Unit 19 The Stay-at-home Mom
第19单元 全职妈妈
Nellie had a baby boy in 2002. She always knew that when she had children she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. However, in this day and age it is almost impossible to live well off on one person's salary.
奈莉2002年生了个男孩,她一直想说如果哪天她有了小孩,她就要待在家里带小孩,可是在这个年代,光靠一个人的薪水,根本不可能过得很充裕。
To solve this problem, she decided to start a business she could do from home. Her husband supported the idea one hundred percent and helped her learn the tools she needed to be successful.
为了解决这个问题,她决定创业,在家里工作。她的丈夫百分之一百支持她的决定,并帮助她学习成功所需的所有工具。
Nellie designed a website for moms. It teaches and gives strategy points to people on how to start a successful online business. Nellie's first priority is her child, so she works on the business when her baby is sleeping or dosen't need sttention. So far her business is doing great.
奈莉为所有的母亲设计了一个网站,教导她们如何在线上成功创业,并提供策略重点。奈莉的首要考量还是她的孩子,所以她挑孩子睡觉或不需要注意时工作。
Her plan is to gross $60,000 a year by the year 2007. With the sucess, she has had so far and her amart business sense her goal seems very likely.
她的事业到目前为止做得有声有色,她计划到2007年,能有六万美元的税前净收入,从她目前的成功和她的精明的生意头脑看来,这个目标似乎非常有可能实现。
Her piece of advice is to do what makes you happy and do it well.
她给大家的建议是,做自己想做的事情,并尽力做好。
【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陈怡芬 译
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