重点俚语

1、To work somebody/to try to lower the price
2、Down the drain/ wasted (when consuming time or money)
3、Worth one's salt/capable to do something
4、Firm/ not moving on a price, steady, solid
5、Take it or leave it/ buy it or not
6、Take someone for a ride/to lie the quality
7、To chisel/to cheat
8、The bottom price/ the lowest price
9、To heckle/to shout at them
10、No win situation / No matter what someone does, he won't work out on his favour.
课后问题

1、How long has Xiao Gao been working the vendor for?
2、What does the vendor say the bottom price is?
3、How much does Xiao Gao buy the item for?
参考答案

1、Xiao Gao has been working the vendor for nearly 10 minutes .
2、The vendor says the bottom price is 500, he says that it's a take it or leave it deal even though Xiao Gao would walk the length of the Great Wall.
3、Xiao Gao buys the item for 500 instead of his bargaining price 450.