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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 10text A,Working,Women-East and West,1.work,for most American and Chinese women aged 55 and under,involved responsibility for a household,a child or children,and a job outside the home as well.It all adds up to a busy life.How is it going for them-for us?,home,next,up,2.Experts have observed that life forms a different sort of pyramid for women in China than in the United States.In China,nearly all young mothers are employed outside the home,with their numbers decreasing as they approach middle age.The reasons are clear:the second income of the woman is an absolute necessity for a young family with a child or two.Later on,when the children grow up,the older couple can more easily,live on,the husbands earnings plus the wifes pension,and fewer middle-aged women continue in employment.,home,next,up,N,N,3.The pyramid for American women is the opposite,with fewer young women employed,and the number increasing at older ages.Many young mothers have found it more efficient to stay home,care for,children themselves,and then find employment later when the children are older and more independent,but rising costs of living are requiring more young American women to help support their families,and it is increasingly true that young American women want to have jobs.,home,next,up,4.But the American working mother often feels troubled by the complexity of her life.Childcare is unreliable and expensive.Childcare workers have low status and are not well educated and are poorly paid-they are often women who are unable to get better jobs.Thus the American working mother always has the worry that her child is not being as well cared for as she hope,and the cost of babysitters or private enterprise daycare centers can cost half or more of her salary.Other worries distract her from good performance at her job:,what,if the babysitter gets sick?What will her employer think if she has to stay at home with,a,home,next,up,N,home,next,up,sick,child,?What if the car,necessary to get the child to the daycare center and herself to and from her job,breaks down?Few people live close enough to their work or the children center to,accomplish,this on foot or by bicycle,as in China.,5.In China,grandmothers play an invaluable role in taking care of children and households while the young parents are at work.It seems like an ideal arrangement-the grannies become important members of the family,and they are housed and fed,in return,-although in crowded homes that most American would not enjoy.In America,an older woman who had to fill this role would be likely to feel she was being made a kind of servant.She may feel lonely sometimes,but generally is proud of being self-sufficient.Both she and her family tend to feel she,deserves,to be free of childcare now,having,reared,the large family of,the 1950s baby boom.,home,next,up,6.,On,the job,Chinese women seem more confident,despite their traditional pretty manners,than do American women in their work place.American women seem less,inclined,to,speak up,easily to the boss.Young Chinese women at work seem more bold and less self-conscious.The work unit is more like a large family,where the youngest workers feel,at ease,with the“mom”and“dad”of the group.American women act either as if they doubt that they really belong at work among the men,or they are constantly looking for evidence of discrimination against them.,home,next,up,N,7.At home,while Chinese men seem to be performing more household duties such as cleaning,cooking,shopping and caring for children than they used to,and American men are also becoming much more willing to“help”,it seems only realistic to say that people the world over still regard these as basically womens tasks and therefore womens responsibility,no matter who may do them on any given day.They are a heavy burden on both Chinese and American women,but Chinese women seem to shoulder them more firmly and more cheerfully.,home,next,up,8.American women do have varied and complex concerns:in addition to work at home and on the job,a woman feels that she must make an attractive home that reflects her familys status,she must present an attractive appearance at work,and above all,she must be a good companion to her husband.,home,next,up,9.Chinese women are freer of the competition for status,especially as represented by their homes,and both