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ImGoingtoBuytheBrooklynBridge

Howdosomewomenmanagetocombineafull-timejobwithfamilyresponsibilitiesandstill

findtimefordoingotherthings?AdriennePopperlongstobelikethem,butwonderswhetheritis

animpossibledream.

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。

AdriennePopper

1NotlongagoIreceivedanalumnibulletinfrommycollege.Itincludedabriefitemabout

aformerformerL.teachespart-timeattheUniversityofOklahomaandisassistant

principalatCountyHighSchool.InhersparetimesheisfinishingherdoctoraldissertationandprincipalatCountyHighSchool.Inhersparetimesheisfinishingherdoctoraldissertationand

Fourwordsinthatdescriptionundidme:inhersparetime.AfriendsaidthatifIbelieved

everythinginthereport,shehadabridgeinBrooklynshedliketosellme.

我要买下布鲁克林桥

艾德丽安·波珀

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。

2Myfriendsjokehithome.WhatanidiotIdbeen!IresolvedtostopthinkingaboutKates

incredibleaccomplishmentsandtobesuitablyskepticalofsuchstoriesinthefuture.

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。

3Butlikeadieterwhodevoursawholeboxofcookiesinamomentofweakness,Ifoundmy

resolveslippingoccasionally.InweakmomentsIdcombthepagesofnewspapersandmagazines

andconsumesuccessstoriesbythepound.Myfavoritesuperwomenincludedapoliticians

daughterwhocaredforhertwo-year-oldandanewbornwhilefinishinglawschoolandmanaging

acompany;apracticingpediatricianwithtenchildrenofherown;andatelevisionanchorwoman,

motheroftwopreschoolers