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LESSON 6. MONEY (CONTINUED)
♦ SEARCHING FOR A BETTER PRICE AND DRIVING A HARD BARGAIN
Оглавление«It’s way too expensive. Can we have it cheaper?»
«He is driving a hard bargain1. He says twenty dollars and he’ll break even2.»
«Try to beat him down3 to fifteen. Tell him that guy over there is selling cheaper.»
«It won’t work. He is very stubborn. Who dares wins, you know.»
«So any success?»
«Sort of. He knocked three dollars off4 for cash.»
«Great! That’s a real bargain5. Let’s go and pick up something else!»
«I think we could club together6 and buy a gift for Kate. It’s her birthday in a week.»
«No problem! We’d be better off going to another market, though. They seem to rip us off7 here if they see we are really interested in anything.»
«All gift shops for tourists are a rip-off8. They overinflate prices9 and try to throw in10 some rubbish!»
«Yeah, I know. They swindle tourists all over the world. Let’s take our time and shop around11. Do you mind?»
«No, I don’t. You are right. Last time I snapped up12 a Diesel bag in a store, a few minutes later I found the same one at half price13 around the corner.»
«Bad luck! Things happen. Last year we were in an Aqua park in Egypt and had to fork out14 five bucks for a can of cola. That beats everything! Can you believe it?»
1 drive a hard bargain – настойчиво торговаться, слишком много хотеть
2 break even – остаться при своих, без прибыли
3 beat smth /smb down (to) – сбивать (цену), уломать, уговорить до ч-л.
4 knock smth off – скидывать, сбрасывать ч-л.
5 a real bargain – удачная покупка
6 club together – скинуться, поучаствовать
7 rip smb off – обдирать к-л. (как липку)
8 a rip-off – обдираловка
9 overinflate prices – задирать цены
10 throw in smth – давать в придачу, накидывать ч-л.
11 shop around – ходить и прицениваться
12 snap smth up – урвать, успеть купить ч-л.
13 at half price – за полцены
14 fork out smth (for) smth/smb – выкладывать ч-л. за ч-л./к-л.
