tā / ruǎn / mó / yìng / pào / le / bàn / tiān / lǎo / bǎn / zhōng / yú / dā / ying / gěi / tā / dǎ / zhé

他软磨硬泡了半天，老板终于答应给他打折。

He coaxed and pestered the owner for ages, and the owner finally agreed to give him a discount.