She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left.

她让莉尔打一封信，然后便离开了。

On her second attempt, Lill got through a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes.

第二次，她打了一段，但还是错了很多。

The questions became more demanding, and Lill knew she would soon have to knock on a door.

父亲的问题变得越来越苛严，莉儿知道她必须马上敲开一家公司的门。

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, "Lill, let's see how good you really are."

玛格·丽特安排她坐到一台打字机前，对她说：“莉儿，让我们见识一下你的真本事吧。”

In her broken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position, falsely stating that she was 19.

莉儿用结结巴巴的英语说对那个秘书职位很感兴趣，并谎称自己已经19岁了。

walked up the long flight of stairs to the Carhartt Company offices. Cautiously, Lill knocked on her very first door.

莉儿踏上了通往卡哈特公司办公室的长长楼梯，生平第一次，她小心翼翼地扣响了一扇陌生的门。

Walked up the long flight12 of stairs to the Carhartt Company offices. Cautiously, Lill knocked on her very first door.

莉儿踏上了通往卡哈特公司办公室的长长楼梯，生平第一次，她小心翼翼地扣响了一扇陌生的门。

She came directly over to Lill, putting one hand on the desk and the other on the girl's shoulder. She read the letter and paused.

她径直走到莉儿跟前，一只手放在桌上，另一只手放在莉儿的肩上，读着那封信，然后停下来对莉儿说：“莉儿，你做得很棒！”

Apply Within. "She walked up the long flight12 of stairs to the Carhartt Company offices. Cautiously, Lill knocked on her very first door."

莉儿踏上了通往卡哈特公司办公室的长长楼梯，生平第一次，她小心翼翼地扣响了一扇陌生的门。

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, "Lill, let's see how good you really are." She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left.

玛格·丽特安排她坐到一台打字机前，对她说：“莉儿，让我们见识一下你的真本事吧。”