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今天给大家分享一篇来自宾夕法尼亚大学的PS范文，通过将个人经历与深刻的思考相结合，展示了作者从一段简单的生活观察中领悟到女性身份和力量的转变。

观察实现个人转变

A cow gave birth and I watched. Staring from the window of our stopped car, I experienced two beginnings that day: the small bovine life and my future. Both emerged when I was only 10 years old and cruising along the twisting roads of rural Maryland. While my country-bound aunt and cousin were barely phased, the scene struck my young and sheltered eyes. Along with a whirlwind of emotions, the unrestrained act of parturition triggered a feeling of warmth I will never forget.

一头母牛分娩，我在一旁观看。那天，我从停在路边的车窗里看到了两个开始：小牛的生命和我的未来。这两个开端都出现在我年仅 10 岁的时候，当时我正沿着马里兰州乡村蜿蜒曲折的道路行驶。乡下的姨妈和表妹几乎没有受到影响，而这一幕却深深地震撼了我幼小而受庇护的心灵。伴随着一阵情感旋风，无拘无束的分娩行为引发了我永生难忘的温暖之感。

重新评估女性气质

Years later I learned in biology that all women are biologically nurturing, physically and emotionally. What did that mean? At that point in my life, I could truly make no connection. My idea of femininity was locked in what society had shown me thus far. Femininity was wearing dresses, applying makeup, cheerleading, and giggling near the most popular jock in the entire middle school. In other words, things I did not exactly partake in.

多年后，我在生物学中了解到，所有女性在生理和情感上都具有养育性。这意味着什么？在我生命的那一刻，我确实无法将其联系起来。我对女性特质的理解仅限于社会迄今为止向我展示的东西。女性气质就是穿裙子、化妆、拉拉队，以及在整个中学最受欢迎的运动员身边傻笑。换句话说，我并不完全参与其中。

But as I sat in the classroom, I didn’t think about my gender or how I relate to what society considers to be female. Rather, the discussion brought me back to that hot car, parked in front of that special birthing cow. I witnessed the essence of biological femininity as that cow radiated love and affection to her calf immediately after his arrival into the world. The cow represented the epitome of femininity: nurturement and selflessness.

但当我坐在教室里时，我并没有思考我的性别，也没有思考我与社会所认为的女性之间的关系。相反，讨论把我带回了那辆热气腾腾的汽车，停在那头特殊的分娩母牛面前。我亲眼目睹了生物女性的本质，那头母牛在它的小牛来到这个世界后，立即向它散发出爱和亲情。母牛代表了女性的缩影：哺育和无私。

流动性的女性身份

As I have considered the idea of “biological femininity”, I have for years questioned how I fit in with that term. Admittedly, I stray far from the stereotypical female. However, according to developmental neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and studies of sex-based cognitive differences, I am empathetic and intuitive, and prefer language over logic— and that was all I needed. Through the birth of a calf, I realized that I did not need to be interested in “girl things” to be a girl. I did not need a characterized maternal figure to show me how to be a young lady. I certainly did not need a man to tell me how to be a woman. The qualities I possess internally give me all the femininity I need to be a female. There was no definition beyond that, nothing society could paint. That, I believed, was absolutely beautiful.

多年来，我一直在思考 "生理上的女性特质 "这一概念，我一直在质疑自己如何才能符合这一术语。诚然，我与刻板印象中的女性相去甚远。然而，根据发育神经科学、进化生物学和基于性别的认知差异研究，我具有同理心和直觉，更喜欢语言而不是逻辑--这就是我所需要的。通过小牛的出生，我意识到，我并不需要对 "女孩的事情 "感兴趣才能成为一个女孩。我不需要一个有个性的母亲形象来教我如何做一个年轻的淑女。当然，我也不需要男人来告诉我如何做一个女人。我内在的特质赋予了我成为女性所需的所有女性特质。除此之外，没有任何定义，也没有任何社会可以描绘的东西。我相信，这绝对是美丽的。

The future is female. Now that I am beginning to understand the fluidity of femininity, hearing those words empowers me. There are endless ways to live the female experience, no one experience more valid than another. Creativity, intuition, kindness, and love are the roots of femininity, while whatever blooms is up to the individual. With my roots firmly planted, I only need the opportunity to grow to create my future.

未来是女性的。现在，我开始理解女性的流动性，听到这些话让我充满力量。女性的生活体验有无穷无尽的方式，没有哪一种体验比另一种更有效。创造力、直觉、善良和爱是女性特质的根基，而开花结果则取决于个人。我已扎根于此，我只需要成长的机会来创造我的未来。

赋权下一代女性与展望未来

When I began thinking of a future field of study and career, I didn’t hesitate; I knew I wanted to work with women. After my struggle with femininity, nothing else intrigued me more. The birth of the cow seven years ago was my inciting incident. My story must include the love, warmth, and beauty of that day. To be a part of the birth story of others entering this world and to study the life and love that preceded is my goal. Eventually, through whatever it takes, I will become an OB/GYN so I can work with women daily, helping teenagers through puberty and educating on sexuality, supporting women through their personal challenges, and assisting in the life-changing act of childbirth. I am dedicated to the future of women.

当我开始考虑未来的研究领域和职业时，我没有犹豫，我知道我想与女性打交道。在经历了与女性气质的斗争之后，没有什么比这更让我感兴趣了。七年前奶牛的出生就是我的 "煽情事件"。我的故事必须包含那天的爱、温暖和美丽。我的目标是成为其他婴儿出生故事的一部分，并研究之前的生命和爱。最终，无论付出什么代价，我都要成为一名妇产科医生，这样我就可以每天与女性打交道，帮助青少年度过青春期，进行性教育，帮助女性应对个人挑战，并协助完成改变生命的分娩过程。我致力于女性的未来。

A cow gave birth and I watched. That experience helped me to become the powerful, strong-minded, and passionate young woman I am today. In pursuing a doctorate I hope to encourage and guide other women to be their own best self and show through my actions and story that there is no one version of womanhood that is “right”, perhaps influencing a new generation.

一头母牛分娩，我在一旁观看。这段经历帮助我成为了今天这个强大、坚强、充满激情的年轻女性。在攻读博士学位的过程中，我希望能够鼓励和引导其他女性做最好的自己，并通过自己的行动和故事告诉大家，没有一种女性形象是 "正确 "的，也许这将影响新一代女性。