Tony：Hi, Maggie. Have you made up your mind?

你好，麥琪。你拿定主意了嗎？

Maggie：What?

你指的是什么啊？

Tony：I mean, have you decided to study abroad or to find a job after graduation?

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.

我還沒做決定呢。真的很難做出抉擇。

Tony：Why’s that? Just a couple of days ago, you were telling me how much you wanted to go overseas to study.

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.

是啊，但是英語系正好有個職位空缺。

Tony：So?

所以呢？

Maggie：They offered it to me. So now I don’t know what to do.

他們把這個職位給了我。所以我現在不知道該怎么辦了。

Tony：What a great opportunity! I see what you mean though, tough choice.

多好的機會啊！我明白你的意思了，難做取舍啊。

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??.

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。

Tony：Don’t think about it too much. The job sounds like an excellent opportunity. You should grab it while you have the chance.

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?

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。