地道英语对话：Negotiating the Price(2)
时间：2019-01-20 作者：英语课 分类：地道英语对话-租房
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A: This apartment 1 is wonderful.
B: I’m glad you like it.
A: How much would 2 I have to pay 3 for rent 4?
B: The rent is $1050 each month.
A: That’s way too much money.
B: It isn’t too much.
A: How about if I pay $850?
B: I can’t take that.
A: I can’t go any higher than $850.
B: I honestly don’t know what else to tell you.
A: You can’t go any lower 5 than that?
B: If you can’t afford 6 $1050, then we have no deal 7.
n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间
- How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
- Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
n.租金；vi.出租；vt.出租，租用
- 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。
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
- 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。
vt.提供，负担得起的(后果，损失等)，给予
- At last they could afford a house.他们终于买得起房子了。
- I'll afford you a chance.我将给你提供一个机会。