【租住公寓】商定房租-Negotiating the Price (1)

A: I would¹ love to rent² this apartment³.

B: I'm happy to hear you say that.

A: How much are you asking for every month?

B: I'm renting⁴ this apartment out for $1050 a month.

A: That is quite a lot of money for just one month.

B: That is a fair⁵ price⁶.

A: What do you say to $850 a month?

B: That's no good.

A: It's either⁷ $850 or nothing at all.

B: I won't go any lower⁸ than $1050.

A: Could⁹ you please go lower?

B: That's the best I can do.

 

1 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

2 rent   

n.租金；vi.出租；vt.出租，租用

参考例句：

• I have rented a house and paid the rent.我已租了房子，并交了租金。
• He decided to rent the house.他决定租这房子。

3 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

4 renting   

n.租用v.租用( rent的现在分词 )；出租（房屋等）；租借（房屋、土地、机器等）；醒来，唤醒( rouse的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I'm thinking of renting out my house while I'm away. 我正在考虑在我离家期间把房子赁出去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She's renting in some grey suburb of Birmingham. 她租住在伯明翰某处阴沉沉的郊区。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 fair   

adj.公平的，晴朗的，美丽的；(皮肤，毛发等)浅色的；白皙的；n.展览会，市集

参考例句：

• I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。
• And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。

6 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

7 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

8 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。

9 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。