第二期第24天:讨价还价 (Bargaining)

难度级别:10-20分(基础) | 主题:购物

📚 对话原文 (Dialogue)


速度:
Seller: Good morning! Can I help you?
早上好!我能帮您吗?
Buyer: Good morning. How much is this hat?
早上好。这顶帽子多少钱?
Seller: It is fifteen dollars.
它十五美元。
Buyer: That is too expensive. Can you give me a better price?
那太贵了。您能给个更好的价格吗?
Seller: Okay. How about twelve dollars?
好的。十二美元怎么样?
Buyer: That sounds good. I will take it.
听起来不错。我买了。

🎤 发音指导 (Pronunciation Guide)

符号说明:
  • / 短暂停顿
  • // 较长停顿
  • ** 内容重音
  • CAPS 核心重音
  • 连读
  • ( ) 弱读/失爆
  • ⤴ ⤵ 语调

句子 1

Seller: Good morning! Can I help you?

GOOD MORning ⤵ ! CAN I HELP you ⤴ ?
  • 语调:Rising intonation on help you (Yes/No question offering assistance).
  • 重音MOR in morning and HELP carry the friendly tone.
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句子 2

Buyer: Good morning. How much is this hat?

GOOD MORning ⤵ . HOW MUCH (i)s THIS HAT ⤵ ?
  • 语调:Falling intonation on hat (Wh-question).
  • 连读much is links as /mʌ-tʃɪz/.
  • 重音:Focus on HOW MUCH and HAT.
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句子 3

Seller: It is fifteen dollars.

(It) (i)s FIFteen DOllars ⤵ .
  • 重音:Clear stress on FIF (to distinguish from fifty) and DO.
  • 弱读It is often contracted to It's (/ɪts/) in speech, though written fully here.
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句子 4

Buyer: That is too expensive. Can you give me a better price?

THAT (i)s TOO exPENsive ⤵ . CAN you GIVE me / a BETter PRICE ⤴ ?
  • 重音TOO emphasizes the complaint. PEN is the main stress in expensive.
  • 语调:Rising on price (Request).
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句子 5

Seller: Okay. How about twelve dollars?

OKAY ⤵ . HOW aBOUT TWELVE DOllars ⤴ ?
  • 语调:Rising on dollars (Suggestion/Offer).
  • 连读How about links as /haʊ-wə-baʊt/.
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句子 6

Buyer: That sounds good. I will take it.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD ⤵ . I w(ill) TAKE‿it ⤵ .
  • 连读take it links as /teɪ-kɪt/.
  • 重音GOOD and TAKE confirm the deal.
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🧩 技巧:多音节词强弱拆解 (Word Stress)

  • 1. ex-PEN-sive (/ɪkˈspensɪv/)
    拆解:ex (weak) + PEN (strong) + sive (weak)
    发音要领:The 'x' sounds like /ks/.
  • 2. FIF-teen (/ˈfɪftiːn/)
    拆解:FIF (strong) + teen (secondary)
    发音要领:Stress the first syllable clearly to avoid confusion with 50.
  • 3. BET-ter (/ˈbetər/)
    拆解:BET (strong) + ter (weak)
    发音要领:In American English, the 'tt' is a soft flap /d/.

📝 知识点 (Key Points)

单词与短语

Good morning
早上好
Can I help you?
我能帮您吗?
How much is this hat?
这顶帽子多少钱?
It is fifteen dollars
它十五美元
too expensive
太贵了
give me a better price
给我更好的价格
How about…?
…怎么样?
That sounds good
听起来不错
I will take it
我买了