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泛读Unit

Unit7

WordPretest:

1.Feminine['fɛmənɪn]adj

1.Qualitiesandthingsrelatetoorareconsideredtypicalofwomen,incontrasttomen.女性的，阴性的

eg:

Butaretheadsaboutself-careandfeminineindulgenceallthatmuchbetter?

但是那些关于自我照顾和女性放纵的广告真的有那么好吗？

2.Bias[ˈbaiəs]vandn

V.someonemeanstoinfluencetheminfavorofaparticularchoice（影响某人）使偏心；使产生偏见

eg:

Wemustn’tallowittobiasourteaching.我们不允许它使我们的教学产生偏见。

N.atendencytopreferonepersonorthingtoanother,andtofavorthatpersonorthing.偏见

eg:

Knowingherpoliticalbias,wediscountedmostofherstory.由于了解她的政治偏见，我们对她的大部分报道都持怀疑态度。

3.Segregate['sɛɡrɪɡet]v

Tosegregatetwogroupsofpeopleorthingsmeanstokeepthemphysicallyapartfromeachother.隔离，分开

eg:

Alargedetachmentofpolicewasusedtosegregatethetworivalcampsofprotesters.一大队分遣警察被派来隔离两群敌对的抗议者。

4.Stereotype['stɛrɪətaɪp]nandv

N.astereotypeisfixedgeneralimageorsetofcharacteristicsthatalotofpeoplebelieverepresentaparticulartypeofpersonorthing.模式化形象，成见

eg:

There’salwaysbeenastereotypeaboutsuccessfulbusinessmen.对成功的商人们总有偏见

V.ifsomeoneisstereotypedassomething,peopleformafixedgeneralideaorimageofthem,sothatitisassumedthattheywillbehaveinaparticularway.把…模式化；对…产生成见

eg:

Hewasstereotypedbysomeasarenegade.他被一些人带着成见视为一名背叛者。

Segregateinstallation隔离设施

5.Enforce[ɪn'fɔrs]v

1.Ifpeopleinauthorityenforcealaworsrule,theymakesurethatitisobeyed,usuallybypunishingpeoplewhodonotobeyit.施行

eg:

Boulderwasoneofthefirstcitiesinthenationtoenforceabanonsmoking.博尔德是该国率先施行禁烟令的城市之一。

2.Toenforcesomethingmeanstoforceorcauseittobedoneortohappen.强制执行

eg:

Theystruggledtolimitthecostbyenforcingalow-techspecification.他们通过强制执行一种低技术规范来竭力限制成本。

Enforceupon强迫

6.Institute

英 [ˈɪnstɪtju:

t]美 [ˈɪnstɪtu:

t]

n.①anorganizationthathasaparticularpurpose,especiallyonethatisconnectedwitheducationoraparticularprofession教育，专业等的机构eg:

aresearchinstitute研究所institutesofhighereducation高等学校

②thebuildingusedbythisorganization机构建筑

V.tointroduceasystem,policy,etc,orstartaprocess建立，制定，设立，实行

eg:

Thenewmanagementintendstoinstituteanumberrofchanges新任管理层打算实行一些改革

7.Spectator

英 [spekˈteɪtə（r）]美 [ˈspekteɪtər]

n.apersonwhoiswatchinganevent,especiallyasportsevent由指体育比赛的观看者，观众

8.Superficial

英 [ˌsu:

pəˈfɪʃl]美 [ˌsu:

pərˈfɪʃl]

adj.1.notstudyingorlookingatsththoroughly;seeingonlywhatisobvious粗略的，肤浅的，粗枝大叶的，浅薄的eg:

Thebookshowsonlyasuperficialunderstandingofhistoricalcontext.这本书表现出对历史背景的肤浅了解。

appearingtobetrue,realorimportantuntilyoulookatitmorecarefully表面的，外表的eg:

Whenyoufirstmeether,shegivesasuperficialimpressionofwarmthandfriendliness.初次见面时，她总给人一种热情亲切的表面印象。

Text1中的生单词：

1.Eliminate[ɪˈlɪməˌnet]vt.

toleaveoutofconsideration.不加考虑，略去

eg:

Whenthefamilywasdecidingwhichhousetobuy,theyeliminatedallthosethatdidn’thaveabackyard.那家人在选择房子时，对那些没有后院的都不予考虑。

tocastaside.排除，消除

eg:

Canweevereliminatepovertyfromtheworld.我们能完全消除世界上的贫穷吗。

2.Commonplace[ˈkɑ:

mənpleɪs]

n.

awell-knownstatementorremarkwornoutbytoomuchuse.老生常谈，陈词滥调

eg:

ItisacommonplacetosaythatNorthernIrelandisabackwaterinthemodernEurope.

说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已经陈词滥调了。

anythingordinary.平凡之物，平凡的事

eg:

It’sbecomeacommonplacetoseepeoplecollapsingfromhungerinthestreets.

