ROB： Allen， I just heard the good news.
ALLEN： What good news？
ROB： They chose you to be project assistant over in Chicago. Congratulations.
ALLEN： Yes， Mr. Tate told me before the meeting Tuesday.
ROB： Great. I bet you're excited， aren’t you？
ALLEN： I was quite surprised. But it isn't all for certain yet.
I told them I will accept， though， if they choose me.
ROB： You don't seem very happy about it. Why？
ALLEN： Maybe I'm a little nervous about making such a big move right now.
You know Nancy and I just bought a new house.
ROB： Have you told her yet？
ALLEN： I plan to talk with her about it tonight.
ROB： Chicago is a nice place.
And you both speak English well. Her English is excellent.
ALLEN： I know she doesn't want to be far from her family.
That will be the hardest part for her.
ROB： You're both young. A little adventure will be good for you.
ALLEN： Maybe.
ROB： Do you know how long the project over there will last？
ALLEN： Mr. Tate said I would probably be over there for two years.
But it could be more than that， too.
So I think two or three years， at least.
ROB： To be honest， I envy you.
I've never had a chance to work in one of the overseas’ offices.
I wish it were me who could go.
ALLEN： You're too important here， Rob. We wouldn’t be able to function here without you.
ROB： Maybe some time in the future I will be able to get a couple years overseas.
I really like that idea——changing one's life for awhile.
ALLEN： And your wife？
ROB： Oh， Carol is even more adventuresome than I am.
She would be thrilled if I got a transfer. She always talks about traveling more.
ALLEN： I've only been out of the country once in my life.
ROB： Well， living abroad would be a great experience for you then.
I think you should look forward to it.
ALLEN： I do look forward to it， but I'll have to talk it over with Nancy.
ROB： Good luck！
ALLEN： Thanks.
羅伯：艾倫，我剛聽到好消息。
艾倫：什么好消息？
羅伯：他們選你到芝加哥擔任項目助理，恭喜。
艾倫：是，泰德先生在星期二會議前已告訴過我了。
羅伯：真好。我打賭你一定很興奮，對不對？
艾倫：我真得有點兒驚訝，但還沒有完全定案。
我告訴過他們，如果他們選擇我，我會接受。
羅伯：你好象并不怎么高興，怎么了呢？
艾倫：或許我對這么大的變動有一點緊張。
你知道南希和我才剛買了一棟新房子。
羅伯：你告訴她了嗎？
艾倫：我計劃今晚告訴她。
羅伯：芝加哥是個不錯的地方。
而且你們兩個英語都說得很好。她的英語非常好。
艾倫：我知道她不想離開她家人太遠。
那對她來說是最難的一部分。
羅伯：你們都很年輕。一點點的冒險對你們來說是不錯的。
艾倫：或許吧。
羅伯：你知道那個項目會花多少時間嗎？
艾倫：泰德先生說我大概會要在那兒兩年。
但也有可能會更久。
所以我認為至少會待上兩三年。
羅伯：老實說，我很羨慕你。
我從來沒有機會到海外去工作。
我真希望我可以去。
艾倫：你在這里太重要了，羅伯。我們沒有你就不能運作了。
羅伯：或許在未來我可以待在海外幾年。
我很喜歡那個主意——改變自己的生活一段時間。
艾倫：你老婆呢？
羅伯：喔，卡羅比我更喜歡冒險。
她會很激動如果我能外調。她總是談論著旅游。
艾倫：在我生命中我只有出過一次國。
羅伯：嗯，在國外居住對你來說會是一個很好的經歷。
我認為你應該期待它的到來。
艾倫：我是頗期待的，但我必須與南希商量。
羅伯：祝好運！
艾倫：謝謝你。
ALLEN： What good news？
ROB： They chose you to be project assistant over in Chicago. Congratulations.
ALLEN： Yes， Mr. Tate told me before the meeting Tuesday.
ROB： Great. I bet you're excited， aren’t you？
ALLEN： I was quite surprised. But it isn't all for certain yet.
I told them I will accept， though， if they choose me.
ROB： You don't seem very happy about it. Why？
ALLEN： Maybe I'm a little nervous about making such a big move right now.
You know Nancy and I just bought a new house.
ROB： Have you told her yet？
ALLEN： I plan to talk with her about it tonight.
ROB： Chicago is a nice place.
And you both speak English well. Her English is excellent.
ALLEN： I know she doesn't want to be far from her family.
That will be the hardest part for her.
ROB： You're both young. A little adventure will be good for you.
ALLEN： Maybe.
ROB： Do you know how long the project over there will last？
ALLEN： Mr. Tate said I would probably be over there for two years.
But it could be more than that， too.
So I think two or three years， at least.
ROB： To be honest， I envy you.
I've never had a chance to work in one of the overseas’ offices.
I wish it were me who could go.
ALLEN： You're too important here， Rob. We wouldn’t be able to function here without you.
ROB： Maybe some time in the future I will be able to get a couple years overseas.
I really like that idea——changing one's life for awhile.
ALLEN： And your wife？
ROB： Oh， Carol is even more adventuresome than I am.
She would be thrilled if I got a transfer. She always talks about traveling more.
ALLEN： I've only been out of the country once in my life.
ROB： Well， living abroad would be a great experience for you then.
I think you should look forward to it.
ALLEN： I do look forward to it， but I'll have to talk it over with Nancy.
ROB： Good luck！
ALLEN： Thanks.
羅伯：艾倫，我剛聽到好消息。
艾倫：什么好消息？
羅伯：他們選你到芝加哥擔任項目助理，恭喜。
艾倫：是，泰德先生在星期二會議前已告訴過我了。
羅伯：真好。我打賭你一定很興奮，對不對？
艾倫：我真得有點兒驚訝，但還沒有完全定案。
我告訴過他們，如果他們選擇我，我會接受。
羅伯：你好象并不怎么高興，怎么了呢？
艾倫：或許我對這么大的變動有一點緊張。
你知道南希和我才剛買了一棟新房子。
羅伯：你告訴她了嗎？
艾倫：我計劃今晚告訴她。
羅伯：芝加哥是個不錯的地方。
而且你們兩個英語都說得很好。她的英語非常好。
艾倫：我知道她不想離開她家人太遠。
那對她來說是最難的一部分。
羅伯：你們都很年輕。一點點的冒險對你們來說是不錯的。
艾倫：或許吧。
羅伯：你知道那個項目會花多少時間嗎？
艾倫：泰德先生說我大概會要在那兒兩年。
但也有可能會更久。
所以我認為至少會待上兩三年。
羅伯：老實說，我很羨慕你。
我從來沒有機會到海外去工作。
我真希望我可以去。
艾倫：你在這里太重要了，羅伯。我們沒有你就不能運作了。
羅伯：或許在未來我可以待在海外幾年。
我很喜歡那個主意——改變自己的生活一段時間。
艾倫：你老婆呢？
羅伯：喔，卡羅比我更喜歡冒險。
她會很激動如果我能外調。她總是談論著旅游。
艾倫：在我生命中我只有出過一次國。
羅伯：嗯，在國外居住對你來說會是一個很好的經歷。
我認為你應該期待它的到來。
艾倫：我是頗期待的，但我必須與南希商量。
羅伯：祝好運！
艾倫：謝謝你。