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Womenleaders
Intoday’seconomy,womenareastrongforceintheworkplace.Gonearethedaysofmenworkingoutsideandwomenstayingathome.Womenarefillingtheranksinmanyprofessionsandmanytopcompanies.Manyoftoday’sglobalbusinessleaderandpowerfulentrepreneursarewomen.Indeed,womenareincreasinglyworkinginuppermanagementroles,servingasleaderinavarietyofsettings.Interestingly,researchsayswomenbehavemoreemotionallyincertainworksituations.
Regardlessofwhatthestudiessays,thedatasupportthebenefitsofgenderdiversityattheworkplace.Sowhatdoessuchdiversityintheworkplacemean?
Itmeansthatitisbeneficialtonotonlyhirebutalsoretainfemaleemployees.Thetextvividlyunfoldshowfemalesareworkingindifferentbusinesssectorsatthemanagementlevel.
Detailedstudyofthetext
1whenMonicaappliedforajobasanassistantin1971,shewasaskedwhethershewouldattorney.(para.1)
administrative
Meaning:
Monicawasaskedifshewouldliketoworkforamaleorafemalelawyerwhensheappliedforamanagingjobatalawfirmin1971.
Administrative:
a.relatingtotheworkofmanagingacompanyororganization行政的;
管理的
Althoughadministrativepositionsmaypaymorethanteachingsalaries,theyoftenrequiremorehoursonthejob.虽然行政工作的薪金比教学工作的更多,但它们却往往需要更多的工作时间。
SentencestructureNOTE
“wouldrather”句型
1wouldrather的意思是“宁愿;
宁可;
更;
最好;
还是…为好”,后接动词原形,表示优先选择的一种方式。
其否定形式是wouldrathernotdosth.wouldrather没有人称和数的变化,所有的人称一律用wouldrather。
例如:
Ifyou/hewouldratherbealone,we’llallleavehere.如果你/他宁愿独自呆着,那我们会都离开这儿。
wouldrather后接从句时,从句中的谓语动词用一般过去时,表示希望或宁愿某人按某特定的方式做某事,这个结构常常表达的是现在或将来的行为。
I’dratheryoudidn’tmakeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.我想目前你还是不要对此事发表任何评论。
2”Ifeltthatamale-boss/female-employeerelationshipwasmorenatural,needingnopersonalaccommodationwhatsoever.”(para.1)
Ifeltthattherewasnoneedtocompromiseinarelationshipbetweenamalebossandafemaleemployeesinceitwasmorenatural.
employee:
n.[C]sb.Whoispaidtoworkforsb.else受雇者;
雇员
knowingwhatanemployeeislookingforinapotentialemployeecanhelpsomeonetoprepareforaninterview.了解雇主在寻找什么样的潜在雇员可以帮助人们准备面试。
accommodation:
n
1)
【sing.,U】
(fml)achangeinbehaviororattitudethathelpspeopleworktogetherorendadisagreement迁就;
通融;
调和
Thetwosidesfailedtoagreeoneverypoint,buttheysettledonanaccommodationfortheirdifferences.双方未能对所有的意见都达成一致,但对他们的分歧达成了和解。
1)[U]aplaceforsb.Tostay,live,orwork住处;
工作场所
Havingdecidedtofindanappropriateaccommodation,wesetaboutcontactingalltherentalagenciesinthecity.我们决定要找一个合适的住处之后,就开始联络这个城市所有的租赁公司。
3.But20yearslater,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion,shesaid,”Iwaspleasantlysurprisedthatfemalebossesaremuchmoreaccessibletotheiremployees;
they’remuchmoresensitiveandintimatewiththeiremployees.”(para.1)
However,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion20yearslater,sherespondedthatitwasanicesurprisetofindoutthatfemalebosseshadbeenmucheasiertoapproach,moreunderstanding,andclosertotheirworkers.
Meaningbeyondwords:
heranswerwasentirelydifferentfromwhatshehadresponded20yaersbefore.Itcanbeassumedthatshegainedthisparticularfeelinggradually.
4.Femalebossestodayarestillfindingtheyfacesubtleresistance.(para.2)
Femalebossestodayarestillexperiencinggenderdiscrimination,thoughitmaynotalwaysbeobviousornoticeable.
5.Thereisstillasegmentofthepopulation,bothmenand,surprisingly,womenwhoreportlowtoleranceforfemalebosses.(para.2)
Meaning:
Aportionofpeople,menand,unexpectedly,evenwomenstatethattheycanhardlybearworkingwithfemalebosses.
Segment:
n.[C]apartofsth.thatisdifferentfromoraffecteddifferentlyfromthewholeinsomeway部分;
段;
片
Blackpeopleconstitutethepoorestsegmentofsocietyinthecountry.黑人在该国社会中构成了最贫穷的阶层。
tolerance:
n.
