原版英语小短文 188. Garage Door for Sale

　　Gary put his garage door for sale online. A man called. Was the garage door in good condition? Did Gary have all the parts? What was the price again? "$465," Gary said. The price was in the ad. The man was testing Gary. He was testing to see if Gary was firm about his price. The man wanted to see the door. Gary invited him over. The man showed up. He examined the door. He liked it. He offered Gary $400. Gary immediately said okay. The man was surprised that Gary agreed so quickly. He said he should have offered Gary $350. Gary said, "No, you should have offered $400. If you had offered a dollar less, I would've said no. I figured you were going to try to lower¹ the price. I had already decided² to accept $400. So you don't have to kick yourself for not offering³ $350."

1 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

2 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。

3 offering   

n.提供，奉献物，牲礼

参考例句：

• What is your competition offering?你的竞争者提出的条件是什么？
• The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。