售房英语对话-Rejecting a Counteroffer(1)

A: Hi, I was calling to see if the buyers had accepted my counteroffer.
B: Yes, actually they just called back with a counteroffer of their own.
A: Is the counteroffer close to the asking price?
B: The counteroffer is for ten thousand less than your asking price.
A: I didn’t really want to go that low in my pricing.
B: I agree that that price is too low. Your home is in good shape, and you should get a better price for it.
A: What should I do at this point?
B: Since you don’t want to go any lower¹, we can notify² them that you are rejecting³ their latest offer.
A: Can you take care of that for me and get back to me?
B: I will let them know that your counteroffer was the lowest price that you will accept

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 notify   

vt.通知，告知，报告

参考例句：

• The court clerk will notify the witness when and where to appear.法院办事员将通知证人出庭的时间及地点。
• He will notify us where we are to meet.他将通知我们在什么地方集合。

3 rejecting   

v.拒绝( reject的现在分词 )；（因质量差）不用；排斥；拒收

参考例句：

• Rejecting Vice Admiral Halsey to his face was an unhealthy undertaking. 当面回绝海尔赛海军中将的做法不太好。 来自辞典例句
• He slanted towards rejecting those proposals. 他倾向于拒绝那些建议。 来自辞典例句