AWhy are you reading the classifieds? What do you need?

你为什么在看这些分类广告？你需要买什么？

BI’m looking for a bookcase, but I don’t want to buy a new one.

我想找个书架，但是我不想要一个新的。

AAre you having any luck?

有没有什么好运气？

BNot really. There aren’t any used bookcases listed. But there are a few rummage sales on Saturday. I think I’ll go to them.

还没有。这里没有列出任何旧书架。但是星期六有几个清仓大拍卖。我想去看看。

ADo you mind if I go with you?

你介意我和你一起去吗？

BNot at all. These private sales are great places to bargain. And sometimes you can find terrific things among all the junk.

一点都不。这些私人买卖很好去还价。而且有时候你可以在这些旧货中找到一些很好的东西。

AI learned to negotiate9 from my mother. I thought I was pretty good at bargaining, but I had a problem the other day at Kimble’s Department Store.

我从我妈妈那里学会了杀价。我原以为我很会讨价还价，但是不久前一天在金博商场，我就有过一点麻烦。

BWhat happened?

发生了什么事？

AI wanted to buy a beautiful wool sweater for my girlfriend. It was priced at forty dollars, so I started by offering the salesclerk thirty.

我想为我女朋友买件漂亮的羊毛衫。标价是四十美金，所以一开始，我就向售货员出价三十美金。

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