², furniture, everything you can bargain.

Todd: OK, now are things, most things in Sri Lanka much cheaper than they are in Japan or the United States?

Mini: Of course, it's very much cheaper.When I come here and see and it's like half the price.

Todd: Wow, half the price.

Mini: Yeah, most of it. For example, if it's like a 100 yen³ here, the thing in Sri Lanka will be like maybe ten yen, twenty yen, so it's like very cheap.

Todd: Wow. That is a big difference. Only twenty percent of the original cost.

Mini: But on the other hand, the salary that we receive is quite lower than the salary that you receive in Japan, so maybe in terms of Sri Lankan people it's expensive but for me, when I see from this perspective⁴ it's very cheap.

Todd: Right, so if you buy a shirt, like a nice cotton shirt in Sri Lanka, how much would that cost?

Mini: Around a 100 rupees in terms of yen, and it will be around 150 yen, 200 yen.

Todd: That is cheap.

Mini: It's very cheap.

Todd: OK, and how about if you want to buy a nice suit, you want to buy slacks⁵ and a jacket and a tie and a dress shirt, how much would that cost?

Mini: If you want to order it order-made, it will be around 5,000 yen, around 4,000 rupees, but if it's just like the suit in the shop, it's more cheaper than that.

Todd: Even cheaper.

Mini: Yeah, around 4,000 yen.

Todd: So, 4,000 yen. Now, 4,000 yen is how much in rupees?

Mini: 3,500, 3,200 rupees around.

Todd: Yeah, I think in dollars that would be about 35 dollars.

Mini: That's very cheap.

Todd: That's really cheap.
 

1 seller   

n.售货者，畅销品

参考例句：

• I hope for this book to become a best seller.我希望这本书会成为一本畅销书。
• She drove a hard bargain with the seller.她狠杀卖主的价。

2 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

4 perspective   

n.视角，观点，想法

参考例句：

• You can get a perspective of the whole city from here.从这里你可以看到城市的全景。
• We may get a clear perspective of the people's happy lives.我们知道人民对幸福生活的展望。

5 slacks   

运动裤

参考例句：

• a pair of slacks 一条便裤
• I saw some slacks I like in the Sears catalogue. 我在西尔斯商品目录看中了几条便裤。