Why Is It So Hard to Get Effective Birth Control in the US (2)
You know, when I first met Sophia, I'd been listening for years to what young people were saying about the challenges they were facing achieving their goals.
And I was struck by how many of their stories began with some version of, "Well, I found myself pregnant and I had to drop out of school."
Or, "I got my girlfriend pregnant and I had to quit my job."
I just kept hearing these stories, I wasn't looking for it.
And I came away from those conversations utterly convinced that lack of equitable access to contraception, the inability to get the birth control method you want, when you want it, with full information, was a critical factor derailing the life trajectories of many young people in this country.
It's obviously not the only structural barrier they face, of course,
but I really have come to believe that it is a major cause of inequality, and it's one we can actually do something about.
translation
sentence:
你知道，当我第一次遇见索菲亚时，我已经花了很多年听年轻人分享他们在成功路上遇到的挫折。
许多人故事的开头都是某种版本的"我怀孕了所以不得不退学。"
或是"我把我女友搞怀孕了所以要放弃现在的工作。"
对此我很惊讶。我听到了太多我没想到的故事。
从这些故事中，我深刻地意识到了这个国家中许多年轻人的生活，都因无法平等的使用不同的避孕方法，无法在合适的时间使用想用的避孕方法，并全面的了解避孕，而受到严重的影响。
他们很明显还会面临其他制度性问题，
但我真的相信这是不平等的主要一个原因，并且是一个我们可以改善的问题。
phrase:
be struck by -> 为……所感到，被……所触动，被……打动
keep hearing -> 不断听到
look for -> 寻找
come away from -> 从……中离开
access to -> 接触/使用权
word:
challenge ( challenging, challenged, challenges )英 [ˈtʃælɪndʒ]美 [ˈtʃælɪndʒ]
n. 挑战，难题；挑战书，比赛邀请；质疑，质询；喝停盘查
v. 挑战，向……下战书；质疑，拒绝接受；盘问，查问；考验
struck英 [strʌk]美 [strʌk]
adj. <英，非正式>对……印象很好（be struck on sb./sth.）；受罢工影响的
v. 打，撞；（用手或武器等）打；（使）碰撞（strike 的过去式和过去分词）
conversation [ 复数 conversations ]英 [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n]美 [ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n]
n. （非正式的）谈话，交谈；<旧>社交，交际
convince ( convincing, convinced, convinces )英 [kənˈvɪns]美 [kənˈvɪns]
v. 使确信，使信服；说服，劝服
inability英 [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti]美 [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti]
n. 无能，无力，不能
critical英 [ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l]美 [ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l]
adj. 批判的，爱挑剔的；极其重要的，关键的；严重的，危急的；病重的，重伤的；评论性的，评论家的；临界的
derail ( derailing, derailed, derails )英 [diːˈreɪl]美 [diːˈreɪl]
v. （使）脱轨，出轨；阻挠，破坏
n. 脱轨器
trajectory [ 复数 trajectories ]英 [trəˈdʒektəri] 美 [trəˈdʒektəri]
n. （物体射向或抛向空中形成的）轨道，轨迹；（事业等的）发展轨迹，起落；（几何）常角轨道，轨线
barrier [ 复数 barriers ]英 [ˈbæriə(r)]美 [ˈbæriər]
n. 障碍，壁垒；障碍物，关卡；分界线，屏障；大关，界限
inequality [ 复数 inequalities ]英 [ˌɪnɪˈkwɒləti]美 [ˌɪnɪˈkwɑːləti]
n. （大小、程度、情况等的）不同，不平等；（数学）（两式间的）不等；（数学）不等式
Back to Sophia.
She told me she faced countless barriers trying to get another method of birth control that was more effective.
After hearing from a friend about the IUD, one of the most effective methods of birth control, she decided she wanted that method.
So she ended up getting a day off from work, borrowing a car and driving the three hours to her health center to get one.
But when she got there, they told her that they had to order one for her
and the sole provider they had who could place that method was only available on Tuesdays.
They told her to come back two weeks later.
