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Bargaining

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ID: 0166 Upper Intermediate
You’ll get here and pay 15 yuan for a DVD and wonder why people laugh when you tell them. We don’t want people laughing at you--thus the lesson of the art of the haggle. In this podcast learn some hard-core bargaining phrases in Mandarin Chinese.
Mon Jun 26 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
光天化日 guāngtiānhuàrì broad daylight
蒙 mēng hoodwink
开价 kāijià name a price
……的话 ... dehuà if
天啊，一条裙子要五百块？你想光天化日之下抢钱啊。
tiānā ，yī tiáo qúnzi yào wǔbǎi kuài ？nǐ xiǎng guāngtiānhuàrì zhīxià qiāngqián ā 。
My Gosh, 500 for a skirt? You're trying to rob me in a broad daylight.
您要知道一分钱一分货啊。您看，这可是意大利名牌，全手工制作质地又好。
nín yào zhīdao yī fēn qián yī fēn huò ā 。nín kàn ，zhè kěshì Yìdàlì míngpái ，quán shǒugōng zhìzuò zhídi yòu hǎo 。
You must know that you get what you pay for. This is an Italian brand. It is handmade and has a superior texture.
别蒙我了！这条裙子做工也不过一般，颜色也不是特别好看，根本不值五百块。你别乱开价了。
bié mēng wǒ le ！zhè tiáo qúnzi zuògōng yě búguò yībān ，yánsè yě bù shì tèbié hǎokàn ，gēnběn bùzhí wǔbǎi kuài 。nǐ bié luàn kāijià le 。
Don't try to fool me! The tailoring of this skirt is just average. The color is not that pretty either. It's not worth 500. Don't give me that ridiculous price.
怎么会？这裙子可是用上好的布料制成的，识货的人都知道，这个品牌的衣服质量都很好。
zěnme huì ？zhè qúnzi kěshì yòng shànghǎo de bùliào zhìchéng de ，shíhuò de rén dōu zhīdao ，zhège pǐnpái de yīfu zhìliàng dū hěn hǎo 。
What? This skirt is made from the best fabric. It's clear to the people who knows clothing. The quality of clothes from this brand are very good.
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