双语趣听精彩世界 第196期:做职场妈妈还是全职妈妈
时间:2019-01-01 作者:英语课 分类:双语趣听精彩世界
英语课
Guardian 1 reports that negative perceptions around women who combine paid work with parenthood have been comprehensively demolished 2 in a major study by Harvard University.
做职场妈妈还是全职妈妈
It shows the daughters of working mothers enjoy better careers, higher pay and more equal relationships than those raised by stay-at-home mothers.
Using data from 24 countries including the UK and US, the Harvard study says that while working mothers "often internalise social messages of impending 3 doom 4 for their children", the reality is that their sons and daughters appear to thrive, with daughters benefiting most from the positive role model of a mother with a career.
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
- The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
- The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光
- The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
- They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来,为了不让拆除他们的房子,他们一直在进行最后的努力。
a.imminent, about to come or happen
- Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时,严重的战乱爆发了。
- The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。