听力挖空练习
And as I found myself on job sites more__________________, I was almost always the only woman. And it never ________________________________ quit because of this. But I did feel very lonely. And I ___________________________________________. And over the past _____________________, as I have found and built that ____________________ for myself, I've realized that the reasons that I love construction are not___________ . And that for my ____________ tradeswomen, we all walk on to a job site with the same________________________. We know that for us, building is both our_______ and our _____________. When I talk to my fellow tradeswomen, they agree that working in construction is _______________________________________________________ It does not _________________ some stereotypically masculine brute strength. That is what heavy machinery is for. Construction is mostly _______________, _______________and a lot of_________and______________ . For women, a job in construction can pay more than twice the hourly wage of a _________________________ in ______________ or ________________ . And while the gender ______________ in the US ___________ around 82 cents earned by women for every male-earned dollar, in construction, the_________ is nearly nonexistent, at 99 cents to the dollar.
And as I found myself on job sites more frequently, I was almost always the only woman. And it never crossed my mind to quit because of this. But I did feel very lonely. And I longed for a sense of community.
随着我发现自己在工作场所的频率越来越高，我几乎总是唯一的女性。我从未想过要因此而退出。但我确实感到很孤独。我渴望一种归属感。
it never crossed my mind to... 我从未想过... long for 渴望
And over the past two decades, as I have found and built that community for myself, I've realized that the reasons that I love construction are not unique. And that for my fellow tradeswomen, we all walk on to a job site with the same shared sense of purpose. We know that for us, building is both our power and our voice.
在过去的二十年里，当我为自己找到并建立了这个社区时，我意识到我热爱建筑的原因并不是唯一的。对于我的同行们来说，我们都怀着共同的目标感走进一个工作场所。我们知道，对我们来说，建筑既是我们的力量，也是我们的心声。
over the past two decades 在过去的二十年里，decade是十年 voice 不仅可以表示发出的声音，还可以表示心声
When I talk to my fellow tradeswomen, they agree that working in construction is gratifying. It's creative. And it's fun. It does not require some stereotypically masculine brute strength. That is what heavy machinery is for. Construction is mostly problem-solving, visual and spatial reasoning and a lot of communication and teamwork.
当我跟女工人朋友们谈话时，她们都同意在建造行业工作是令人满意的。它要求创造力，也很有趣。它并不要求刻板印象中男性的蛮力。因为文明人都用机器。建造，最重要的是解决问题的能力，视觉和空间推理，和很多的人际交流和团队协作。
gratifying [ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ] 令人高兴的;使人满意的 stereotypically [ˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkli] adv.刻板印象地；带有成见地 masculine [ˈmæskjəlɪn] adj.男子汉的，阳刚的 brute [bruːt] adj.野蛮的 problem-solving n.寻求答案;解决问题 adj.解决问题的 visual and spatial reasoning 视觉和空间推理，reason这里是动词推理，+ing成动名词
For women, a job in construction can pay more than twice the hourly wage of a comparable job in child care or health aid work. And while the gender pay gap in the US hovers around 82 cents earned by women for every male-earned dollar, in construction, the pay gap is nearly nonexistent, at 99 cents to the dollar.
对于女性来说，在工地上班能让她们有比在儿童保育或者健康援助岗位工作多出两倍的时薪。尽管美国的性别工资差距徘徊在男性每挣一美元，女性挣82美分左右，但在建筑业，工资差距几乎不存在，可以达到99%。
comparable [ˈkɑːmpərəbl] adj.可比较的；有的一比的 child care 儿童保育 health aid work 健康援助工作 hover around徘徊在... nonexistent [ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt] adj.不存在的，non是否定前缀，ent是形容词后缀，词根是exist