1)[U]Willingnesstoallowpeopletodo,say,orbelievewhattheywantwithoutcriticizingorpunishingthem忍受;
容忍;
宽容
Toleranceisthequalityofallowingotherpeopletosayanddoastheylike,evenifyoudonotagreewithitorlikeit.宽容是一种素质,它允许其他人说和做他们喜欢的事,即使你不同意或不喜欢。
2)[C,U]thedegreetowhichsb.cansufferpain,difficulty,etc.withoutbeingharmedordamaged(对痛苦,困难等的)忍受程度,忍耐力
Thesestudentstendtohaveapoortoleranceforfrustrationandgiveupeasilywhentakesbecomedifficult.这些学生往往对挫折的承受力差,在任务变得困难时会轻易放弃。
6.Thegrowingpresenceoffemalebosseshasalsoprovokedtwomajorquestionsthatresolvearoundstyles.Domenandwomenmanagedifferently,and,ifso,isthatagoodthing?
(Para2)
Withthenumberoffemalebossesincreasing,twoquestionshavebeenraisedintermsofstyles:
Domenandwomenworkdifferently?
Arethedifferencesgoodformanagementifthereareany?
7.Monicaisdisposedtothinkso,onbothcounts.Nowa40-year-oldmotheroffour,sheispresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members.(Para.3)
Monica,a40-year-oldmotheroffourchildrenandpresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members,isinclinedtolookatthesetwopointspositively:
Womendomanagedifferentlyfrommenandthatisagoodthing.
dispose:
vt
1)(~sb.to/towardsth.)(fml.)makesb.morelikelytoparticularorthoughts使(某人)较倾向于
Thebodyreleasesachemicalthatdisposesyoutowardsleep.体内释放出一种令人昏昏欲睡的化学物质。
2)(~of)getridofsth.,csp.Sth.thatisdifficulttogetridof丢弃,处理(尤指难以处理的东西)
Littershouldbedisposedofthoughtfully.废弃物应该仔细的处理。
disposed:
a.likelytobehaveorthinkinaparticularway有…倾向的
Hewasamanofgoodcharacterandwasnotdisposedtoviolence.他人品很好,没有暴力倾向。
bedisposedtodosth.:
bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事;
乐意做某事
Hisfatherwasalarge,comfortable-lookingmanwhowasn’tdisposedtomakeafuss.他父亲各自高,看上去很舒服,不想是会大惊小怪的人。
onbothcounts:
inbothways在两个方面
Ithoughthewasakindandhonestperson,butIwaswrongonbothcounts.我原以为他是个善良,诚实的人,但这两点我都想错了。
sector:
n.[C]apartofanareaofactivity.esp.ofbusiness,trade,etc.(尤指商业、贸易等的)部门,行业
Inthefinancialsector,investorsinbanksandinsurancecompaniesbothhavelostalotofmoney.在金融行业,银行和保险公司的投资者都损失了很多钱。
Note“Apublicsectorlaborunion”(alsopublicsectortradeunion)referstoalaborunionwhichprimarilyrepresenttheinterestsofemployeeswithinpublicsector(government-owned,supportedorregulated)organizations.Publicsectorunionshavebecomesomeofthelargerormoreinfluentialunionincertainareaoftheworldinrecenttimesasprivatesectorunionmembershiphasdeclinedsharply.
8“Relationswithmyemployeesareprobablydifferentfromthoseofmalemanagersprecedingme,”shesays,“Iknowwhatit’sliketohavetocallandsaymykidgotthemumpssoIwon’tbecomingin.Ihaveamoreflexiblestyle–notsoft,justmoreunderstanding.”(para.3)
Shesaidthatshewasperhapsdifferentfromthepreviousmalemanagersinrelationwiththeemployeesbecausesheknewwhatitmeantwhensomeonehadtomakeaphonecalltellingherthatheorshewouldn’tgotoworkduetotheillnessoftheirchild.Sheaddedthatshewasmoreflexibleandunderstandingbutnotweakerintermsofworkingstyle.
Inabroadsense,femalebossesarebetterthanmakebossesinboss-employeerelationsbecausetheyaremoreunderstandingandtendtoshowmoreconsiderationtotheiremployees.
preccde:
vt.(fml)happenorexistbeforesth.orsb.orcomebeforesth.elseinaseries先于…(发生或存在)
Aplanningsessionat11:
30willprecedethelunchdiscussion.11:
30召开计划会议,随后是午餐讨论。
9.ThemanwhoisMonica’sassistantagrees,”Shetendstodelegatemoreandisalwayslookingforaconsensus.Peoplearehappyandflourishbecausetheyhaveaninputintodecisionsandtheyarenotmerebystanders;
theirenergiesareharnessed.Ontheotherhand,consensustakeslonger.”(para.3)
ThemanwhoisMonica’sassistantholdsthesameopinionthatsheusuallygivespeoplemorerightsandisalwaysseekingagreement.Sincepeoplehavetheirvoiceheardindecision-makingandarenotplayingtheroleofawitnessonly,theyfeelhappyandsuccessful.Inthis