第五十三讲

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    Para. 2a Required to make money
    Just as the woman is more often pushed toward the role of wife and mother, the man is pushed toward the world of employment to pay the basic bills of the family. He has little choice—his wife, children, parents, in-laws, and peers expect it. Because our culture expects a man to earn money, he may feel that his salary is connected to his self-esteem. Translation
    Para. 2a非挣钱不可
    正如女性更常被要求担当贤妻良母的角色，男性则被迫辛勤工作从而养家糊口。他别无选择——他的妻子、孩子、双方的父母、以及同龄人都期待他担负起这份责任。因为我们的社会期望男人去挣钱，所以他可能会感到他的薪水关系到他
的自尊。

    Just as the woman is more often pushed toward the role of wife and mother, the man is pushed toward the world of employment to pay the basic bills of the family. (Para.2)
    1) just as 引导一个比较（方式）状语从句，表示和······一样，正如······
    e.g.
    a. Just as the wind and clouds are always in motion, the sea and land are never at rest.
    就像风和云总是在运动一样，海洋和陆地也从 未停止过运动。

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    Para. 2
    b. No one will ever do anything about it just as no one has ever done anything about the horrific human rights atrocities before.
    以前从未有人对这种可怕的侵犯人权的暴行采 取过行动，同样，将来也不会有人对此加以干涉。
    2) pay the basic bills: 支付家庭生活的日常开支

    employment
    n. 雇佣，工作
    e.g.
    A large office requires the employment of many people.
    一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
    unemployment n. 失业，失业人数
    The riots took place against a background of widespread unemployment.
    暴乱是在普遍失业的情况下发生的。

    connect
    vt. 连接，连结
    e.g.
    a. There is nothing to connect him with the crime.
    没有什么能把他与这起犯罪联系起来。
    b. The two continents were once connected to each other.
    这两块陆地曾经是相连的。

    self-esteem
    n. 自尊，自负
    e.g.
    Repeated failure in school was harming the boy’s self-esteem.
    在学校里的反复失败伤害了这个男孩的自尊。