Even holding down two jobs, she managed to borrow that car and make that three-hour journey and get the day off, but was told once again they couldn't place it that day.
They told her to come back a third time, but this time, she couldn't get the time off.
translation
sentence:
回到索菲亚身上，
她告诉我她在寻求更有效的避孕方法时遇到了无数个障碍。
当她从一个朋友那里听到IUD，最有效的避孕方式之一，她决定她想用这个方法。
所以她决定请一天假，借一辆车，前往三小时车程的医疗中心。
但当她到那里时，医护人员告诉她这种方式需要提前预约
并且唯一一个提供这种服务的医生只在周二有空。
他们让她两周后再来。
尽管需要打两份工，她成功的又借到了一辆车，驾驶三个小时，请一天假，结果仍然不能在两周后放置节育器。
他们让她再来一次，但这次她抽不出时间。
phrase:
get a day off -> 请一天假/ 休息一天
sole provider -> 唯一提供者 / 唯一供应商
holding down -> 保持 / 按住 / 压制
manage to -> 设法做到/ 成功做某事，尤其是一些困难的事情
get the time off -> 请假
word:
countless英 [ˈkaʊntləs]美 [ˈkaʊntləs]
adj. 无数的，数不尽的
sole英: [səʊl] 美: [soʊl]
n. 鞋底；脚掌；脚底（板）；袜底
adj. 仅有的；唯一的；独占的；专有的
v. 给（鞋）换底
provider [ 复数 providers ]英 [prəˈvaɪdə(r)]美 [prəˈvaɪdər]
n. 供应者；养家者
Five months later, she did come back, this time unintentionally pregnant.
Sophia's story demonstrates how unplanned pregnancy is rooted in inequitable access to birth control.
Sophia didn't know that many providers aren't trained to offer contraception beyond the pill.
Many health centers don't even stock the full range of methods, so it can take multiple visits and referrals to get one of the more effective methods of birth control.
Sophia didn't have the privilege of that kind of time for birth control, so she ended up settling for the only option she had.
Now instead of that experience, imagine a regular doctor's visit in primary care like this.
translation
sentence:
五个月后，她确实回来了，但她已经意外怀孕了。
索菲亚的故事体现了意外怀孕的源头在不平等的避孕机会中。
索菲亚不知道很多医生都没接受过避孕药意外的避孕训练。
很多医疗中心甚至没有不同避孕器械的存货，所以一个有效的避孕方法需要病人跑好几次，去不同的医院。
索菲亚没有那么多时间用来避孕，所以她只能服用避孕药。
除了索菲亚的经历，想象一个这样的就诊经历。
phrase:
is rooted in -> 源于/根植于/根源
full range -> 全系列/全范围
multiple visits -> 多次访问
doctor's visit -> 看病
primary care -> 初级保健/初级治疗，初级护理/基层医疗
word:
unintentionally英 [ˌʌnɪnˈtenʃənəli]美 [ˌʌnɪnˈtenʃənəli]
adv. 无意地；非故意地；非存心地
beyond英 [bɪˈjɒnd]美 [bɪˈjɑːnd]
prep. 在（或向）……较远的一边；晚于，迟于；涵盖，包括；除……之外；超出（范围）；非（某人）所能理解
adv. 在另一边，在（或向）更远处；（延续）到……之后
n. 来生，再世（the beyond）；远处的事物（the beyond）
referral [ 复数 referrals ]英 [rɪˈfɜːrəl]美 [rɪˈfɜːrəl]
n. 转送，转诊；（转给专科医生或专科医院的）转诊病人；参照，查阅；被推举的人
privilege英 [ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ]美 [ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ]
n. 特权，特殊待遇；荣幸，光荣；（富人或上层阶级的）权势；（律师、医生及其他专业人士的）保密权；言行免责权（尤指议员的权利）；<史>（授予个人，公司，某地的）特许经营权；（生活）优越
v. <正式> 给予特权，特别优待；特免，免除（某人）
instead英 [ɪnˈsted]美 [ɪnˈsted]
adv. 代替，顶替，反而