Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U.S. Last Thursday, she didn’t go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
卡拉·朗13岁，住在美国马萨诸塞州波士顿。上周四，她没有去上学，和父亲一起去上班。每年四月的第四个星期四，有数百万小女孩去上班。这一天是带女儿上班日。这些女孩的年龄在9到15岁之间，她们会整天和成年人一起工作，通常是妈妈、爸爸、阿姨或叔叔。她们去办公室、警察局、实验室和父母或其他家庭成员工作的其他地方。明年，这一天也将包括男孩们。
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.
女士基金会是一个妇女组织，大约十年前开始了这个项目。在美国，许多女性在家外工作。基金会希望女孩们了解许多不同类型的工作。然后，当女孩们长大后，她们可以选择自己喜欢的工作。
Cara’s father is a film director. Cara says, “ It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
卡拉的父亲是一名电影导演。卡拉说：“和爸爸一起去摄影棚对我来说非常兴奋。我看到很多人在做不同的工作。”许多企业在这一天都会为女孩举办特别活动。去年，卡拉和她的阿姨去了马萨诸塞大学工作。在工程系，女孩们学会了用牙签和糖果搭桥。在化学系，他们学会了使用磅秤。他们还了解了许多其他类型的工作。
Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughter to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.
现在，卡拉不知道长大后会有什么工作。但因为“带女儿上班日”，她知道自己有很多选择。
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