【正确答案】
1、bargaining/negotiating
【答案解析】[详细解答] 本文从头至尾的字里行间里都谈到这位外籍教师如何“讨价还价”。其中最为集中的讲述在第四段里。其中说到:“I was doing this for 125 yuan per hour when l found out that here in Chengdu,175 yuan per hour is the norm.Start at 200 and let them bargain you down to 175”。在这里,本文作者介绍了他讨价还价的技巧。