美語會話 275 九十元太貴了

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.)

價格過高的

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

一件T恤五十塊?超貴的!

B: But this shirt is made of Lycra.

但這可是萊卡布料的。

No-can-do.

行不通的。是一種委婉表示不可能的說法

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

你今晚可以陪我看電影嗎?

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

不行。我有太多家庭作業(yè)得做了。

go down to...

將價格降低至…元

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

如果你降到五十元，我就買了這雙鞋。

售貨員：有一次我在一個車庫拍賣找到的。

保 羅：真是挖到寶了!那你要賣多少﹖

售貨員：嗯。因為我跟你投緣……九十元好了。

保 羅：九十元太貴了。我出六十元。

售貨員：六十元﹖不行，年輕人。我降到八十五元你就要偷笑了。

保 羅：八十五元﹖你只能降這么多嗎﹖我待會再來……