怎么砍价
How to bargain in Chinese
Name: ________________ Date: ________
大卫来中国半年了，买东西从来不砍价。老板说多少，他就给多少。
今天，中国朋友带他去逛市场，路上教了他三句话：“第一句：‘太贵了！’第二句：‘便宜一点儿吧。’第三句：‘最低多少钱？’要是老板还不同意，你就走。他一定会叫住你。”
在一家小店里，大卫看见一个熊猫杯子，非常喜欢。他放下手机，拿起杯子问：“老板，这个多少钱？”
“一百。”
“太贵了！”
“好吧，九十。”
“便宜一点儿吧。”
“八十。”
“最低多少钱？”
老板看了看他：“七十，不能再便宜了。”
“五十吧。”
“不行，不行。”
大卫放下杯子，转身就走。一步，两步，三步，老板没有叫他。他走得越来越慢。十步，二十步，老板还是没有叫他。
终于，他听见老板在后面大声叫：“哎，你等一下！”
大卫笑了：朋友说得没错！他马上走回小店。
老板拿起一个手机：“你的手机忘在这儿了。”
大卫接过手机，又看了看那个熊猫杯子，小声说：“七十，行吗？”
老板笑了：“现在，最低一百。”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 句 | jù | classifier for phrases and lines of speech or verse |
| 同意 | tóngyì | to agree; to consent; to approve |
| 一定 | yídìng | surely; certainly; must |
| 行 | xíng | to walk; to go |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll; to wander around |
| 市场 | shìchǎng | market; marketplace |
| 低 | dī | low; to lower (one's head) |
| 步 | bù | step; pace |
| 老板 | láobǎn | boss; owner (of a shop or business) |
| 哎 | āi | (interjection) hey; oh (surprise, regret or calling attention) |
| 转身 | zhuǎnshēn | to turn around |
| 好吧 | hǎoba | OK then; fine (reluctant agreement) |
English (for the teacher)
David had been in China for six months, and he never haggled when he went shopping. Whatever the seller asked, he paid.
Today a Chinese friend took him round a market and taught him three phrases on the way. “One: ‘That’s too expensive!’ Two: ‘Make it a bit cheaper.’ Three: ‘What’s your lowest price?’ If the seller still says no, just walk away. He’s sure to call you back.”
In a little shop, David spotted a panda mug and loved it. He put down his phone, picked up the mug and asked, “How much is this one, boss?”
“A hundred.”
“That’s too expensive!”
“Fine, ninety.”
“Make it a bit cheaper.”
“Eighty.”
“What’s your lowest price?”
The owner looked him over. “Seventy. I can’t go any lower.”
“How about fifty?”
“No, no.”
David put the mug down, turned and walked away. One step, two steps, three. The owner didn’t call him back. He walked slower and slower. Ten steps, twenty. The owner still didn’t call him back.
At last he heard the owner shout behind him, “Hey, wait a minute!”
David smiled. His friend was right! He went straight back to the shop.
The owner held up a phone. “You left your phone here.”
David took the phone, looked at the panda mug again and asked quietly, “Seventy, OK?”
The owner smiled. “Now my lowest is a hundred.”