談一談在中國(guó)的街市上購(gòu)物時(shí)被奸商多收費(fèi)的經(jīng)歷

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論買東西被宰，
 
談一談在中國(guó)的街市上購(gòu)物時(shí)被奸商多收費(fèi)的經(jīng)歷
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: I swear I will never shop at a street market in China. It's a terrible place full of excellent profiteers! You have to keep an eye whenever it comes to paying for something.
 
我發(fā)誓我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)在中國(guó)的街市上購(gòu)物。這是一個(gè)到處都是奸商的可怕地方！每當(dāng)涉及到支付費(fèi)用時(shí)，你必須密切關(guān)注。
 
B: cool down, Harry! What are you really mad about? Did you get ripped off?
 
哈里,消消氣!你怎么了?買東西被宰了?
 
A: yes. Last Sunday I went to a nearby market. It was on open-air fair. I chanced upon this bag and bought it on the spot, without even trying to strike a bargain. I paid one hundred and twenty. And just now I was told by my chinese colleagues I bought it overpriced. I could have talked my way to thirty.
 
是的。上周日我去了附近的一個(gè)市場(chǎng)。那是在露天集市上。我偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了這個(gè)袋子，當(dāng)場(chǎng)就買了，甚至沒有討價(jià)還價(jià)。我付了一百二十元。剛才我的中國(guó)同事告訴我，我買的價(jià)格太高了。我本可以談到三十元的。
 
B: is that so? I'm afraid people here will not take pity on unlucky guys like you. Bargaining has always been an indispensable precedure in business deals. It's the norm of free trade. The seller sets a preposterous price, and the buyer tries his best to bring it down, until a compromise is reached. Yet you ignored the process. No wonder you ended up easy prey.
 
是這樣嗎？恐怕這里的人不會(huì)憐憫像你這樣的倒霉蛋。討價(jià)還價(jià)一直是商業(yè)交易中不可或缺的程序。這是自由貿(mào)易的常態(tài)。賣方設(shè)定了一個(gè)荒謬的價(jià)格，而買方則盡力壓低價(jià)格，直到達(dá)成妥協(xié)。然而你忽略了這個(gè)過程。難怪你最終很容易成為獵物。
 
A: but don't you think it annoying to overcharge the customers by such a handsome margin?
 
但你不覺得向顧客多收這么可觀的費(fèi)用很煩人嗎？
 
B: of course, that's something really irritation. And the only way to avoid being trapped is to know in advance about the real worth of the stuff. I recommend you to consult the price tags in the supermarket first. And then you may negotiate for a real deal.
 
當(dāng)然，這真的很令人惱火。避免陷入困境的唯一方法是提前了解這些東西的真正價(jià)值。我建議你先查閱超市的價(jià)格標(biāo)簽。然后你可以談判達(dá)成真正的交易。