搭配筆記聆聽短文 Listen to the text with the help of the notes given
browse (在商店)隨便看看
connoisseur 鑑賞家
offer a discount 提供折扣
drive a hard bargain 拼命討價還價
shade 色調
再次聆聽並回答問題 Listen again and answer the questions below
Questions for discussion:
How much discount did the man get for the table in the end?
Do the chairs go with the table?
Will the man buy the chairs as well?
實用會話 Dialogue
A Good afternoon. How may I help you, sir? B I’m just browsing. Is this table made of mahogany? A Yes, it is. Good eye, sir. Old as it is, it’s a really good piece of hand-carved furniture. B Good as it may be, it’s too expensive. A How about 20% off for a connoisseur like yourself? B Hmm... How about 50% off? A I’m sorry, sir. Generous as I am, I can’t afford to offer a discount like that. B OK. Make it 30% off and you’ve got a deal. A You do drive a hard bargain! OK, sir. It’s a deal. B Do those chairs go with the table? A They don’t come as a set. They’re actually a slightly different shadeof mahogany. B Different as they are, I don’t think a blind man on a galloping horse would notice. A If you’re interested in them, I could offer the same 30% discount as the table. B OK, I’ll take them, too. So much for just browsing!
A 午安。先生,有什麼我可以為您服務的嗎? B 我只是隨意看看。這張桌子是紅木製成的嗎? A 是的,沒錯。先生,您眼力真好。雖然它很舊了,但它真的是很優質的手工雕刻傢俱。 B 它固然很好,但太貴了。 A 那給像您這樣的鑑賞家八折優惠怎麼樣呢?