輕松日記商務(wù)職場篇第223期:最低價

核心句型：
We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers.

我們給老顧客最低價格。

rock-bottom price是一句典型的美式口語，常常用在業(yè)務(wù)雙方報盤和還盤的對峙中。從字面上不難看出這個短語的意思是：“地板價、最低價”。因此，當(dāng)美國人說"We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers."時，他/她要表達(dá)的意思就是:"We give the best price to our regular customers."、"The price has been reduced to the minimum since you're our old clients."。

情景對白：
Client: Does your price really leave no margin for reduction?

客戶：你們的價格確實沒有再還價的余地了嗎?

Shirley: Sorry, but yes. We have offered a rock-bottom price to our regular customers.

雪莉：不好意思，是的。我們給老客戶最低價格。

搭配句積累：
①Sorry, we generally do not quote on a discount basis.

抱歉，我們的報價一般來說不打折扣。

②We cannot make any further discounts.

我們不能再多給折扣了。

③There are many privileges for customers like you.

像您這樣的顧客享有許多特權(quán)。

④Thank you very much for your continuing support.

謝謝您一直以來的支持。

單詞：
1. margin n. 余地

We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.

我們有20分鐘的余地趕火車。

These charges can carry prison terms of up to five years, though there's a wide margin of discretion.

盡管量刑幅度很大，但是這些指控仍面臨長達(dá)5年的刑期。

2. quote vi. 報價

A travel agent quoted her £160 for a flight from Bristol to Palma.

一位旅行社職員給她開出的從布里斯托爾至帕爾馬的機(jī)票報價是160英鎊。

He quoted a price for the repairs.

他給出了維修費用的報價。

3. privilege n. 特權(quán)

The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.

女王有特權(quán)，但無真正的政治影響力。

The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.

俄羅斯聯(lián)邦已經(jīng)頒布法令廢除政府官員的特權(quán)。