地道英语对话：Negotiating the Price(4)

A: I would¹ love to rent² out your apartment³.
B: That’s great.
A: How much is the rent?
B: The rent each month is $1050.
A: That’s a lot of money.
B: Did⁴ you have a better price⁵ in mind⁶?
A: What about $800?
B: That’s way too low⁷.
A: I can’t pay⁸ much more than that.
B: How about $900 a month?
A: That would be fine.
B: Great. It was⁹ a pleasure¹⁰ doing business¹¹ with you.
 

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 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 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。

6 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

7 low   

aaj.低，矮；低级的，下层的，卑贱的；低声的

参考例句：

• Your price is too low.你们的价格太低。
• This is a small and low house.这是一个小而低矮的房子。

8 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 pleasure   

n.愉快，快乐，高兴，乐事，乐趣，意志，愿望

参考例句：

• It's a pleasure talking to you.同您谈话很愉快。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

11 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。