全新版⼤学英语综合教程第⼆册学习笔记（原⽂及全⽂翻译）
——6A-I‘MGoingToBuy。。。
I'M Going To Buy The Brooklyn Bridge
How do some women manage to combine a full-time job with family responsibilities and still find time for doing other things? Adrienne Popper longs to be like them, but wonders whether it is an impossible dream.
I'M GOING TO BUY THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Not long ago I received an alumni bulletin from my college. It included a brief item about a former classmate: "Kate L. teaches part-time at the University of Oklahoma and is assistant principal at County High School. In her spare time she is finishing her doctoral disrtation and the final drafts of two books, and she still has time for tennis and hor riding with her daughters." Four words in that description undid me: in her spare time. A friend said that if I believed everything in the report, she had a bridge in Brooklyn she'd like to ll me.
My friend's joke hit home. What an idiot I'd been! I resolved to stop thinking about Kate's incredible acc
omplishments and to be suitably skeptical of such stories in the future.
But like a dieter who devours a whole box of cookies in a moment of weakness, I found my resolve slipping occasionally. In weak moments I'd comb the pages of newspapers and magazines and consume success stories by the pound. My favorite superwomen included a politician's daughter who cared for her two-year-old and a newborn while finishing law school and managing a company; a practicing pediatrician with ten children other own; and a television anchorwoman, mother of two preschoolers, who was studying for a master's degree.
One day, however, I actually met a superwoman face to face. Just before Christmas last year, my work took me to the office of a woman executive of a national corporation. Like her supersisters, she has a husband, two small children and, according to reports, a spotless apartment. Her life runs as precily as a Swiss watch. Since my own schedule rarely succeeds, her accomplishments fill me with equal amounts of wonder and guilt.
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On a shelf behind her desk that day were at least a hundred jars of strawberry jam, gaily tied with red-checked ribbons. The executive and her children had made the jam and decorated the jars, which she planned to distribute to her staff and visiting clients.
When, I wondered aloud, had she found the time to complete such an impressive holiday project? I should have known better than to ask. The answer had a familiar ring: in her spare time.
On the train ride home I sat with a jar of strawberry jam in my lap. It reproached me the entire trip. Other women, it emed to say, are movers and shakers — not only during office hours, but in their spare time as well. What, it asked, do you accomplish in your spare time?
I would like to report that I am using my extra moments to complete postdoctoral studies in physics, to develop new theories of tonal harmony for piano and horn, and to bake cakes and play baball with my sons. The truth of the matter is, however, that I am by nature completely unable to get my act together. No matter how carefully I plan my time, the plan always goes wrong.
If I create schedules of military precision in which veral afternoon hours are given over to the writing of the Great American Novel, the school nur is sure to phone at exactly the moment I put pencil to paper. One of my children will have developed a strange illness that requires him to spend the remainder of the day in bed, calling me at frequent intervals to bring soup, juice, and tea.
Other days, every item on my schedule will take three times the number of minutes t aside. The cleaner will misplace my clothes. My order won't be ready at the butcher shop as promid. The wo
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man ahead of me in the supermarket line will pay for her groceries with a check drawn on a Martian bank, and only the manager (who has just left for lunch) can OK the matter. "They also rve who only stand and wait," wrote the poet John Milton, but he forgot to add that they don't get to be superwomen that way.
Racing the clock every day is such an exhausting effort that when I actually have a few free moments, I tend to collap. Mostly I sink into a chair and stare into space while I imagine how lovely life would be if only I possd the organizational skills and the energy of my superheroines. In fact, I waste a good deal of my spare time just worrying about what other women are accomplishing in theirs. Sometimes I think that the modern fairy tales create as many problems for women as the old stories that had us biding our time for the day our prince would come.
Yet superwomen tales continue to charm me. Despite my friend's warning against being taken in, despite everything I've learned, I find that I'm not only willing, but positively eager to buy that bridge she mentioned. Why? I suppo it has something to do with the appeal of an optimistic approach to life — and the fact that extraordinary deeds have been accomplished by determined individuals who refud to believe that "you can't" was the final word on their dreams.
Men have generally been assured that achieving their heart's desires would be a piece of cake. Women, of cour, have always believed that we can't have our cake and eat it too — the old low-dream diet. Perhaps becoming a superwoman is an impossible dream for me, but life without that kind of fantasy is as unappealing as a diet with no treats.
I know the idea of admiring a heroine is considered silly today; we working women are too sophisticated for that. Yet the superwomen I read about are my heroines. When my faith in mylf falters, it is they who urge me on, whispering, "Go for it, lady!"
One of the days I plan to phone my former classmate Kate and shout "Well done!" into the receiver. I hope she won't be modest about her achievements. Perhaps she will have completed her disrtation and her two books and moved on to some new work that's exciting or dangerous or both. I'd like to hear all about it.
