A：Why are you reading the classifieds? What do you need?你為什么在看這些分類廣告?你需要買什么?

B：I'm looking for a bookcase, but I don't want to buy a new one.我想找個書架，但是我不想要一個新的。

A：Are you having any luck?有沒有什么好運(yùn)氣?

B：Not really. There aren't any used bookcases listed. But there are a few rummage sales on Saturday. I think I'll go to them.還沒有。這里沒有列出任何舊書架。但是星期六有幾個清倉大拍賣。我想去看看。

A：Do you mind if I go with you?你介意我和你一起去嗎?

B：Not at all. These private sales are great places to bargain. And sometimes you can find terrific things among all the junk.一點(diǎn)都不。這些私人買賣很好去還價。而且有時候你可以在這些舊貨中找到一些很好的東西。

A：I learned to negotiate from my mother. I thought I was pretty good at bargaining, but I had a problem the other day at Kimble's Department Store.我從我媽媽那里學(xué)會了殺價。我原以為我很會討價還價，但是不久前一天在金博商場，我就有過一點(diǎn)麻煩。

B：What happened?發(fā)生了什么事?

A：I wanted to buy a beautiful wool sweater for my girlfriend. It was priced at forty dollars, so I started by offering the salesclerk thirty.我想為我女朋友買件漂亮的羊毛衫。標(biāo)價是四十美金，所以一開始，我就向售貨員出價三十美金。