2.實用對話
Hesitation猶豫
Watt: Hi, Maggie. Have you made up your mind?
瓦特:你好,麥琪。你拿定主意了嗎?
Maggie: What?
麥琪:你指的是什么???
Watt: I mean, have you decided to study abroad or to find a job after graduation?
瓦特:我的意思是,你決定畢業后出國深造還是找工作了嗎?
Maggie: I haven't made my decision yet. It's kind of a hard decision.
麥琪:我還沒做決定呢。真的很難做出抉擇。
Watt: Why's that? Just a couple of days ago, you were telling me how much you wanted to go overseas to study.
瓦特:怎么會呢?兩三天前你還在說你是多么想出國深造呢。
Maggie: Yes. but a vacancy just opened up in the English Department.
麥琪:是啊,但是英語系正好有個職位空缺。
Watt: So?
瓦特:所以呢?
Maggie: They offered it to me. So now I don't know what to do.
麥琪:他們把這個職位給了我。所以我現在不知道該怎么辦了。
Watt: What a great opportunity! I see what you mean though, tough choice.
瓦特:多好的機會?。∥颐靼啄愕囊馑剂耍y做取舍啊。
Maggie: I've been preparing and studying to go abroad. I've spent a lot of time and energy, and I hate to see it all go to waste.
麥琪:我一直在準備出國留學。我在這上面花費了大量的時間和精力,我可不希望看到這一切努力都白費了。
Watt: Don't think about it too much. The job sounds like an excellent opportunity. You should grab it while you have the chance.
瓦特:不要想得太多。這份工作確實是個不錯的機會。你應該在機會來臨的時候抓住它。
Maggie: I'd like to, but I still feel like I should think about it some more. But thanks for your input.
麥琪:我也想,不過我還是覺得需要再好好考慮一下。但還是要謝謝你的真知灼見。