12:00

　　I head into Manhattan for a business lunch. I am frequently networking with magazine and book editors, many of whom I’ve known so long that they are also friends.

　　我出发前往曼哈顿区吃商务午餐。我经常与一些杂志和图书编辑合作，他们中的很多人我已认识很长时间了，他们同时也是我的朋友。

　　14:30

　　To keep my business going,I’m constantly sending out pitches,ideas for future articles. I need to read widely to make sure I’m not duplicating recent articles.

　　为保证我的事业持续发展，我会不断地宣传一些关于我未来文章的论点。我需要广泛地阅读以确保论点不会与近期其他文章“撞车”。

　　15:00

　　I return phone calls from the list I made earlier this morning. My assistant will continue working until 17:00 or so, but I often head into the city around 15:00 to meet with the chef, getting new recipes, asking questions and doing interviews for head note material.

　　我按照早晨列的单子回复电话。我的助手会继续工作到下午五点左右，而我经常会在下午三点左右出发到城里与厨师长会面，取得新食谱，问些问题并做做访谈，为前言搜集材料。