轻松日记商务职场篇222:最低价
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：轻松日记商务职场篇
英语课
核心句型：
We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers.
我们给老顾客最低价格。
rock-bottom price是一句典型的美式口语，常常用在业务双方报盘和还盘的对峙中。从字面上不难看出这个短语的意思是：“地板价、最低价”。因此，当美国人说"We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"We give the best price to our regular customers."、"The price has been reduced to the minimum since you're our old clients."。
情景对白：
Client: Does your price really leave no margin 1 for reduction?
客户：你们的价格确实没有再还价的余地了吗？
Shirley: Sorry, but yes. We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers.
雪莉：不好意思，是的。我们给老客户最低价格。
搭配句积累：
①Sorry, we generally do not quote on a discount basis.
抱歉，我们的报价一般来说不打折扣。
②We cannot make any further discounts.
我们不能再多给折扣了。
③There are many privileges for customers like you.
像您这样的顾客享有许多特权。
④Thank you very much for your continuing support.
谢谢您一直以来的支持。
单词：
1. margin n. 余地
We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching 2 the train.
我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
These charges can carry prison terms of up to five years, though there's a wide margin of discretion 3.
尽管量刑幅度很大，但是这些指控仍面临长达5年的刑期。
2. quote vi. 报价
A travel agent quoted her ?160 for a flight from Bristol to Palma.
一位旅行社职员给她开出的从布里斯托尔至帕尔马的机票报价是160英镑。
He quoted a price for the repairs.
他给出了维修费用的报价。
3. privilege n. 特权
The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout 4.
女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
The Russian Federation 5 has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.
俄罗斯联邦已经颁布法令废除政府官员的特权。
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住
- There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
- Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
n.谨慎；随意处理
- You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
- Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
n.用手猛击；权力，影响力
- The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
- He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
- It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
- Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。