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1. We’re going to look at how to haggle – that is, how to try to buy something for a lower price – or sell something at a higher price.
2. Now, haggling happens a lot more in some cultures than in others.
3. Here in Britain, people don’t normally haggle when they’re buying things…
4. but it is OK to haggle for very expensive things or very cheap things.
译文:
1. 我们来看看如何讨价还价 – 那就是,怎样低价买 – 或高价卖;
2. 讨价还价在有些文化里比较普遍;
3. 在英国,通常人们在买东西时并不讨价还价;
4. 但是,对于昂贵的或便宜的东西是可以讨价还价的。
haggle = 讨价还价, 争论不休
口语练习:
In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.
We never haggle about principles. 我们绝不拿原则做交易。
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