当迈克接受去外地工作时，首先当然要获得他最亲近的人的支持，来看看他妻子安妮的反应吧。
Mike: Hey baby!
Anne: Hi hun, how was work?
Mike: Same old, same old. But speaking of work, I've got something I want to talk to you about.
Anne: Okay, shoot.
Mike: Well, you know that I've been pushing the powers that be to move me into a marketing position.
Anne: Yup. You were talking with Krista in HR, right?
Mike: That's the one. Well, a position opened up a few weeks ago…
Anne: And you didn't tell me!
Mike: I was trying to keep it on the 1)DL until I knew more.
Anne: And now you know more—①2)spill the beans!
Mike: They wanna offer me the post.
Anne: Oh baby that's so great! Wait. Post? What do you meanby “post”?
Mike: Yeah. That's the 3)downer. It's not here.
Anne: Well hun, we've been talking about moving out of the city for a while. I guess now's as good a time as any. Where would they transfer you to?
Mike: Guangzhou. And I know that I'm asking a lot here, but I'd like you to at least consider it.
Anne: Wow. Well, I can't promise anything, ②but I'll definitely give it a good think.
Mike: Great! ③And to sweeten the deal, I've got a little surprise for you.
Anne: Oh?
Mike: I figured that if I was going to be moving all that way, they could stand to lose me for a few weeks in between.
Anne: And?
Mike: And we're gonna take that few weeks and have a holiday. A real, live holiday.
Anne: ④Get out! Oh Mike, that sounds so great.
Mike: We deserve it. ⑤You've been running yourself 4)ragged and I've barely had time to sleep lately. A little 5)R&R is exactly what we need.
Anne: Alright, ⑥well don't get ahead of yourself here boy—I haven't said yes yet.
Mike: Haha, okay, let me know when you do!
迈克：嘿，宝贝！
安妮：嗨，亲爱的。工作怎么样啊？
迈克：老样子啊老样子。不过说到工作，我倒是有些事情要跟你说说。
安妮：好的，说吧。
迈克：你知道的，我一直在动用各种力量让自己可以调到市场部工作。
安妮：是的，你那时一直在和克里斯塔谈人事调动问题，是吧？
迈克：没错。嗯，几周前开设了一个职位……
安妮：你都没告诉我！
迈克：在知道更多之前我都保密呀。
安妮：那现在你知道更多啦——快说呀！
迈克：他们想给我这个“驻外”职位。
安妮：噢，宝贝，这太好了呀！等等，“驻外”职位？你说“驻外”是什么意思？
迈克：是的。这就是令人沮丧的一点。不在这里（上班）。
安妮：好吧，亲爱的，我们商量着搬离这座城市也有一阵子了。我想现在和任何时候一样都是个好时机啊。他们想调你去哪里？
迈克：广州。我知道在这件事上我已经要求过分了，但我想要你不管怎样都考虑一下吧。
安妮：哇。好吧，我不能承诺任何事情，但是我一定会好好想想的。
迈克：太好了！另外，为了让这事儿更具有吸引力，我要给你一点小惊喜。
安妮：噢？
迈克：我考虑说如果我要像这样一直被外派，他们应该能接受让我在这中间稍稍歇一段儿。
安妮：然后呢？
迈克：然后我们就可以休息几周去度个假了。一个真正的、实在的假期。
安妮：不可能吧！噢，迈克，这听起来也太棒了。
迈克：我们应该这样的嘛。你一直以来都差不多体力透支地在工作，而我最近几乎都没有时间睡觉。稍稍休息和放松一下正是我们所需要的。
安妮：好吧，不过伙计你别计划得太早了，我都还没有答应你呢。
迈克：哈哈，好的，你什么时候想好了，就告诉我哦！
Smart Sentences
① Spill the beans! 快说呀！
spill the beans: give away a secret or a surprise（泄漏秘密）。例如：
Don't spill the beans about the layoff plans. That might not go through.
那个裁人的方案别说出去，可能会通不过的。
② But I'll definitely give it a good think. 但是我一定会好好想想的。
give it a good think: consider sth. thoroughly（对某事好好想想）。例如：
After giving the matter a good think, I've decided not to apply for the position.
我在认真考虑过这事儿后，决定不申请这个职位。
③ And to sweeten the deal, I've got a little surprise for you. 另外，为了让这事儿更具有吸引力，我要给你一点小惊喜。
sweeten the deal: make a bargain or business transaction more appealing by adding value（给点甜头，提高吸引力）。例如：
The dealer sweetened the deal by adding free car wash coupons.
推销员增加了免费洗车的优惠券来提高吸引力。
④ Get out! 不可能吧！
get out: used to express disbelief（用以表示怀疑）。例如：
—We're going to get one day off for the Youth's Day.
我们在五四青年节那天放假一天。
—Really? Get out! That's not happening.
真的吗？得了吧，这事儿不可能。
⑤ You've been running yourself ragged. 你一直以来都差不多体力透支地在工作。
run sb. ragged: keep sb. very busy and very tired（使某人精疲力尽）。例如：
The holiday ran us all ragged at the store.
假日让我们店里的所有人都精疲力尽。
⑥ Well don't get ahead of yourself here boy. 不过伙计你别计划得太早了。
get ahead of oneself: plan on doing sth. that you are not yet ready to do（过早谋划）。例如：
You don't want to get ahead of yourselves in the details because you will find yourself wasting time and effort.
你们不要把细节计划得太早，不然会浪费时间和精力的。
