職業(yè)運動員、宇航員、時尚設(shè)計師、超?！@些都是世人心中的理想工作，光鮮體面又多金，這樣的好工作誰不想要呢？可是，在名利雙收的背后，卻隱藏著不為人所知的艱辛和無奈。

Models may flaunt their luxury lifestyles, but the reality is lots of hard work, a highly demanding schedule, and not as much money as you might think.

模特們也許會曬出自己奢華的生活方式，但現(xiàn)實是大量的辛苦工作、高強度的日程安排，而且收入也沒你想的那么高。

Models seem to be constantly jet-setting around the world, enjoying luxury vacations aboard yachts, and flaunting designers' best pieces. But they have to follow a demanding schedule and deal with constant pressure to stay in shape.

模特們似乎總是在世界各地飛來飛去，享受游輪上的豪華假期，穿著設(shè)計師制作的最好的衣服。然而，模特們必須遵循高強度的日程安排，還要一直面對保持完美身材的壓力。

In an interview with Vogue, Bella Hadid confessed, "I would cry every single morning, I would cry during my lunch breaks, I would cry before I slept. I was very emotionally unstable for a while when I was working 14-hour days for four months straight as an 18-year-old. I think I just wanted to breathe a little bit."

在接受時尚雜志《Vogue》的采訪時，貝拉·哈迪德坦承：“我每天早上都想哭，我午飯休息時間也想哭，我在睡覺前也想哭。我18歲時，連續(xù)四個月每天工作14個小時，有一段時間我的情緒非常不穩(wěn)定。我想我只是需要喘口氣?！?/p>

Plus, they don't earn as much as you might think. In New York, models earn $48,130 on average a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's only a third of the average annual Manhattanite salary, Business Insider previously reported.

此外，模特們的收入也沒有你想的那么高。根據(jù)勞工統(tǒng)計局的數(shù)據(jù)，紐約的模特平均一年能掙48130美元（約合人民幣33.4萬元）。根據(jù)商業(yè)內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)先前的報道，這只是曼哈頓人平均年薪的三分之一。

Being a professional taste-tester isn't just getting paid to snack. The reality is that the job is repetitive and highly skilled.

職業(yè)品嘗師的工作不是收錢去吃點心?，F(xiàn)實是這份工作重復(fù)性高、技術(shù)性強。

As a kid, everyone fantasizes about getting to sample ice cream and cookies as a full-time career. The reality is the job is very detail-oriented and very repetitive.

小時候，大家都幻想做全職的冰淇淋和餅干品嘗師。現(xiàn)實是，這份工作非常注重細節(jié)，而且重復(fù)性很高。

When evaluating a product, testers can't just label it as "good" or "bad." Instead, a mathematical score has to be given for every aspect of the food, with testers identifying the strength of each specific flavor.

在評估一個產(chǎn)品時，品嘗師不能單純地給它貼上“好”或“壞”的標簽。事實上，食品的每個方面都要用數(shù)字來打分，品嘗師需要辨別出每種特定口感的程度。

"It requires such a high level of concentration," one taste-tester told TODAY.com.

一名品嘗師告訴今日網(wǎng)站說：“這需要注意力高度集中?！?/p>

Sometimes a tester will have to sample a specific product, such as a cookie or cracker, for weeks on end.

有時一位品嘗師需要連續(xù)數(shù)周品嘗一種特定產(chǎn)品，比如一種曲奇餅或梳打餅。

"You're getting graded on what you do, so it's kind of stressful. You want to do a good job, and it's totally quantitative. You go into test-taking mode," the taste-tester added.

這位品嘗師補充道：“你的工作表現(xiàn)會被考核，所以壓力還挺大的。你想把工作做好，而且這完全是定量的工作。你進入的是測試模式。”

Anyone who grew up watching "Sex and the City" dreamed of living like Carrie Bradshaw, but in reality, you need plenty of personal funding to support a career as a writer.

任何看著《欲望都市》長大的人都夢想過上凱莉·布萊肖的生活。但現(xiàn)實是，你需要很多個人儲備金才能支撐自己的寫作事業(yè)。

Viewers watched Carrie Bradshaw parade around New York City in designer clothing, sipping champagne, and living off a writer's salary.

觀眾看到的是凱莉·布萊肖穿著名牌衣服在紐約市到處逛，喝香檳，靠寫作的收入來生活。

Unfortunately, it's rare to be able to support this lifestyle on a writer's salary alone.

不幸的是，很少有人可以僅靠寫作的收入來支撐這種生活方式。

In a 2018 Author's Guild Study, the median income of all published authors for all writing-related activity was $6,080 in 2017, down from $10,500 in 2009.