在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。

Adj.uninteresting,common,dull.无趣的，平常的，陈腐的

eg:

Foreignvacationshavebecomecommonplace.去国外度假已经变得很平常了。

portraypopopopopopopoppo3.Portray:

V[pɔr'tre]

topaintordrawthelikenessof.绘像，描绘

eg:

ThefilmportraysacultureofyoungpeoplewholiveinlowerManhattan.

这部电影描绘了在下曼哈顿地区生活的青年人文化。

②torepresentbyacting.扮演

eg:

In1975heportrayedthekinginaLosAngelesrevivalof"Camelot."

1975年他在洛杉矶重演的戏剧《卡米洛特》中扮演国王。

Portrayal（n）描写，描绘

4.Superintendentn[,supərɪn'tɛndənt]

apersonwhodirectsandmanagesanorganization主管,

eg:

Hebecamesuperintendentofthebank'sEastAfricanbranches.

他成了这家银行东非分行的主管。

acaretakerforanapartmenthouse;representstheownerasjanitorandrentcollector.负责人,监督人

eg:

ButtheregionalsuperintendentfortheartisticandhistoricalheritageofTuscany,AntonioPaolucci,didnotseemtoimpressed.

但托斯卡纳地区艺术和文化遗产负责人安东尼奥·保卢奇似乎对此不以为然。

5.Sexploitation:

n[,sɛk,splɔɪ'teʃən]

thecommercialexploitationofsexinfilmsandothermedia性泛滥

eg:

Thisshowhasnoplotbutalotofsexploitation.

这个剧没有什么情节，只有许多性爱场面。

6.Bouffantadj[bu'fɑnt]

Adj.beingpuffedout;usedofhairstyleorclothing鼓起的，蓬松的；向外胀起的eg：

Althoughheappearstohaverecovered,bothhisamplegutandbouffanthairhavethinnednoticeably.

尽管他看起来已经复原了，但是他那隆起的肚子和蓬松的头发还多多少少引起人们的注意。

N.awoman'shairstyleinwhichthehairgivesapuffyappearance蓬松的发式

eg:

Heusesplatformshoesandbouffanthairtoappeartaller.

为了看起来高一点，他终日穿增高鞋，梳着高耸的蓬松发型。

7.Gearing['ɡɪrɪŋ]n

anassemblyofgearsdesignedtotransmitmotion齿轮传动装置

eg:

Thegearingofthismachineisunusual.

这机器的齿轮装置很特别.

V.toputcogsorteethon.以齿轮连起；配搭活动

eg:

Forexample,thesectionongearsexplainedgearingratiosandhowthedifferenttypesofgearsworked.

举例来说，关于齿轮的小节阐述了啮合比率，以及不同类型的齿轮如何工作。

Questions:

1.Inmanyfamilies,thewifedoesbetteronthejobthanhusband,soitabadthingorgoodthing？

Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?

Answer:

Ithinkit’sagoodthing.First,thehusbandwillworkhardertokeeppacewithhiswife.Thereiscompetitiontherewillbeprogress.Second,sciencehasshownthatwomencanwithstandmorepressurethanmen,sowomenaremoresuitableforwork.Sincewomengainequalrightwithmen,theyhavetherighttochoosetobeahousewifeorgoouttowork.

2.Howaboutthewomenineducation,sportsandmediaofChina?

Answer:

Inourcountry,Ithink,thewomanineducationdevelopsprettywell.Womencanstudyanycourseiftheylikeitincludingthemathematics

physicsandchemistrywhichwereoncethoughttobe“theman’s“coursestereotyped.

Insports,wecanseethattherearesomanyteams,suchasbasketball,volleyball,Ping-Pong,swimming,andsoon,beingmadeofwomen.Andtheymadesomanycontributionstothesportsofourcountry.

Inmedia,somanywomenplayaimportantpartinmedia.LikeYangLandshutmakeremarksonthesocialproblemsafterstudyingthoroughly.

Soinconclusion,Ithinkthewomeninthesethreeaspectsdevelopverywell.Theyhavetheequaltreatmentasthemen.

3.Asawomen,howtoimproveyourabilitybyeducation,sportsandmediainthesociety?

Answer:

Inmyview,youshouldtolearnaboutcurrentnewsinthemediaandreadthebooksinyourfreetime,andmakeyourelaxdoexercise.Onlythisway,canwekeepabalanceinyourlife.

4.Accordingtothetext,inthepast,whataspectsoftheperformanceofthesexbias,andthink,whatbiasexistsintoday’ssociety?

Answer:

Inthepast,physicaleducationclasseswereusuallysegregatedbysex,andmoremoneywasspendonsportsforboysthangirls.Careeradviceoftenencouragedgirlstotrainforsuch“acceptable”occupationsasnurseorsecretaryorteacher.

Nowadays,becauseoftheinfluenceoftraditionalconcepts,theconceptstillthinksthatwomenareinferiortomen.Andbecauseofphysiologicalreasons,manycompaniesintherecruitmentoftalentmoreinclinedtomale.