After that I'm going to phone the friend who laughed at me for believing all the stories I hear. Then I'll tell her a story: the tale of a woman who bought her own version of that bridge in Brooklyn and found that it was a wi investment after all.
我要买下布鲁克林桥
有些妇⼥何以能既做⼀份全职⼯作⼜能兼顾家庭的责任，并仍有余暇做其他事情？艾德丽安·波珀渴望能像她们⼀样，但⼜怀疑这会不会是⼀个根本⽆法实现的梦想。
我要买下布鲁克林桥
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不久前，我收到母校⼀份校友简报。⾥⾯有⼀条是关于⼀个⽼同学的消息：“凯特·L在俄克拉荷马⼤学兼职任教，并任县⾼中校长助理。她正在利⽤业余时间完成博⼠论⽂以及两本著作的最后定稿，同时她仍有时间与⼥⼉们⼀起打⽹球、骑马。”这条短讯中有四个字令我⼼神不安：业余时间。有位朋友说，要是我对这⼀报道⾥的⼀切都信以为真，那她在布鲁克林还有⼀座桥要出售给我呢。
朋友的打趣⼀针见⾎。我多蠢啊！于是我打定主意，不再去想凯特那些不可思议的成就，以后看到类似报道也不要轻易相信。
可是，就像节⾷者⼀时软弱竟把整盒饼⼲吃个精光⼀样，我发现⾃⼰的决⼼也有动摇之时。每当不坚定时，我就在报刊上到处搜寻，贪婪地阅读⼀篇⼜⼀篇的成功故事。我最喜欢的⼥强⼈有：⼀位政治家的⼥⼉，她在照料⼀个两岁幼⼉与⼀个新⽣⼉的同时读完了法学院，同时还经营着⼀家公司；⼀位开业⼉科医师， 她⾃⼰有⼗个⼦⼥；还有⼀位电视主持⼈，她是两个学龄前⼉童的母亲，还在攻读硕⼠学位。
然⽽，有⼀天我真的与⼀位⼥强⼈⾯对⾯相逢。去年圣诞节前，我因⼯作需要来到⼀家全国性公司⼥总裁的办公室。如同其他⼥强⼈⼀样，她有丈夫，两个孩⼦，还有⼀处据说是纤尘不染的公寓。她的⽣活安排得如瑞⼠表⼀般精确。由于我本⼈的计划安排很少成功，她的成就既令我惊讶不已，⼜使我深感内疚。
那天，她办公桌后⾯的架⼦上放置了⾄少⼀百罐草莓酱，上⾯扎着鲜艳的红格缎带。这些果酱是总裁和她的孩⼦们⼀起制作的，罐⼦也是他们⼀起装饰的，她准备把果酱送给员⼯及来访的客户。
我不由得惊问，她从哪⼉抽出时间完成如此令⼈钦佩的假⽇⼯程？我真不该多此⼀问。答案听上去相当熟悉：业余时间。
坐⽕车回家途中，我把那罐草莓酱放在膝头。这罐草莓酱⼀路上都在责备我。它似乎在说，别的⼥⼈不仅在上班之时⼲得出⼈头地，⽽且在⼯作之余也⼤有作为。⽽你，它责问道，在业余时间都做了点什么呢？
我很想回答说，我在业余时间从事博⼠后物理学研究，在研究钢琴与号的声调和谐⽅⾯的新理论，在烘烤蛋糕，在跟⼉⼦⼀起打棒球。然⽽，实际情形是，我⽣性就根本做不到事事有条不紊。不论怎么仔细安排时间，我的计划总是出问题。
如果我制定像作战计划那样精确的时间表，将下午若⼲⼩时⽤于写作⼀部伟⼤的美国⼩说，那么幼⼉园的保育员肯定会在我刚刚提笔的那⼀瞬间打来电话。我的⼀个孩⼦得了⼀种怪病需要整天卧床休息，还不停地让我端汤倒茶送果汁。
别的⽇⼦⾥，我时间表上的每⼀件事的耗时都超出原计划的三倍。洗⾐⼯不知把我的⾐服塞到什么地⽅去了。⾁铺没有把我的订货按时准备好。在超市⾥，排在我前⾯的那位⼥⼠开出⼀张“⽕星银⾏”的⽀票为其⾷品杂货付款，只有经理（他刚出去吃午饭）才能决定可否接受。“站着等候的⼈们也在效劳，”诗⼈约翰·弥尔顿写道，但他却忘了补充⼀句，她们这样站着等候成不了⼥强⼈。
每天与时间赛跑令⼈精疲⼒竭，等我果真有了⼀些余暇，往往累得都要垮了。我⼤多瘫倒在椅⼦⾥，呆呆地凝视着前⽅，想象着要是⾃⼰拥有那些超级⼥英雄的组织才能与旺盛精⼒，⽣活该会是多么美妙。事实上，我⽩⽩浪费了许多闲暇时光不⽆忧愁地去想着别的⼥⼈在业余时间会成就什么事情。有时我想，这些现代神话故事给⼥⼈带来的问题并不少于那些害得我们终⽇等待王⼦前来相救的古⽼故事。
但⼥强⼈的故事仍然令我⼼醉神迷。尽管朋友提醒我不要上当，尽管我也长了不少见识，我还是发现⾃⼰不仅愿意，⽽且还真的渴望买下她说的那座桥。为什么？我想这是因为乐观的⽣活态度深深地吸引着我 —— 还有，那些就是不肯相信⾃⼰的梦想“不能”实现的意志坚定的⼈确实成就了⾮凡的业绩。
男⼈⼀般确信，实现⾃⼰的⼼愿不费吹灰之⼒。⼥⼈嘛，当然总是相信鱼与熊掌不能兼得 —— ⼈们反复灌输的不要好⾼骛远那⼀套。我或许⽆望成为⼥强⼈，但如果没有这种梦想，⽣活就变得平淡⽆味，就如同⽇常饮⾷中缺了美味佳肴⼀般。
我知道如今⼈们认为英雄崇拜是⼀种愚蠢的想法，我们职业⼥性业已成熟，不再⼲这种傻事。然⽽我所读到的⼥强⼈就是我的英雄。当我对⾃⼰失去信⼼时，正是她们激励我向前进，轻轻对我说：“去争取啊，⼥⼠！”
