65 Career Choices｜Act 2

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In the second act, Ellen tries to help Marilyn

第二幕中，艾伦试图帮助玛丽莲

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I've been meaning to ask you what you were thinking about regarding going back to work

我一直想问你，关于重返工作你是怎么想的？

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And Marilyn wants to know what Ellen decided to do when her children were babies

玛丽莲想知道艾伦在孩子小的时候是怎么决定的。

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What did you do?

你是怎么做的？

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I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher

我选择继续做音乐老师。

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Later on, Susan tells Marilyn what her life is like as a working mother

后来，苏珊告诉玛丽莲她作为职场妈妈的生活。

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I have a job, and I have Michelle

我有工作，还有米歇尔。

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I take care of both to the best of my ability

我尽力兼顾两者。

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What will Marilyn decide to do?

玛丽莲会怎么决定呢？

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There's your teddy bear, Max

你的泰迪熊在这儿，麦克斯。

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He just loves that teddy bear that Grandpa Philip bought for him

他就是喜欢菲利普爷爷给他买的那个泰迪熊。

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I took him to Philip's office yesterday for a checkup

昨天我带他去菲利普的办公室做检查。

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You should have seen the look on his face when Molly gave him the injection

你真该看看莫莉给他打针时他脸上的表情。

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Oh, did he cry?

哦，他哭了吗？

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No

没有。

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My dear little boy just looked up at me as if to say," Mama, what are they doing to me?" Oh

我亲爱的小男孩只是抬头看着我，好像在说：“妈妈，他们在对我做什么？”

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" Help."

“救命。”

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How did you feel?

你感觉怎么样？

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Tell the truth

说实话。

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Didn't you feel terrible?

你难道不觉得难受吗？

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I sure did

我当然难受。

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But I held him closely

但我紧紧抱着他。

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I kissed the top of his dear little head

我吻了他可爱的小头顶。

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He looked up at me

他抬头看着我。

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He tried to smile

他试图微笑。

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Being with him helped

陪着他有帮助。

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Helped him, or helped you?

帮助了他，还是帮助了你？

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Being a mother is not easy, if that's what you mean

做母亲不容易，如果你是这个意思的话。

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Speaking of being a mother

说到做母亲，

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I've been meaning to ask you what you were thinking about regarding going back to work

我一直想问你，关于重返工作你是怎么想的？

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I know Rita May called

我知道丽塔·梅打过电话。

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I can imagine what is going through your head

我能想象你在想什么。

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I'm sure you can, Ellen

我肯定你能，艾伦。

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There are so many things to consider

有很多事情要考虑。

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One thing that makes it easier for you is that, is that you have us

有一件事让你更容易，那就是你有我们。

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Max will always have a family member to watch over him while you are at work

你上班时，麦克斯总有家人照看。

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I didn't have that when Richard and Susan were born

理查德和苏珊出生时，我没有这个条件。

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What did you do?

你是怎么做的？

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I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher

我选择继续做音乐老师。

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We hired a woman to watch Richard and then Susan

我们雇了一个女人照看理查德，然后是苏珊，

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And I continued with my career

我继续我的事业。

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Do you think you made the right decision?

你觉得你做了正确的决定吗？

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I think I did

我觉得是的。

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But when Robbie was born, I decided to give full-time attention to raising Robbie

但罗比出生时，我决定全身心投入抚养罗比。

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I felt differently at that time

那时我感觉不一样了。

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And you gave up your career as a music teacher

你放弃了音乐老师的事业。

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Not exactly

不完全是。

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I continued to teach piano lessons at home

我继续在家教钢琴课。

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How did you feel about being away when Susan and Richard were babies?

苏珊和理查德小的时候，你不在他们身边，感觉如何？

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I think I did the right thing, for them and for myself and for Philip

我觉得我做了正确的事，对他们、对我自己、对菲利普都是。

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We needed the money, remember?

我们需要钱，记得吗？

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Well, we do too, Ellen

嗯，我们也需要，艾伦。

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Everything I earn helps us towards getting that house we want, and need

我挣的每一分钱都帮我们朝着想要和需要的房子迈进。

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I can't wait till he's just a little older

我等不及他再大一点。

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Our toy company makes the most wonderful toys for kids

我们的玩具公司为孩子们生产最棒的玩具。

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Max thanks you, I thank you, and Richard thanks you

麦克斯谢谢你，我谢谢你，理查德也谢谢你。

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Now, may I please say hello?

现在，我可以打个招呼吗？

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Hello

你好。

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Hello

你好。

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Mwah

嗯。

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I miss Max, and think about him all week long

我想念麦克斯，整个星期都在想他。

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We talk about him at dinnertime

我们吃晚饭时也谈论他。

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Oh, will you please try to relax?

