2015年ESL之商务英语 01 An Expiring Business Lease（在线收听）

An Expiring Business Lease

Jane: Our lease is up at the end of this year and we need to negotiate a new one. 

Monty: I know, but if I bring it up first, the landlord will think I’m desperate to renew. 

Jane: We are desperate to renew. We’ve built our business here, and it would be really difficult to uproot it and reestablish it elsewhere. 

Monty: I know, but given our antagonistic dealings in the past, I’m afraid the landlord is going to jack up our rent and we’ll be forced out. 

Jane: It’s in the best interest of the landlord to keep a steady business leasing his property. 

Monty: He might not see it that way. He might see this as an opportunity to bring in a higher-paying tenant. 

Jane: Or he may realize that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 

Monty: Or he might think, “Out with the old and in with the new.” 

Jane: You won’t know until you contact him. 

Monty: Right, but I think I’ll let him stew just a little longer. 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse