白领美丽英文诵典365 -059 Women Tell Women Life in Top

Women tell women-life in top jobs is worth the effort

Reach for the top, and don’t eliminate choices too soon, or worry about the myth of balance. That is the message successful female executives are telling young women in school or in the workplace. For years, many ambitious women were ducking criticism that a high-powered jobs, meant they care about only their careers and would never have a family, or have one that was neglected. Now women have climbed high up the corporate¹ ladder are asserting that they have a lot to celebrate and nothing to apologize for.

The women acknowledged having to work a long hours, suffering jet lag from constant travel, and having to meet multiple demands on their time. And they listed their sacrifices. Andrew Jung, chair and CEO of Avon Products, who has two children, adds” if you are comfortable with your choices, that’s the definition of peace”. She travels frequently overseas, where Avon does 70% of their business, but often take red-eye flight to curtail² the time she’s away from home.

While climbing the corporate ladder, they’ve learned there are times when they must focus primarily on work and times when the emphasis must on their families and personal interests.

What advice can these executives offer to the newcomers?

Mrs. Jung counseled the important of picking up a company or an industry that you love because as in any relationship can’t fake it, and hard work and sacrifices required are only possible if you are fully³ possible engaged in your company and enjoy what you do.

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 curtail   

vt.截短，缩短；削减

参考例句：

• The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。