根據(jù)2018年的作家協(xié)會研究，2017年所有發(fā)表過作品的作家從事寫作相關(guān)活動的中位收入是6080美元，相比2009年的10500美元下降了。

Oftentimes, writers have to work multiple jobs, copy edit, or rely on a partner or family's financial support to follow their dreams.

通常來說，作家都要身兼多職，比如做審稿編輯，或靠著伴侶或家人的經(jīng)濟支持來追隨自己的夢想。

Neville Frankel, author of the historical novel "Bloodlines," recommends writers "live in the attic or the basement; do whatever jobs you need to make ends meet. If you're fortunate enough to have a partner or spouse with a job, make a deal to support each other financially."

歷史小說《血防線》的作者內(nèi)維爾·弗蘭克爾建議作家們“住在閣樓或地下室；做任何糊口所需的工作。如果你足夠幸運，有一個在職的伴侶或配偶，你們可以約定好經(jīng)濟上互相支持?！?/p>

In an article author Lynn Steger Strong wrote for the Guardian, she explains that plenty of writers don't openly discuss how they are funding their careers, creating an illusion that making a living off writing is possible, as long as you put in the work. But at the end of the day, she says writing simply requires a lot of time and space — two factors that a person of privilege has way more access to.

在作家林恩·斯蒂格·斯特朗為《衛(wèi)報》寫的一篇文章中，她解釋道，許多作家都沒有公開討論他們是如何資助自己的事業(yè)的，營造出一種只要你努力就能以寫作為生的假象。但是到頭來，寫作就是需要很多時間和空間——這兩個因素是特權(quán)人士更容易獲得的。

Playing video games for a living is probably every kid's dream, but the career can be extremely isolating.

以打游戲為生很可能是每個孩子的夢想，但這一事業(yè)會讓人極端孤立。

Getting to play your favorite video game for a living sounds like a dream come true. However, once it becomes a full-time career, the lifestyle can be isolating and stressful.

能夠以打自己最愛的游戲謀生聽起來像是夢想成真。但是，一旦它成為全職的事業(yè)，這種生活方式會讓人孤立，壓力也很大。

Professional gamer Sean Gallagher, aka "Gladd," told Business Insider that gaming can cause you to lose sight of your loved ones and prioritize subscribers, which help boost your income.

職業(yè)游戲玩家肖恩·加拉格爾（又名格拉德）告訴商業(yè)內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)說，游戲會讓你忽視你所愛的人，你會以訂閱用戶為重，因為他們是你的收入來源。

In an industry where some gamers are playing for 12-14 hours a day, there's also pressure never to leave your screen. Ryan Wright, aka "True Vanguard," said the gaming community is a very "out of sight, out of mind" kind of industry. When he decided to take a week-long vacation after three years of growing his community, he lost almost two years' worth of growth on Twitch, a live-streaming platform.

在這個行業(yè)，玩家們每天打12到14個小時的游戲，壓力迫使你不能離開屏幕。萊恩·懷特（又名真先鋒）說，游戲社區(qū)是一個“看不見你就會忘記你”的行業(yè)。在他培養(yǎng)了三年粉絲群后，他決定休一周假，結(jié)果他在流媒體平臺Twitch上失去了將近兩年才能培養(yǎng)起來的粉絲量。

As well as taking on this mental strain, players can end up hurt physically, too. Some have reported carpal tunnel syndrome or injured wrists, according to CBS News.

除了要面對精神上的壓力，玩家們身體上也會受傷。根據(jù)哥倫比亞廣播公司新聞報道，有些玩家報告稱患上了腕管綜合癥（手腕受傷）。

Anyone who has been involved in the service industry has probably fantasized about opening up a restaurant of their own, but many struggle to stay afloat.

任何曾參與服務(wù)行業(yè)的人很可能都幻想過開一家自己的餐廳，但許多餐廳老板都是艱難求存。

There are more restaurant failures than successes, and that's because succeeding in the industry is no easy feat.

失敗的餐廳比成功的餐廳多，這是因為在這一行成功不是易事。

Thrillist spoke with multiple restaurant and bar owners and asked them the hardest parts about the job. Among their complaints were a nonexistent social life, 18-hour days, no income, gruesome dirty work, a constant stream of questions from the entire staff, and knowing that continued success is never guaranteed.

旅游指南網(wǎng)站Thrillist與多家餐廳和酒吧老板交談，問他們這份工作最難的部分是什么。他們的抱怨包括沒有社交生活、一天工作18個小時、沒有收入、又臟又累的苦力活、員工總是不停發(fā)問，以及未知的前景。

英文來源：內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)

翻譯&編輯：丹妮