after being away on business, tim thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift.
做完生意回來(lái)后，提姆覺(jué)得應(yīng)該給妻子帶點(diǎn)什么禮物回去。

“how about some perfume？”he asked the cosmetics clerk. she showed him a $50.00 bottle.
“那些香水怎么賣?。俊彼麊?wèn)賣化妝品的售貨員。售貨員給他展示了一支價(jià)值50美元的香水。

“that’s a bit much,”said tim, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00.
“看起來(lái)好像有點(diǎn)貴哦！”提姆說(shuō)道。于是售貨員又拿出一款30美元的香水。

“that’s still quite a bit,”tim complained.
“還是貴了點(diǎn)?！碧崮繁г沟馈?/div>

growing annoyed, the clerk brought out a tiny $15.00 bottle.
售貨員開(kāi)始有點(diǎn)惱火了，就給提姆一瓶很小的香水，價(jià)值15美元。

“what i mean,”said tim, “is i’d like to see something really cheap.”
“我的意思是，”提姆說(shuō)，“我想看看一些真正便宜的東西?！?/div>

the clerk handed him a mirror.
售貨員聽(tīng)了后，遞給了提姆一面鏡子。