after being away on business, tim thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift.

做完生意回来后，提姆觉得应该给妻子带点什么礼物回去。

“how about some perfume¹？”he asked the cosmetics² clerk. she showed him a $50.00 bottle.

“那些香水怎么卖啊？”他问卖化妆品的售货员。售货员给他展示了一支价值50美元的香水。

“that’s a bit much,”said tim, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00.

“看起来好像有点贵哦！”提姆说道。于是售货员又拿出一款30美元的香水。

“that’s still quite a bit,”tim complained.

“还是贵了点。”提姆抱怨道。

growing annoyed, the clerk brought out a tiny $15.00 bottle.

售货员开始有点恼火了，就给提姆一瓶很小的香水，价值15美元。

“what i mean,”said tim, “is i’d like to see something really cheap.”

“我的意思是，”提姆说，“我想看看一些真正便宜的东西。”

the clerk handed him a mirror.

售货员听了后，递给了提姆一面镜子。