I constantly felt (as I suppose many an ambitious girl has felt) a thumping from within unanswered by any beckoning from without.

I constantly felt (as I suppose many an ambitious girl has felt) a thumping from within unanswered by any beckoning from without.

我经常感觉到(我想很多有抱负的女孩都有这种感觉)内心的砰砰声，却没有任何外界的召唤。

-- Anna Julia Cooper 安娜茱利亚库柏