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（B for businessman, C for customer） C: Hi, I want to rent some cars, could you introduce some to me?
B: Sure,We can provide various types of cars, such as sedans（小轿车）, SUVs, off-road vehicles（越野车）, pickups（皮卡）,trucks and trailers（拖车）. What type do you like?
C: We need some sedans to pick up our customers, and pickups for projects.
B: Please have a look, here are our sedans, and we have mini-size, compact（紧凑型的）, and big-size sedans.
C: Let me try this one.
B: OK, this one is auto transmission（自动排挡）; please ensure that the gear handle（手柄） is in park position. Press the brake pedal, and release the parking brake. After that, you can put the gear to Null, and power on the engine. And then put gear to Drive and release brake to start the car.
C: Hmm,I don’t think our customers would like to sit in it. Can you show me some cars with comfortable compartments（车厢）? A set of stereo（立体音响） is preferred.
B: Maybe you need this one; this is a V8 engine, super horse power car. It takes only 5 seconds to accelerate（加速）from 0 to 60mph. The chassis（底盘） can perfectly absorb shocks（减震）, and you won’t feel bumpy while it’s running. Inside the car, there are high quality leather seats and multi-media LCD with twelve-horn surround sound（环绕立体声）. Moreover, this car also has a separate temperature control system that can satisfy individual’s temperature need.
C: How much is the rental（租金） for this car?
B: Two thousand USD for one month, without driver.
C: Are you kidding me? It’s too expensive. Are there any discounts? And who will pay for insurance and maintenance（维修）?
B: Gentleman, This kind of luxurious car deserves the price. You will like it once you tried it. As for insurance and maintenance, our company provides basic insurance, but you need to pay some insurance like scratch（刮伤） and broken glass.This brand provides free maintenance for the first six-years or the first 150000-kilometers. It’s still valid, so you don’t need to worry about it.
C: How are those pickups? Are they reliable? They look a bit dirty. I need to check the maintenance, repair record and mileage of them.
B: No problem. We have complete records for these pickups. Please have a look. And these pickups are usually used in field conditions, so scratches are inevitable. We don’t ask for compensation（补偿） for scratches.
C: I can neglect the appearance, but these pickups are all second-hand, and I do care about fuel efficiency（省油） and reliability.
B: You have seen the records; all of these pickups are almost intact. They are from the manufacturers with the best reputation of reliability. You can’t find more reliable pickups than them on this planet.
C: How is the fuel efficiency, are they powerful but gas-guzzler（耗油的）?
B: Don’t worry; their MPG (mile per gallon) is around 24, even better than some sedans. Anyhow, you can’t expect a car with the best performance and the least consumption. By the way, in the civil war of Libya last year, this kind of pickups is used as military vehicles. So, no need to worry about that. They won’t disappoint you.
C: You are a really good salesman, but your price is still higher than my budget. I need to report to my boss, and then make the decision.
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