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Entries in negotiation (7)

Friday
Jan272012

“Sounds great. What's the catch?”

Sounds great. What

A person you know has offered to sell you her car for a very, very low price. You're excited, but you're suspicious about it because the deal is too good. You say:

Sounds great. What's the catch?

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Tuesday
Dec132011

“I don't have time to haggle with someone over the price of a piece of furniture!”

English Lesson: I don't have time to haggle over the price of...

You just moved to a new apartment and need to get a new desk. Your friend suggests that you try to buy a used one through the Internet. You'd rather buy a new one because it's easier. You say:

I don't have time to haggle with someone over the price of a piece of furniture!

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Wednesday
Jul132011

“It doesn't hurt to ask.”

English Lesson: It doesn't hurt to ask

You're talking with your husband about his job. You think that he should ask his boss for a raise. He doesn't think his boss will give him a raise, so he's hesitant. To persuade him, you say:

It doesn't hurt to ask.

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Monday
Jun062011

“That's as low as I'm willing to go.”

That's as low as I'm willing to go.

You're trying to sell your motorcycle. You're negotiating with someone who might buy it. You've offered to sell it to them for $7,500, but they're asking for a lower price. You don't want to sell it for less than that amount, so you say:

That's as low as I'm willing to go.

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Sunday
Mar132011

“I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll give it to you for seventy-five hundred, and I'll throw in the cover and helmet for free.”

I tell you what

You're trying to sell your motorcycle. Someone offered to pay you $7,000 for it, but you wanted to get $8,000 for it. Now you're negotiating the price. You say:

I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll give it to you for seventy-five hundred, and I'll throw in the cover and helmet for free.

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Wednesday
Mar172010

“I'm sure we can come to an agreement.”

Memorize

A villain on a TV show wants to make the hero do something, so he has kidnapped the hero's girlfriend. The villain threatens the hero by saying:

I'm sure we can come to an agreement.

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Wednesday
Mar172010

“Do we have an agreement?”

Memorize

Your teenage son has been misbehaving at school. You want him to start behaving better, so you tell him that if he behaves well at school, you'll let him get a new cell phone. But if he doesn't behave, he'll be punished. He seems to agree with that plan. You hold out your hand to shake hands with him, and ask:

So do we have an agreement?

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