men and women have a great deal of companionship in their work unit.Chinese women also look attractive at work,but they achieve it more casually and simply,and do mot seem to feel that their career progress depends on the way they look.,home,next,up,10.Which system is better for the woman?What we expect In life and what we are used to would strongly influence our,evaluation,.Looking at women in both China and the United States,one cannot help but be impressed with their-our-strength,competence and general good cheer.Our nations could not run without us.,home,next,up,T,home,back,care for:,vt.,喜欢,vt.,照顾,照看,e.g.,I dont care for him.,They dont care for art very much.,我不喜欢他。,T,他们 不太喜欢艺术。,T,e.g.,The mother cared for the sick child night and day.,Doctors and nurses care for the sick.,妈妈日日夜夜照顾着生病的孩子。,T,医生、护士照顾病人。,T,home,back,deserve:,vt.,值得,应当(受到),后跟名词或代词,vt.,值得,应当(受到),后跟不定式短语,e.g.,She deserved the praise.,I havent deserved this.Ive done my duty.,她值得表扬。,T,我配不上这,我只是履行了自己的职责。,T,e.g.,She deserved to win because she was the best.,I think they deserve to be congratulated.,她应该获胜,因为她最好。,T,我认为他们应该受到祝贺。,next,home,back,vt.,值得,应当(受到),后跟动名词,T,e.g.,The boy deserves whipping.,One or two points about this report deserve being discussed in more detail.,这个男孩该挨鞭打。,T,这个报告中有一两点值得深入讨论。,up,T,home,back,rear:,vt.,养育,饲养,vt.,竖起,建起,vi.,抬起,昂起,e.g.,The mother was very careful in rearing her children.,He rears all kinds of birds.,母亲很仔细地养育自己的孩子。,T,他养各种各样的鸟。,T,e.g.,They have decided to rear a monument to those who died in the battle.,他们决定为在这场战斗中牺牲的人建一座纪念碑。,e.g.,next,home,back,T,If a horse is alarmed,it may rear up on its hind legs.,马要是受了惊吓,可能会扬起前蹄。,up,n.,后面,后部,adj.,后面的,后部的,T,e.g.,The kitchen is in the rear of the house.,厨房在房屋的后面。,T,e.g.,He left the house by the rear door.,他从后门离开了房子。,T,home,back,accomplish:,vt.,完成,取得(成就);实现,达到(目标),e.g.,Jim always accomplishes what he has set out to do.,He accomplished much during his first year.,They didnt accomplish the purpose desired.,吉姆总是能完成自己决定要做的事。,T,第一年,他取得了很大成就。,T,他们没有实现渴望达到的目标。,T,home,back,incline:,vt.&vi.,低下来,弯下来;(使)倾向于,(使)偏于;倾斜,e.g.,Charles inclined his head.,His letter inclines me to believe that he doesnt want to come.,Many teachers are inclined to talk too much in class.,Most writers incline to the second view.,The whole family inclines to get up early in the morning.,查尔斯低下了头。,T,他的信让我认为他不愿来。,T,许多老师在课堂上倾向于讲得太多。,T,大部分作家倾向于第二种观点。,T,这一家人都喜欢早起。,next,home,T,The road inclines to the left.,路向左倾斜。,up,back,T,home,back,in return:,作为报答,回过来,e.g.,I wish I could do something for you in return.,I gave him a present but he gave me nothing in return.,I want to send him a present in return for all his kindness to me.,我希望我能为你做些什么作为回报。,T,我送他一件礼物,但他什么也没给我。,T,我想送他件礼物,以答谢他对我的善意。,home,back,Experts have observed that life forms a different sort of pyramid for women in China than in the United States.,作为报答,回过来,专家学者已经注意到,对中美两国妇女来说,生活形成的“金字塔”形状各不相同。,英语中比较正规的用法是,be different from,但在现代英语中,特别是美国英语中,be different than,也屡见不鲜。,home,back,In china,nearly all young mothers are employed outside the home,with their numbers decreasing as they approach middle age.,在中国,几乎所有年轻的母亲都有职业,但随着步入中年,人数越来越少。,With,的后面是个独立主格结构。再如本课第三段的,the pyramid for American women is the opposite,with fewer young women employed,and the number increasing at older ages,一句,,with,后面也是一个独立主格结构。,home,back,On the job,Chinese women seem more confident,despite their traditional pretty manners,than do American women in their work place.,在工作单位里,尽管中国妇女有传统的温文尔雅的举止,但她们在工作中表现出的自信心似乎比美国妇女更强。,than do American women in their work place,是一倒装句,正常语序为,than American women do in their work place.,home,back,The 1950s baby boom,指二战后,19471961,年美国经历的生育高峰期。,home,back,What if the babysitter gets sick?,保姆病了怎么办?,What if,是英语中比较口语化的一个习惯表达,其含义相当于,what will happen if,T,e.g.,What if they dont come?,他们要不来,那可怎么办?,T,home,back,live,on:,以,为食,;,靠,为生,e.g.,I had to live on bread and water when I was a student.,She still lives on her parents.,Most of Asians live on rice,我上大学时只能靠粗茶淡饭过活,.,T,她仍然依靠父母生活。,T,多数亚洲人以大米为主食。,T,home,back,at ease:,舒适(自由自在,稍息),e.g.,With our work done,we felt much at ease.,At ease!,He is quite at ease in public.,工作做完后,我们觉得好轻松。,T,稍息!,T,他在公共场合十分自在。,T,home,back,speak up:,大声讲(毫无顾虑的说出),e.g.,Would you please speak up?,Its time to speak up for those who are suffering injustice.,请将大声点好吗?,T,现在该为蒙受不公正对待的人们大声疾呼了。,T,home,back,evaluation:,n.,估价评价,e.g.,The evaluation is unfair.,educational evaluation,这种评估是不公平的。,T,教育评估,
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