售房英语对话-Accepting a Counteroffer(3)

A: I was calling in to see if there had been any response from the buyers regarding my counteroffer.
B: Yes, the buyer’s agent just contacted me while I was at an Open House.
A: Did they state whether the counteroffer worked for them or not?
B: They almost accepted your counteroffer price but want to go a little lower. They are offering five thousand less than your counteroffer.
A: In your professional opinion, is this a good offer?
B: Personally in today’s market, I would accept the offer. They also want a short escrow as they feel that interest rates are low right now.
A: We can either lengthen¹ or shorten² the escrow for the buyer.
B: They want to make sure that the inspector³ says that there are no major problems with the house before this is a solid deal.
A: Of course, the house will have to pass a basic inspection⁴, but we accept their counteroffer.
B: The buyers will be happy to hear that you have accepted their counteroffer.

1 lengthen   

vt.使伸长，延长

参考例句：

• He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat.他请裁缝把他的外衣放长些。
• The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out.老师让她把论文加长。

2 shorten   

vt.弄短，缩小，减少

参考例句：

• Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
• My dress is too long I must shorten it.我的连衣裙太长了，我得把它截短些。

3 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

4 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。