What to Do When People Don’t Support Your Next Career Move（2）当你的事业不被支持，你应该做什么（2）

Understand their concerns.

理解他们的担忧。

The truth is, your colleagues are right to be skeptical. Most new businesses do fail, and many women who take time off work to raise children have a hard time returning to the career track. You may be an exception to the rule, but your friends are right to express some concern.

实际上，他们的怀疑是正确的。大多数生意在开始确实会失败，很多女性辞工抚养孩子都很难再回到职场。你也许会是一个例外，但是朋友对你的关心也并没有错。

本段包含词汇

*concern [kən'sɜːn] n.担心；忧虑 

the truth is 事实情况是 

*skeptical [‘skeptɪkəl] adj.怀疑的

do fail 确实会失败（do用于强调动词）

*raise [reɪz] v.举起；募集；提及；抚养

*track [træk] n.踪迹；轨道；路线

*exception [ɪk'sepʃ(ə)n] n.例外

In order to turn them into allies, you have to assure them that you’re taking them seriously by listening carefully to their concerns rather than making glib(油嘴滑舌的；未经思考的) assumptions. 

为了说服他们，你必须向他们保证，在认真了解到他们的忧虑后你已经做出过慎重的思考，而不是油嘴滑舌的告诉他们你的构想。

本段包含词汇

ally [‘ælaɪ] n.盟友；支持者

*assure [ə'ʃʊə] v.使确信

（ *assure sb. that/of sth. 使某人确信某事 ）

take sb./sth. seriously 认真对待... 

*assumption [ə’sʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n] n.假定，假设