初中英语阅读材料:Priced to Sell
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Priced to Sell
(房产工作)
It can be a lonely, depressing job.
这可能是一个孤独、令人沮丧的工作
Not for the successful realtors, of course.
这当然不是成功的房地产经纪人
Their job is almost glamorous.
他们的工作是令人羡慕的
Some of them, the most successful, work with wealthy people who live in, buy, and sell beautiful houses in beautiful neighborhoods.
其中一些最成功的。他们和富裕的人住在一起，购买出售美丽的房子
But for a new realtor, life is hard.
但是对于一个新的房地产经纪人来说，生活是很艰难的
A realtor has to pass a comprehensive test, and then take continuing education credit classes annually.
房地产经纪人必须通过全面的测试，然后每年还要继续接受信贷教育课程
He (or she) has to join a realty company and attend meetings regularly.
他(或她)必须要加入一家不动产公司并定期参加会议
He has to spend hours on the computer researching the latest properties that are being offered for sale.
他需要花费数个小时在计算机上研究正在出售的最新房产
He has to make "cold calls" to potential clients.
他必须对潜在客服进行“”
These cold calls are uncomfortable for the realtor and annoying to potential clients.
这些电话对于房地产经纪人来说并不舒服，也打扰了潜在客户
Once a realtor gets a client, he must chauffeur the client from one property to another, patiently explaining this and that while answering questions about these and those.
一旦房地产经纪人找到了一个客户，他必须将一个客户的财产转到另一个客户上，并且来新的解释这一点，同时回答有关的问题
It’s always a contest between the seller trying to get as much as he can for his house and the buyer trying to pay as little as he can for the same house.
卖家试图尽可能卖出高价，买家希望支付的尽可能少
Neither one wants to give in.
没有人愿意房子
On top of it all, the seller often lies, proclaiming that there are no problems with his house—“No, sir, absolutely none whatsoever.”
除此之外，卖家经常说谎，宣称自己的房子没有问题—“不，先生，绝对没有。”
The realtor has to put up with the seller’s lies and the buyer’s cries of poverty, and in the end he hears these same words from the buyer: “I don’t know. Let me think about it."
房地产经纪人必须忍受卖方的谎言，以及买房贫穷的呼声，最后他从买家那里听到同样的话“我不知道，让我想一想。”
重点知识讲解
原句：
On top of it all, the seller often lies, proclaiming that there are no problems with his house—“No, sir, absolutely none whatsoever.”
除此之外，卖家经常说谎，宣称自己的房子没有问题—“不，先生，绝对没有。”
解析：
本句的"proclaiming"是非谓语结构即现在分词形式表主动，省略了主语和谓语，等同于"the seller proclaims",这种结构的形式是现在分词前会有逗号隔开。注意区分非谓语动词的另一种形式，即过去分词表被动。在中高考中考到的非谓语动词还有不定式结构。
例如：
They went to the park,singing and talking.
他们边唱边说向公园走去。(现在分词)
Praised by the neighbours,he became the pride of his parents.
受到邻居们的表扬，他成为父母的骄傲。(过去分词)
Her job is to clean the hall.
她的工作是打扫大厅。(不定式)
知识讲解老师：Linda
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