出价

The offer is not to be sniffed at.

价还算得过去。

He bid $5 for an old book.

他为一本旧书价5美元。

I bid 1000 dollars for that picture.

我对那幅画价1000美元。

Several companies have nibbled at our offer.

若干公司表示对我们的价有兴趣。

TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.

电视特许经营权将拍卖给价最高的投标人。

She outbid me for the vase.

那花瓶她价比我高。

Benson signaled the auctioneer quietly and kicked the bid up another thousand dollars.

本森悄悄地向拍卖人做了手势, 然后把价又抬高了1000美元。

But why do we do that: overbid at public auctions?

但我们为什么要这样做呢，为什么在公开拍卖中价过高？

One thing you should remember is you are expected to bargain by writing down your offer, and having the shopowner write down his.

千万得，东西要杀价，就把价写上，再叫老板写他的价钱。