Unit 8 Discount and Commission

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阿美总算是挑中了一件自己喜欢的衣服，但衣服的价格可不便宜，最后阿美买了吗？一起来看看吧！ Listen Read Learn May: This skirt is overpriced. Salesclerk: We never overcharge. It is a fair price to pay. May: Is it on sale? Salesclerk: In this season? No.

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每日一词【1230】discount：折扣

今天我们要学的词是discount。 Discount, 做名词用，有折价的意思。 I bought the dress at a 50% discount, 我这条裙子是五折买的。 We made room reservations at a five-star hotel for our class reunion and even got a group di

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Lesson 193 Give me a discount,please. 1.Any discount?有折扣吗 2.Is thee any discount?有折扣吗？ 3.Give me a discount,please.给我打个折吧。 4.I discount what he said.我不全信他说的话。 5.It's at a 15% discount.这个打八五折

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