Everyone has their own definition of success

每个人对成功都有不同的定义。

According to a British survey, having a 49,000 a year salary and more than 500 Instagram followers¹ are all indicators² of success for modern women.

一项英国的调查显示，4万9000英镑年薪，还有Ins粉丝超过500等，是当代女性成功的指标。

Researchers studied 2,000 working women between the ages of 18 and 45 and asked them to define³ what it means to be 'successful' in the modern age.

研究人员调查了2000名18到45岁之间的女性，请她们定义一下当代女性的“成功”。

结果如下：

1. Being financially independent

1.经济独立

2. Being happy most of the time

2.多数时候都感到快乐

3. Being trusted by your friends

3.被朋友信任

4. Being organised and efficient

4.生活有序、高效

5. Being a good mum

5.当一个好妈妈

6. having a partner who is devoted⁴ to you

6.有一位忠诚的伴侣

7. Keeping in good shape

7.保持好身材

8. Making people laugh

8.有幽默感

9. Being well read

9.饱读诗书

10. Being in a senior position at work

10.在工作中做到高层

11. Not creating dramas in your life

11.生活中不到处惹事

12. Being able to do DIY yourself

12.自己动手DIY

13. Having travelled the world

13.去世界旅行

14. Being able to lend cash to a friend in need

14.在朋友需要钱时伸出援手

15. Having a partner who would rather be with you than his friends

15.有一个“重色轻友”的伴侣

16. Looking your best at all times

16.任何时候都光彩照人

17. Having an immaculate home

17.家里一尘不染

18. Being able to cook with flare⁵

18.下得了厨房

19. Having people compliment⁶ you on your style

19.有人欣赏你的穿衣风格

20. Going on at least two foreign holidays a year

20.一年至少两次去国外度假

21. Picking up the bill after lunch with family and friends

21.在和亲朋好友用完午餐时主动买单

22. Going on European mini breaks

22.在小长假的时候去欧洲玩

23. Throwing great dinner parties

23.办得了晚宴

24. Shopping for high end brands

24.买得了高端品牌

25. Earning more than your partner

25.比另一半赚得多

26. Earning more than your friends

26.比朋友赚得多

27. Owning designer shoes and handbags

27.拥有设计师品牌的鞋子和包包

28. Eating out more than twice a week

28.每周至少出去吃两次饭

29. Driving a better car than your friends

29.比朋友开更好的车

30. Having people ask you where you buy your clothes from

30.有人向你打听你的衣服从哪儿买的

31. Having more than 500 Instagram followers

31.Ins上有超过500个粉丝

32. Getting more than 50 likes on your best Facebook posts

32.脸书上最棒的帖子有超过50个赞

33. Following the latest fashions

33.关注时尚潮流

34. Having more than 300 Facebook friends

34.脸书上加了超过300个朋友