我准备近⽇给⽼同学凯特打电话，对着话筒⼤叫⼀声“⼲得好！”我希望她对⾃⼰的成就不要谦虚。也许她已经完成了博⼠论⽂和两本著作，开始着⼿某项颇为刺激，或颇具危险，甚或两者兼有的新⼯作。我愿意听她讲述这⼀切。随后我要给那个嘲笑我轻信⾃⼰听到的成功故事的朋友打电话。我要给她讲⼀个故事：⼀个⼥⼈的故事，她买下了她⾃⼰演绎的布鲁克林的那座⼤桥，并发现这是⼀项明智的投资。
New Words and Expressions:
alumnus (pl alumni)
n. (esp. AmE) a (male) former student of a school, college or university （男）校友
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bulletin
n. 简报，通讯；会刊；公告
item
n. a single piece of news; a single article or unit on a list or among a t ⼀则（消息）；⼀条，⼀项，⼀件
doctoral
a. 博⼠的
disrtation
儿童故事鸡毛信n. （博⼠）学位论⽂，专题论⽂
draft
n. a rough outline or version草稿
undo (undid, undone)
vt. disturb or upt greatly; untie, open 使烦恼，使不安；松开，解开
hit/strike home
电脑相机(of remarks ,etc.) have the intended effect （⾔语等）击中要害清炒菠菜的做法
idiot
n. (colloq) a fool
incredible
a. that cannot be believed 难以置信的
skeptical
a. (in the habit of) doubting that sth. is true, right, etc. 持怀疑态度的，怀疑的
dieter
n. a person who eats less food or only certain kinds of food 节⾷者；忌⾷某些⾷物的⼈
devour
vt. eat (sth.) quickly and in large quantities 狼吞虎咽地吃
cookie
n. (AmE) biscuit 饼⼲
occasionally
ad. happening sometimes but not very often 偶尔地，间或
occasional a.
consume
v. eat or drink; u up 吃；喝；耗尽；消费
superwoman
n. a woman having more than ordinary human powers and abilities 具有⾮凡才能的⼥性，⼥强⼈politician
心经
n. 政治家；政客
care for
take care of; like or love 照料；喜欢，喜爱
pediatrician
n. ⼉科医⽣
anchorwoman (pl anchorwomen)
n. （⼴播、电视节⽬的）⼥主持⼈
anchor
n. 锚
corporation
n. 公司
spotless
a. absolutely clean ⼗分清洁的
Swiss
a., n. 瑞⼠的，瑞⼠⼈（的）
rarely
ad. not happening often 很少，难得
guilt
n. the feelings produced by belief that one has done wrong; the fact of having broken the law 内疚；有罪guilty
a. 感到内疚的，感到惭愧的；有罪的
strawberry
n. 草莓
gaily
a. in a cheerful manner 鲜艳地；快乐地
red-checked
a. 有红格⼦图案的
ribbon
n. 丝带，缎带，装饰带
decorate
vt. add (sth.) in order to make a thing more attractive to look at 装饰
client
n. a person who buys goods or rvice 顾客，客户
lap
n. （⼈坐着时）⼤腿的上⽅，膝上；（旅程的）⼀段
v. （波浪）拍打
reproach
vt. criticize (sb.) for failing to do sth. 责备
movers and shakers
people who have power and a lot of influence 有权有势的⼈们
theory
n. 理论
tonal
a. ⾳调的，声调的
harmony
n. 和谐；协调；⼀致
baball
n. 棒球
by nature
⽣性
get one's act together
