售房英语对话-Counteroffer(2)

A: I got a message on my machine that you received an offer on my house.
B: Yes, the offer came in late last night. It was too late to call you.
A: Is the offer as high as we were hoping for?
B: They offered two hundred eighty thousand dollars, and you were asking three hundred thousand dollars. They are definitely¹ in the ballpark.
A: I was prepared to go a little lower, but more like two hundred ninety thousand dollars.
B: Would you like to make a counteroffer of two hundred ninety thousand dollars?
A: I definitely would like to make a counteroffer.
B: I will FAX them the counteroffer right away.
A: What if my counteroffer gets turned down?
B: They have an option of making a counteroffer, or they can just reject your counteroffer.
 

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adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。