高级英语对话 第 448 课：有关还价-1

A: I hear the young couple that came by the other day made an offer on our house.
B: Yes, the potential buyers made an offer this morning.
A: Is the offer a good offer?
B: The offer is pretty good. You asked three hundred thousand and they offered two hundred eighty thousand.
A: I would be willing to take two hundred ninety thousand, but no lower.
B: You could make a counteroffer of two hundred ninety thousand dollars. Would you like to do that?
A: Yes, I would like to make the counteroffer.
B: I will make the counteroffer immediately by phone.
A: What if they don't accept the counteroffer?
B: They can make a counteroffer themselves or state that their first offer stands.