They have been encouraged to climb onto the occupational ladder only to discover that the middle rungs are dominated by men and the upper rungs are out of reach.

她们被鼓励着登上了职业的阶梯，却只发现中间那几级已经被男人们占据了，而顶上几层压根就够不到。

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In understanding cognitive ability, we must not elevate discrimination to a science; allowing people to climb the ladder of life only as far as their cells might suggest.

在理解认知能力的时候，我们不能把辨别力拔高为一门科学；而是让人们只能在细胞暗示的能力范围内攀登生命的阶梯。

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You can’t focus on the negative, you must see the positive, it’s the only way up the ladder of success.

你不能只盯着消极悲观的一面不放，只有寻找看到积极的事物才能引领你登上成功的阶梯。

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He warned of spending lots of time building a ladder only to find it is leaning against the wrong wall.

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They have been encouraged to climb onto the occupational ladder only to discover that the middle rungs are dominated by men and the upper rungs are out of reach.

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The problem with a ladder that reaches out only nine years is its skimpy yield.

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