向前一步:第1期 导言 内心的革命(1)

 　　Introduction: Internalizing the Revolution 导言：内心的革命

　　I got pregnant with my first child in the summer of 2004. 2004年夏天，我怀上了第一个孩子，

　　At the time, I was running the online sales and operations groups at Google. 那时，我正在负责管理谷歌公司的在线销售与运营团队。

　　I had joined the company three and a half years earlier when it was an obscure start-up  我是在3年半以前加入谷歌公司的，当时它刚刚起步，前景模糊，

　　with a few hundred employees in a run-down office building. 员工不过几百人，在一栋破烂的写字楼里办公。

　　By my first trimester, Google had grown into a company of thousands and moved into a multibuilding campus. 在我怀孕3个月时，谷歌的员工已经发展至几千人，还迁入了一个多建筑园区。

　　My pregnancy¹ was not easy. 这次怀孕很辛苦。

　　The typical morning sickness that often accompanies the first trimester affected² me every day for nine long months. 一般只在头三个月才会发生的晨吐，我在孕期的每一天都在经历。

　　I gained almost seventy pounds, and my feet swelled³ two entire shoe sizes,  这期间我的体重增加了差不多70磅，双脚肿胀得大了两个码，

　　turning into odd-shaped lumps I could see only when they were propped⁴ up on a coffee table. 形状变得很怪异，而且我只有将脚搭在咖啡桌上才能看到它们。

　　A particularly sensitive Google engineer announced that "Project Whale" was named after me. 一位颇具幽默感的谷歌工程师说，我正在酝酿一个“巨鲸”项目。

　　One day, after a rough morning spent staring at the bottom of the toilet, I had to rush to make an important client meeting. 一天早晨，在对着马桶吐了半天之后，我开车赶去见一个重要的客户。

　　Google was growing so quickly that parking was an ongoing⁵ problem, and the only spot I could find was quite far away. 谷歌的快速成长导致员工的停车问题成了大麻烦，通常我能找到的停车位都相当偏远。

　　I sprinted⁶ across the parking lot, which in reality meant lumbering⁷ a bit more quickly than my absurdly slow pregnancy crawl. 我以孕妇“冲刺”的速度穿过公司停车场，

　　This only made my nausea⁸ worse, and I arrived at the meeting praying that a sales pitch was the only thing that would come out of my mouth. 胃里越发感到恶心。进入会场时我不停地祈祷：待会儿从嘴里冒出来的，除了与销售业务相关的内容之外，千万不要有别的什么东西。

1 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

4 propped   

支撑，支持，维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
• This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。

5 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

6 sprinted   

v.短距离疾跑( sprint的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sprinted for the line. 他向终点线冲去。
• Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. 霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。 来自辞典例句

7 lumbering   

n.采伐林木

参考例句：

• Lumbering and, later, paper-making were carried out in smaller cities. 木材业和后来的造纸都由较小的城市经营。
• Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries. 在一些不发达的国家，伐木业十分重要。

8 nausea   

n.作呕，恶心；极端的憎恶(或厌恶)

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。