" Three hundred, and a present at that, " was the prompt reply of the man in the red sweater.

“三百块，这价钱就当是白送了，”穿红毛衣的人立即回答。

Back then, I usually felt happier getting a prompt reply, instead of one that came much later but was meticulously written.

那时候收到一条秒回的信息我通常会更高兴，而不是一条更晚收到但十分细心书写的消息。

Now let's see if you can work out what question might have prompted our speaker's reply.

现在让我们看看你是否能弄清楚是什么问题可能促使我们的演讲者回答。

Anne read the note, kissed the bookmark, and dispatched a prompt reply back to the other side of the school.

安妮读了便条，吻了吻书签，然后立即回复学校的另一边。