英语情景对话-Discussing Counter-Offer(3)

A: Have the owners answered back with a counter-offer for my offer to purchase the house?
B: In response to your offer, the sellers have decided¹ to counter-offer three hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars.
A: That sounds pretty good to me, but I am not sure what to do.
B: You can accept this offer or decline² it and come up with another offer.
A: If I make another offer and they refuse, then what?
B: Personally, I would consider making one more offer, but it is up to you to decide what to do.
A: Let’s try going with three hundred and thirty thousand dollars for a counter-offer.
B: I will contact the sellers with your current offer.
A: Do you think that this will move along fairly quickly?
B: Usually the response to the second offer moves along a bit more quickly than the first one.

 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 decline   

n.衰微，跌落，下降；vt.使降低，婉谢；vi.下降，衰落，偏斜

参考例句：

• I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates.我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。
• The birthrate is on the decline.出生率在下降。