美语会话 275 九十元太贵了

Salesman:I found it at a garage sale once.

Paul:What a find! So, how much does it cost?

Salesman:Well, because I like you... ninety bucks.

Paul:Ninety dollars is pretty steep. I'll take it for sixty bucks.

Salesman:Sixty bucks? No-can-do, son. You'll be lucky if I go down to eighty-five.

Paul:Eighty-five? That's the best you can do? I'll come back later...

steep (a.)

价格过高的

A: Fifty bucks for a T-shirt? That's steep!

一件T恤五十块?超贵的!

B: But this shirt is made of Lycra.

但这可是莱卡布料的。

No-can-do.

行不通的。是一种委婉表示不可能的说法

A: Can you come with me to the movies tonight?

你今晚可以陪我看电影吗?

B: No-can-do. I've got too much homework to finish.

不行。我有太多家庭作业得做了。

go down to...

将价格降低至…元

If you go down to fifty dollars, I'll buy the shoes.

如果你降到五十元，我就买了这双鞋。

售货员：有一次我在一个车库拍卖找到的。

保 罗：真是挖到宝了!那你要卖多少﹖

售货员：嗯。因为我跟你投缘……九十元好了。

保 罗：九十元太贵了。我出六十元。

售货员：六十元﹖不行，年轻人。我降到八十五元你就要偷笑了。

保 罗：八十五元﹖你只能降这么多吗﹖我待会再来……