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More than just an ________________________, though, is a chance for women to _________________________and __________________________________in the making of our _________________________ world. Construction for many women is purpose-driven work, a career in which power tools represent _____________________________. I want to walk on sidewalks, ________bridges and________ buildings that I know were raised by a__________________________that _____________________. I want to live in a world _______________ . And I mean that in the most____________________. I have loved building things for as long as I can remember. And when I was 16 years old, a petite, nerdy, multiracial young woman, I walked on to my ________________________________. And _________________________. As I worked__________________ skilled masons and carpenters, learned how to _____________________ and mix concrete by hand, for the first time in my life, I____________________. And at the end of that project, I ____________________ and_________________________. a town park with a ____________________ path and public furniture. And I knew that I had something to ____________________________the world. Construction _________________________ my hopes and anxieties into something __________________ ________ and beautiful. Something that I could __________________ and say: ____________________. So I went on to study __________________. And then I worked in _________________ and construction _________________________.
More than just an economic opportunity, though, is a chance for women to play an equal and substantive role in the making of our physical world. Construction for many women is purpose-driven work, a career in which power tools represent personal power.
然而，这不仅仅是经济机会，更是女性在塑造我们物质世界中发挥平等和重要作用的机会。对许多女性来说，建筑是一项目标驱动的工作，在这个职业中，电动工具代表了个人的力量。
economic opportunity 赚钱的机会 play an equal and substantive role 扮演平等和实质性的角色 substantive [ˈsʌbstəntɪv] a.重要的；实质性的，本质上的； n.名词 physical [ˈfɪzɪkl] a.身体的，物质的，实质的 purpose-driven adj.目的驱动的
I want to walk on sidewalks, cross bridges and enter buildings that I know were raised by a community of builders that represents us all. I want to live in a world built by women. And I mean that in the most literal sense.
我想走在人行道上，过桥，进入那些我知道是由代表我们所有人的建筑者群体建造的建筑物。我想生活在女性建造的世界里。我指的就是字面意义上的“建造”。
community [kəˈmjuːnəti] n.社区；团体；社会 literal [ˈlɪtərəl] a.字面意义的，缺乏想象力的
I have loved building things for as long as I can remember. And when I was 16 years old, a petite, nerdy, multiracial young woman, I walked on to my first construction site. And it changed everything. As I worked alongside skilled masons and carpenters, learned how to frame a roof and mix concrete by hand, for the first time in my life, I felt powerful.
自我记事起我便热爱建造。16岁那年，我还只是一个娇小的、书呆子气的、混血的年轻女孩，我人生中第一次走进建筑工地。它改变了一切。当我和技艺高深的石匠和木匠一起工作时，学会了如何为屋顶做框架和徒手混合混凝土，那是我人生中的第一次感到充满力量。
for as long as I can remember. 从我记事起 petite [pəˈtiːt] a. 娇小的 nerdy [ˈnɜːrdi] a. 书呆子气的； n.书呆子 multiracial [ˌmʌltiˈreɪʃl] a. 混血的；多种族的 frame a roof 为屋顶做框架 mix concrete by hand 徒手混合凝土
And at the end of that project, I stood back and looked at what we had built. A town park with a performance stage, path and public furniture. And I knew that I had something to contribute to the world. Construction transformed my hopes and anxieties into something tangible and beautiful. Something that I could point to and say: I built that. So I went on to study architecture. And then I worked in architecture and construction management.
在那个项目临近尾声时，我回首望着我们亲手建造的一切。一个有表演舞台、小路和公共设施的城市公园。我知道我对世界也是有贡献的。建筑将我的希望和焦虑转化为有形和美好的东西。我可以指出并说：这是我造的。于是我继续去学建筑学。之后我从事于建筑和施工管理。
performance stage 表演舞台 furniture [ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər] n.家具，桌椅板凳 transform...into... 把...转化成... tangible [ˈtændʒəbl] n.有形的 architecture [ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər] n.建筑学