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A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family”.（Text5. 2001）

lateral  / ˈlætərəl / adj.侧面的；横向的

lateral move 平级调动

pride  / praid / n.自豪；骄傲

block / blɔk / v.堵塞；阻塞

prompt / prɔmpt / v.促使；导致；激起

relatively  / ˈrelətivli / adv.相当程度上；相当地；相对地

high profile adj.高姿态的；高调的；备受瞩目的

in the manner of 以……方式；照……的式样

disgraced  / dis'greist / adj.失宠的；不招人喜欢的

cover / ˈkʌvə(r) / v.遮掩；掩盖

claim / kleim / v.宣称；声称

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翻译

一次伤害我自尊、阻断我事业发展的平级(人事)调动，促使我放弃了我那相对体面的职业，然而，我却以一种失势政府大臣的方式宣称，“我想多陪陪家人”，以此掩饰我辞职的原因。

预告明日长难句

I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of the philosophy of “having it all,” preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the page of She magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.（Text5. 2001）