【趣味学英语-报价太高？快用英语尽情抱怨吧！（2）】
如果你就代表买方的话，通过抱怨价格高，可以迫使对方主动降低价格。而有事实作为依据的话会更加有说服力。

①把对方价格与其竞争者相比。

Your price is about 15% higher than some other suppliers.
你们的价格比其他的一些供应商还要高出15%。

You are facing the keen competition from other suppliers in the market, whose prices are much lower than yours.
你们目前面临和与许多供应商竞争，他们的报价比你们的要低很多啊。

②把对方目前报价与过去报价相比。

It surprises me a lot that your offer is nearly 10% higher than last consignment.
怎么价格比上一批货高了将近10%啊。

③把对方报价与目前的市场价相比。

Your price is much higher than that of the present market.
你们的报价比目前的市场价格高很多啊。

④以客户为由

Your price is on the high side. We will have difficulties in persuading our clients to accept it.
你们报价太高了，我们很难说服我们的客户接受的。

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