A Gift for Mom (Part 2)
Survival Chinese — the walk-away trick and a teapot for Mom.
小美想给妈妈买一个生日礼物。Xiao Mei wanted to buy her mom a birthday present.周末，她又去了那个市场。On the weekend, she went back to the market.她看到一个白色的茶壶，上面有漂亮的花。She saw a white teapot with pretty flowers on it.
“老板，这个茶壶多少钱？”"Boss, how much is this teapot?"
“两百块，这是我们最好的茶壶！”"Two hundred kuai — it's our best teapot!"
小美说：“太贵了，一百二怎么样？”Xiao Mei said, "That's too expensive. How about one twenty?"
老板摇摇头：“最少一百八。”The boss shook his head: "One eighty, at the very least."
小美说：“那算了吧。”她慢慢地往外走。Xiao Mei said, "Never mind, then," and slowly started walking away.
老板马上叫住她：“回来回来！一百五卖给你！”The boss immediately called her back: "Come back, come back! One fifty and it's yours!"
一百五十块，妈妈一定会喜欢！One hundred and fifty kuai — Mom is going to love it!
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