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When we met at university 20 years ago, we made for ________________friends. I'm an extrovert wh________________ everything and talks to anyone. ... and I'm an ________________ ideas person who finds extroverts energizing but ________________________________. Despite our differences, we both had an ambition to_________________________ and have a successful ________________. We were motivated by how far and how fast we could progress, and we thought that our ________________would look something a bit like this. And in those first few years of work, we were all about ________________and pay rises. We were________________ by the positions that we held and how ________________our job titles sounded. And on the surface, everything seemed to be________________. But we started to _________________________that the ladder might actually be holding us back. The obvious next step wasn't always the most________________, and we were both excited about exploring opportunities that weren't________________based on what we'd done before. It wasn't what we'd________________, but our careers had started to look and feel much more like this. Squiggly.
Helen Tupper: When we met at university 20 years ago, we made for unlikely friends. I'm an extrovert who gets involved in everything and talks to anyone.
海伦·图珀：20年前，我们俩相识于大学校园，意外成为了好友，当时这一切看起来不大可能。我是一个外向的人，什么事我都要参与，什么人我都能聊得来。
unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ adj. 不大可能发生的 extrovert /ˈekstrəvɜːt/ n. 外向的人；(等于 extravert) involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ adj. 有关的；v. 涉及；(involve 的过去式和过去分词) gets involved in /ɡets ɪnˈvɒlvd ɪn/ 参与
Sarah Ellis: ... and I'm an introverted ideas person who finds extroverts energizing but a bit intimidating.
萨拉·埃利斯：......而我是一个内向的人，认为外向型的人精力充沛，却有些令人生畏。
introverted /ˈɪntrəvɜːtɪd/ adj. 内向的；v. 使... 内向 extroverts /ˈekstrəvɜːts/ n. 外向型人格 energizing /ˈenədʒaɪzɪŋ/ v. 激励 (energize 的现在分词); 通电
HT: Despite our differences, we both had an ambition to climb the ladder and have a successful career.
海伦·图珀：尽管我们之间如此不同，我们却都有一个相同的志向，那就是攀登职业阶梯，拥有一个成功的职业生涯。
had an ambition to 有志向做某事 climb the ladder 攀登职业阶梯 have a successful career 拥有一个成功的职业生涯
SE: We were motivated by how far and how fast we could progress, and we thought that our route to the top would look something a bit like this. And in those first few years of work, we were all about promotions and pay rises. We were preoccupied by the positions that we held and how senior our job titles sounded. And on the surface, everything seemed to be on track.
萨拉·埃利斯：过去，能在职业道路上走多远、走多快激励着我们，我们那时认为我们通往职业生涯顶端的道路看起来有点像这样。工作的最初几年里，我们一心只想着升职加薪。只关心自己所担任的职位，和职位头衔的高低。表面上一切看起来都进展顺利。
motivated /ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/ adj. 有动机的；v. 使产生动机；(motivate 的过去式和过去分词) were motivated by /wɜː ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd baɪ/ 被.. 激励 route /ruːt/ n. 路线；v. 按某路线发送 route to the top 通往顶端的道路 we were all about promotions and pay rises. 这里不能翻译为我们全都是关于....而是“我们一心只想着”.... preoccupied /priˈɒkjupaɪd/ adj. 全神贯注的；心事重重的；被先占的；被抢先占有了的 were preoccupied by 全神贯注于.... on the surface 表面上 be on track 在正轨上，进展顺利
But we started to get the sense that the ladder might actually be holding us back. The obvious next step wasn't always the most appealing, and we were both excited about exploring opportunities that weren't necessarily based on what we'd done before. It wasn't what we'd anticipated, but our careers had started to look and feel much more like this. Squiggly.
但我们开始感觉到，职业阶梯实际上可能在阻碍我们前进。按部就班的生活对我们不再有吸引力，我们都很激动可以去探索其他的职业发展机会，不一定是和我们以前的工作相关的发展机会。出乎我们预料的是，我们的职业发展道路已经开始看起来更像这样，感觉也更像这样。弯弯曲曲的。
anticipated /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ adj. 预期的；v. 预料 It wasn't what we'd anticipated 出乎我们意料的是 squiggly /ˈskwɪɡli/ adj. 弯弯曲曲的（注意它是形容词，不是副词哦）