365天交际口语详解(5)：犹豫Part2--对话详解及文化洗礼

详解好用对话 Hesitation WattHi, Maggie. Have you made up your mind MaggieWhat WattI mean, have you decided to study abroad or to find a job after graduation MaggieI haven’t made my decision yet. It’s kind of a hard decision. WattWhy’s that Just a couple of days ago, you were telling me how much you wanted to go overseas to study. MaggieYes, but a vacancy just opened up in the English Department. WattSo MaggieThey offered it to me. So now I don’t know what to do. WattWhat a great opportunity I see what you mean though, tough choice. MaggieI’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. WattDon’t think about it too much. The job sounds like an excellent opportunity. You should grab it while you have the chance. MaggieI’d like to, but I still feel like I should think about it some more. But thanks for your . 犹 豫 瓦特你好，麦琪。你拿定办法了吗 麦琪你指的是什么啊 瓦特我的意思是，你确定毕业后出国深造还是找工作了吗 麦琪我还没做确定呢。真的很难做出选择。 瓦特怎么会呢两三天前你还在说你是多么想出国深造呢。 麦琪是啊，但是英语系正好有个职位空缺。 瓦特所以呢 麦琪他们把这个职位给了我。所以我现在不知道该怎么办了。 瓦特多好的机会啊我明白你的意思了，难做取舍啊。 麦琪我始终在打算出国留学。我在这上面花费了大量的时间和精力，我可不希望看到这一切努力都白费了。 瓦特不要想得太多。这份工作的确是个不错的机会。你应当在机会来临的时候抓住它。 麦琪我也想，不过我还是觉得须要再好好考虑一下。但还是要感谢你的真知灼见。 具体解说 “go overseas”等同于“go abroad”，意为“出国，到国外”。 “go to waste”意为“奢侈掉，白费”，例如I shall probably make mint jelly too, as there is so much mint in the garden, I hate to see it go to waste. （我可能也会做些薄荷冻，因为花园里有那么多薄荷，我可不想眼看着白白奢侈掉。） “”的意思是“输入”，在本段对话中指对方发表的看法，其反义词为“output”，表示“输出”。 单 词 abroad ad. 到国外，在国外 graduation n. 毕业 overseas ad. 到海外，在海外 vacancy n. 空缺 opportunity n. 机会，机遇 tough a. 困难的 grab v. 抓住，夺取