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But her larger concern was whether she could manage the long hours in the White House and still see her family.
但她最大的擔(dān)心是自己能否忍受得了白宮長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的工作，同時(shí)還能兼顧家庭。
She put it beautifully: "I knew that whether this would work depended on two men.
她說(shuō)得很有意思：“我知道這事成不成取決于兩個(gè)男人。
So first I asked my husband if he could step in and take on more of the responsibility for the kids.
所以我先問(wèn)我丈夫他能不能幫忙多管管孩子。
He said, 'Of course, it's your turn.'
他說(shuō)：‘當(dāng)然可以，你去吧。’
And then I told the Vice President-elect that I really wanted to have dinner with my kids most nights.
然后我又對(duì)拜登說(shuō)，我真的很想盡可能多回家和孩子一起吃晚飯。
And his response was, 'Well, you have a phone and I can call you when I need you after dinnertime.'
他的回答是：‘好啊，你有電話嘛，我可以在你吃晚飯的時(shí)候打電話給你。’”
Cynthia believes that the lesson of her story is "Don't be afraid to ask," even if it seems like a long shot.
辛西婭認(rèn)為自己的經(jīng)驗(yàn)就是“別害怕提問(wèn)”，即使這件事看上去有可能不成功。
Being offered a senior job, especially after being at home for so long, presented a great opportunity.
有機(jī)會(huì)做高級(jí)職位的工作，尤其是在家里待了這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，這可是個(gè)千載難逢的機(jī)會(huì)。
Many women would have accepted it without even trying to carve out the time they needed for their families.
許多女性也許還沒(méi)來(lái)得及考慮家人的感受就會(huì)接受這份工作；
Others would have turned it down, assuming that having dinner at home most nights was not negotiable.
一些女性也許直接就拒絕了，認(rèn)為經(jīng)常回家吃晚飯的要求是不可能被接受的。
Being forthright led to opportunity.
實(shí)際上，直言不諱反而更有利于把握機(jī)會(huì)。
Every job will demand some sacrifice.
每份工作都會(huì)要求做出某種犧牲，
The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
關(guān)鍵在于避免不必要的犧牲，
This is especially hard since our work culture values complete dedication.
這在企業(yè)文化要求我們必須全心投入時(shí)變得尤為困難。
We worry that even mentioning other priorities makes us less valuable employees.
我擔(dān)心的是，即使只是提到工作之外其他重要的事情，也會(huì)降低我們的價(jià)值。
I have faced this too. As I described, once I had children, I changed my working hours to be home for dinner.
我也得面對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題。就像前文提到的，一旦我有了孩子，就會(huì)調(diào)整工作時(shí)間爭(zhēng)取回家吃晚飯，
But only fairly recently did I start talking about this change.
但直到最近我才開(kāi)始做出這樣的調(diào)整。
