It was thought to be a sign of weakness if a husband needed his wife's help to support their family, 在当时,如果丈夫不能养家而需要妻子在外工作,人们会认为这是一个男人软弱的标志。 so my mother became a stay-at-h

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习语:a bachelor girl 讲解:Bachelor通常是指未婚男子,即单身汉,但是与girl连用时就是指未婚女人了,此语特指不依靠别人,自己维持生活的女人。目前,在英美国家,指未婚职业妇女,与汉语

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Like everyone here, I have great hopes for the members of this graduating class. 就像这里的每位老师一样,我对你们也抱有很大的期望。 I hope you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. 我希望你们找到人生

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In bright red letters, one declares, Fortune favors the bold. 其中有一张海报印着亮红色的宣言:机遇青睐敢于冒险的人。 Another insists, Proceed and be bold. 还有一张是:完成胜过完美。 My favorite reads, What woul

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For many men, the fundamental assumption is that they can have both a successful professional life and a fulfilling personal life. 对男人来说,有一个重要的基本假设是,他们既可以拥有成功的职业生涯,也可以拥有满意的

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A study found that of Millennial men and women who work in an organization with a woman in a senior role, 研究发现,在有一位女性高管的组织中,那些80后、90后的女性中, only about 20 percent want to emulate her career. 只有

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Compounding the problem is a social-psychological phenomenon called stereotype threat. 把问题往复杂了说,这就是成见威胁。 Social scientists have observed that when members of a group are made aware of a negative stereotype, 社会科学

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My favorite song, William's Doll, is about a five-year-old boy who begs his reluctant father to buy him a traditional girl's toy. 我最喜欢其中的一首歌《威廉想要个娃娃》,讲的是一个5岁的男孩恳求父亲给他买一个女孩玩

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Initially, as a one-year-old and a three-year-old, we were worthless and weak. Disorganized, lazy. 最初呢,我们俩一个1岁,一个3岁,没什么用,不但软弱,而且行为随便、懒惰。 We would just as soon spit up on ourselves

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Still, in today's world, where we no longer have to hunt in the wild for our food, 然而,在今天的世界中,人类不再像古代那样必须在野外觅食打猎, our desire for leadership is largely a culturally created and reinforced tra

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My girlfriends, however, expressed shock and horror that I would leave my boyfriend at the time to live abroad for a year. 但听说我要离开当时的男友到国外居住一年,我的女伴们都一脸的震惊和恐惧, My relatives asked wh

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