例1：
【（Women weren’t held back） because of trouble balancing the competing demands of work and family】—men, too, suffered from the balance problem and nevertheless advanced.

1. competing v.竞争；a.互相矛盾；互相冲突

1.找主句的谓语动词：held
主句：
（Women weren’t held back） because of trouble balancing （the competing demands of work and family）
女性不是因为难以平衡工作和家庭相互矛盾的需求而退缩
2.
men, too, suffered from the balance problem and nevertheless advanced.
男性也遭受了同样的平衡问题，然而，他们还是进步了

翻译：
女性不是因为难以平衡工作和家庭相互矛盾的需求而退缩，男性也遭受了同样的平衡问题，然而，他们还是进步了。





例2：
Women were held back because, unlike men, they were encouraged to take accommodations, such as going part-time and shifting to internally facing roles, which derailed their careers.

1. accommodations n.妥协
2. derailed v.偏离
3. going part-time 兼职

1.找主句的谓语动词：held
主句：
Women were held back because
女性止步不前的因为
2.
unlike men, they were encouraged to take accommodations
不像男性，她们被鼓励做出妥协
3.
such as going part-time and shifting to internally facing roles, which derailed their careers.
比如兼职或向内部角色转变，这让她们的职业偏离

翻译：
女性止步不前是因为，不像男性，她们被鼓励做出妥协，比如兼职或者向内部角色转变，这让她们的职业偏离





例3：
The real reason was a general culture of overwork that hurt both men and women and locked gender inequality in place.

1. gender n.性别

1.找主句的谓语动词：was
主句：
The real reason was a general culture of overwork
真正的原因是普遍的加班文化
2.
==culture == that hurt both men and women and locked gender inequality in place.
这种文化同时伤害的男人和女人，并且锁定了性别不平等。

翻译：
真正的原因是普遍的加班文化，这种文化同时伤害了男人和女人，并且锁定了性别不平等。