True, balancing career and family is no picnic. The pressure is great, the choices are tough. Still, think for a moment about a woman's choice in feudal times: Back then, one's parents chatted with a matchmaker and that was that. Women didn't need to step out into the world. They could do embroidery in their bedrooms and still end up with a house and a car. (Well, maybe a horse or two).
The point is that facing tough choices usually means that one has the freedom to make these choices. Cashing in one's chips too soon might mean throwing away choice and missing out on an incredible journey. If you have any lingering doubts, just take a look aroud at Wu Yi and other talented college graduates who have dared to make that journey. I'd say it's worth the trip.
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cash in one's chips (informal): to die ， eg: He cashed in his chips last summer aged 65. 在本文的意识为“过早做出决定”。
单词学习：
balance career and family 平衡事业与家庭
great pressure 巨大的压力
tough choice 艰难的选择
think for a moment about ... 花时间想一下
in feudal times 在封建时代
back then 回到那个时候
step out into the world 踏进外面的世界
do embroidery 刺绣
end up with a house 最终拥有一间房子
The point is ... 这里要说明的是……
face tough choice 面临艰难的选择
have the freedom to do sth 有自由作某事
make choice 做出选择
cash in one's cips 死亡，过早做出决定
throw away (other) choices
an incredible journey 不可思议的旅程
have lingering doubts 还在顾虑不决
talented college graduate 有才干的大学毕业生
dare to 有勇气，敢干
单词学习
worth adj. 值得的
feudal adj. 封建的
matchmaker n. 媒人
embroidery n. 刺绣
freeedom n. 自由
picnic n. 野餐
choice n. 选择
tough adj. 艰难的
incredible adj. 难以置信的，惊人的
journey n. 旅行，旅程
pressure n. 压力
balance v. 平衡
step v. 踏（进），跨（入）
lingering adj. 逗留不去的
doubt n. 怀疑；疑虑
talented adj. 有才干的
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