ROB： Allen， I just heard the good news.
3 v$ G5 i5 Y O$ Y8 D ALLEN： What good news？
! s, P6 {. R- k1 Y ROB： They chose you to be project assistant over in Chicago. Congratulations., X0 ?6 d* O( a4 V" s4 U
ALLEN： Yes， Mr. Tate told me before the meeting Tuesday.9 M" S$ A7 x. d: l
ROB： Great. I bet you're excited， aren’t you？; |- U } b! b& c/ e# Q9 ^
ALLEN： I was quite surprised. But it isn't all for certain yet.# {3 W9 n# A7 `
I told them I will accept， though， if they choose me.7 m7 h ]% J0 x1 t; G K
ROB： You don't seem very happy about it. Why？
7 {* w5 ~6 o/ a8 L2 K& V- j$ W+ i ALLEN： Maybe I'm a little nervous about making such a big move right now.
, [* A" \+ ?1 a- i2 N/ u4 M! } You know Nancy and I just bought a new house. W% q0 K a, t4 K$ H
ROB： Have you told her yet？
' D! ^2 j6 T& D7 E, t; { ALLEN： I plan to talk with her about it tonight.
I* S) B3 j) @4 ~2 M3 q. y ROB： Chicago is a nice place.7 y4 B0 C* w {" D% J0 X8 W! F
And you both speak English well. Her English is excellent., ~+ f3 R; I, ]4 G' r
ALLEN： I know she doesn't want to be far from her family.0 h% Q. L. D/ d# E$ p9 E
That will be the hardest part for her.
; [7 {) }/ h! X8 `$ D ROB： You're both young. A little adventure will be good for you.
: S9 G \( c5 |! y ALLEN： Maybe.
9 ~# R! G; L7 q/ V* I; Z ROB： Do you know how long the project over there will last？, {2 O( e; _- H
ALLEN： Mr. Tate said I would probably be over there for two years.. ?: U# r, d$ s% \) s
But it could be more than that， too.) ~# K3 \+ e' v2 p7 U: h
So I think two or three years， at least.
& z) J0 S9 d, J0 w. p- ` ROB： To be honest， I envy you.* [# l/ R) t+ K7 K3 J4 W
I've never had a chance to work in one of the overseas’ offices.! D& n0 d1 z7 V! ^3 ^. _
I wish it were me who could go.
9 @- q D- v& |2 `2 ` ALLEN： You're too important here， Rob. We wouldn’t be able to function here without you.
) G6 i w/ p) M ROB： Maybe some time in the future I will be able to get a couple years overseas.
. H: T! L- Q% h7 {; s6 B, X I really like that idea——changing one's life for awhile.
8 e% r8 l. V8 B }) J8 H: s5 N ALLEN： And your wife？ Y1 \% ~' J" u L
ROB： Oh， Carol is even more adventuresome than I am.* q2 F- f, M! d. s5 X! R" ~% M
She would be thrilled if I got a transfer. She always talks about traveling more.2 i/ ^. l' ]4 n
ALLEN： I've only been out of the country once in my life. O: p9 [, R5 S8 z0 z
ROB： Well， living abroad would be a great experience for you then." K) S! R. Z9 E" `. ^! a x
I think you should look forward to it.
, o0 A, R6 Z- [* ?3 @ ALLEN： I do look forward to it， but I'll have to talk it over with Nancy.2 _0 I' D! z3 `+ N0 N
ROB： Good luck！3 a" R2 r4 B- K" T$ K$ y, X; {; a; C
ALLEN： Thanks. |
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