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Lynda: Could I say one more thing about that?
琳達：我能再發表一下關于那件事的看法嗎？
Bruce: I’m afraid we’re running short on time. Maybe we could wrap up this discussion now.
布魯斯：恐怕我們的時間不多了。也許我們現在就可以結束這次討論了。
Lynda: Before we leave this topic, though, I really think we should talk about next year’s plans.
琳達：我們結束這個話題之前，我真的覺得應該談談明年的計劃。
Bruce: That’s outside the scope of this meeting. We can put it on the agenda for next time.
布魯斯：那個話題超出了這次會議的范疇。我們可以把它列入下次會議的議程。
Lynda: But we won’t meet again for a month. We should spend some time talking about our plans for next year. I think we should consider closing the Irvine office and moving it to Franklin. It would save us a lot of money.
琳達：但是我們一個月不會見面了。我們應該花點時間談談明年的計劃。我想我們應該考慮關閉爾灣的辦公地點，然后搬到富蘭克林去。這將為我們節省一大筆開銷。
Bruce: If we get off on a tangent, we won’t be able to get through our discussion for today. Let’s try to get back on track and discuss the main focus of today’s meeting, which is how to end this year without any more problems. I feel like we’re getting close to making some decisions.
布魯斯：如果我們偏離主題，那么今天的討論就無法結束了。咱們試著回到正軌上來，討論一下今天會議的焦點問題，也就是如何一帆風順地度過今年。我覺得我們可以做出一些決定了。
Lynda: We can’t make any decisions when there are still so many unresolved issues. Things are still up in the airbecause we don’t know what will happen next year. Any decisions we make now will be moot if our assumptions are wrong.
琳達：還有這么多亟待解決的問題，我們不能草率地做任何決定。很多事情懸而未決，因為我們不知道明年會發生什么狀況。一旦我們的假設出錯，那么現在做的任何決定都將毫無意義。
Bruce: I’m afraid we differ on that. I think we have enough information now to forge ahead. We can come to some tentative decisions and make any adjustments later. Should we take it to a vote?
布魯斯：恐怕我們對這個問題有分歧。我覺得，我們現在掌握了足夠的信息可以奮發進取。我們可以先做一些暫時的決定，之后再做調整。我們現在是不是應該進行表決？
Lynda: If you insist. I still think it’s premature.
琳達：如果你堅持的話。我仍然覺得現在還為時過早。
Bruce: I’ll take that as a “no” vote.
布魯斯：我會把你的意見視為”反對“票。
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