哦，你能不能放松点？

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I've never seen you so wound up

我从没见过你这么紧张。

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You seem to be enjoying the pressure

你似乎很享受这种压力。

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The truth is, I am

说实话，是的。

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My job is not an easy one, but I really enjoy it

我的工作不容易，但我真的很喜欢。

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That is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, Susan

这正是我想跟你谈的，苏珊。

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What's the problem?

什么问题？

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Marilyn's career

玛丽莲的事业。

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Well, my choice of careers

嗯，我的职业选择。

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Choice?

选择？

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My career as a fashion designer versus my career as a mother

我作为时装设计师的事业和作为母亲的事业。

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Well, why does it have to be one or the other?

为什么非得二选一呢？

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That's what I said

我就是这么说的。

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How's that?

怎么样？

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Why can't you do both?

为什么不能两者兼顾？

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She's right

她说得对。

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Both?

两者？

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Well, that's what I do

嗯，我就是这么做的。

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I have a job, and I have Michelle

我有工作，还有米歇尔。

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I take care of both to the best of my ability

我尽力兼顾两者。

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It's not easy, but what is?

这不容易，但什么容易呢？

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And that's what I did

我就是这么做的。

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I did both with Richard and Susan, and I did both with Robbie

理查德和苏珊时我两者兼顾，罗比时也是。

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I thought you stayed home with Robbie

我以为你待在家里陪罗比。

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I did, but I was lucky enough to have a career as a music teacher, which I could continue at home

是的，但我很幸运有音乐老师这份事业，可以在家继续。

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Why can't you work at home, Marilyn?

你为什么不能在家工作呢，玛丽莲？

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You're very talented

你很有才华。

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Designing dresses is a career you could establish out of your home, couldn't you?

设计裙子是一项可以在家开展的事业，不是吗？

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I don't know why I didn't think of it

我不知道为什么没想到。

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It seems so simple now

现在看起来很简单。

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For a year or two, I could stay at home with Max

一两年内，我可以待在家里陪麦克斯，

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And do my dress designs

做我的裙子设计。

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And you could make your dresses at home

你可以在家做裙子。

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Sounds like a great way to solve the problem

听起来是解决问题的好办法。

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That could solve your problem, Marilyn

这能解决你的问题，玛丽莲。

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I'm gonna call Rita May at home and ask her to come by and talk about it

我要打电话给丽塔·梅，请她过来谈谈。

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She wants to see Max anyway

反正她也想见麦克斯。

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I think that really answers your questions, Marilyn

我想这真的回答了你的问题，玛丽莲。

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You can do it

你能做到的。

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Do your designs at home, here

在家做设计，就在这里。

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And let Rita May do the selling at the boutique

让丽塔·梅在精品店销售。

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And you can both benefit financially

你们俩都能从中受益。

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I'm gonna call Rita Mae right now

我现在就给丽塔·梅打电话。

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Oh, Susan

哦，苏珊，

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Thank you so much for coming all this way from the city to talk to me about it

非常感谢你从城里大老远过来跟我谈这件事。

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I hope you don't mind having taken so much time away from your busy schedule

希望你不介意从繁忙的日程中抽出这么多时间。

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Are you kidding?

你在开玩笑吗？

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I don't mind at all

我一点也不介意。

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As a matter of fact, I came to spend some time with my favorite nephew

事实上，我是来陪我亲爱的侄子的。

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I think you should call Rita Mae right now

我觉得你现在就该给丽塔·梅打电话。

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I think your idea of working at home is perfect

我觉得你在家工作的主意太棒了。

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I don't know what I would do without you

我不知道没有你们我会怎么办。

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I'm lucky to have you all

我很幸运有你们所有人。

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Huh, we are lucky to have you, Marilyn

哈，我们很幸运有你，玛丽莲。

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And so is Max

麦克斯也是。

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Being a mother is not easy

做母亲不容易。

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Being a mother is not easy

做母亲不容易。

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It's not easy to be a mother

做母亲不容易。

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Caring for a child takes a lot of time

照顾孩子需要很多时间。

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It takes a lot of time to care for a child

照顾孩子需要很多时间。

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But playing with a baby is so much fun

但和婴儿玩耍很有趣。

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It's so much fun

非常有趣。

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It's so much fun to play with a baby

和婴儿玩耍非常有趣。

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And working at home would be wonderful

在家工作会很棒。

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It would be wonderful

会很棒。

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It would be wonderful to work at home

在家工作会很棒。

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I don't know what I would do without you

我不知道没有你们我会怎么办。

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I'm lucky to have you all

我很幸运有你们所有人。

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It's great to be in this family

成为这个家庭的一员真好。

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It's great

真好。

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Being in this family is great

成为这个家庭的一员真好。

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It's always so easy for me to find someone who will listen

我总能很容易找到愿意倾听的人。

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It's always so easy for me

对我来说总是很容易。

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Finding someone who will listen is always so easy for me

找到愿意倾听的人对我来说总是很容易。