向前一步:第186期 全能女人是个神话(19)

 Every competitive, type-A fiber¹ of my being was screaming at me to stay, but unless I had a critical meeting, I walked out that door. 虽然我身体里每一处好强、进取的细胞都在尖叫，让我留下来，但除非是有特别重要的会议，否则我都会毅然地准时走出办公室。

And once I did it, I learned that I could. 一旦这样做了，我就发现其实我能做到。

I am not claiming, nor have I ever claimed, that I work a forty-hour week. 我不是宣称我一周只能工作40个小时，我也从来没这样说过。

And unlike my job at Google, which was based almost exclusively in California, my Facebook role requires a lot of travel. 在谷歌时，我的工作地点基本在加利福尼亚，但在脸谱网则常常需要出差。

As a result, I have become even more vigilant² about leaving the office to have dinner with my children when I'm not on the road. 所以不出差的时候，我都会按时下班赶回家陪孩子们吃晚餐。

I still struggle with the trade-offs between work and home on a daily basis. 因此，我每天都设法在工作和家庭上实现平衡。

Every woman I know does, and I know that I'm far luckier than most. 实际上，我认识的每个女人也都是这样，而且我比起她们中的大多数要幸运得多。

I have remarkable³ resources — a husband who is a real partner, 我拥有很好的资源：我的丈夫，一个“真正的人生搭档”，

the ability to hire great people to assist me both in the office and at home, and a good measure of control over my schedule. 他有能力帮助我，还能对我的时间安排提出很好的建议和意见。

I also have a wonderful sister who lives close by and is always willing to take care of her niece and nephew, occasionally at a moment's notice. 我还有个好妹妹，她就住在附近，很乐意帮我照看孩子。

She's even a pediatrician, so my kids are not just in loving hands, they're in medically trained hands. 正巧她还是个儿科医生，所以我的孩子不仅能得到家人的关爱，在健康方面也有专业的保障。

(Not all people are close to their family, either geographically⁴ or emotionally. 不是所有人都和家人很亲近，不管是在地理上还是感情上。

Fortunately, friends can be leaned on to provide this type of support for each other.) 幸运的是，我的家人能够互相依赖，为彼此提供这样的支持。

 

1 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

2 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 geographically   

adv.地理学上，在地理上，地理方面

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe. 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。 来自辞典例句
• All these events, however geographically remote, urgently affected Western financial centers. 所有这些事件，无论发生在地理上如何遥远的地方，都对西方金融中心产生紧迫的影响。 来自名作英译部分