卖房英语对话-Accepting an Offer(3)

A: What did the buyers offer us on our house?
B: With the original asking price at three hundred thousand dollars, the buyers are willing to pay two hundred ninety thousand dollars.
A: I am really pleased with that offer.
B: I agree that the offer is in the ballpark. We need to consider everything before you accept.
A: Besides the selling price, what else is there to consider?
B: They want you to pay to have the cracks in the back wall fixed¹ and a couple of the roof tiles² replaced.
A: All of that is acceptable³ to me.
B: A counteroffer by you is always a possibility, but their price is very close to your asking price. You could risk losing the sale.
A: I wish to officially accept their offer.
B: This is a win-win situation for both you and the buyer. I am sure that you will both be happy with your decision.

 

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

2 tiles   

n.瓦片，瓷砖( tile的名词复数 )；扁平的小棋子

参考例句：

• The wind dislodged one or two tiles from the roof. 大风从屋顶上刮下了一两片瓦来。
• On both slopes of the roof there are broken tiles. 屋顶的两面斜面都有破瓦片。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 acceptable   

adj.可接受的，合意的，受欢迎的

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。