第五十六讲

    Text Study
    Emotional stereotypes
    Para. 5 Some men feel caught between society’s expectations that they (should) be competitive, aggressive, independent, and unemotional and their own desire to be more open, expressive, and caring. Not only are men less likely to cry than women, but they are also less able to express feelings of depression, anger, and fear.

    Translation
    情感的固有模式

    Para. 5一些男人感到陷入社会期待和自我愿望的矛盾之中：社会期望他们有竞争力、有进取心，独立而冷漠；但他们自己则希望更开诚布公、富于情感和同情心。和女性相比，男性既不太可能大哭，而且也不太会表露出他们沮丧、愤怒或恐惧的情绪。

    Some men feel caught between society’s expectations that they (should) be competitive, aggressive, independent, and unemotional and their own desire to be more open, expressive, and caring. (Para.5)

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    1) 此句主要成分是Some men feel caught between society’s expectations that they (should) be...and their own desire...
    2) 在由连词that 引导的expectation的同位语从句中采用了虚拟语气，should 一词可以省略。通常，在一些表示命令、建议、要求、期望、坚持、重要、奇怪等词 (如order，suggest，advice, demand, requirement, decision, insist, important, strange等)之后的各类从句中（宾语从句、同位语从句或主语从句等），通常要用should + 动词原形构成虚拟语气，其中 should 可以省略。
    e.g.
    a. Some people demand that this tax (should) be abolished.
    一些人要求废除这项税收。
    b. He suggested that the meeting (should) be canceled.
    c. Your advice that she (should) wait till next week is reasonable.
    你让她等到下个礼拜的建议是合理的。
    d. It is important that we (should) take part in this sports game.
    重要的是我们要参加这次运动会。

    Not only are men less likely to cry than women, but they are also less able to express feelings of depression, anger, and fear. (Para.5)
    和女性相比，男性既不太可能大哭，而且也不太会表露出他们沮丧、愤怒或恐惧的情绪。
    1) not only...but also 连接的是两个并列结构。
    2) 以关联连词 not only 开头的分句，往往引起部分倒装：

    a. Not only did he complain about the food, but he also refused to pay for it.
    他不仅抱怨这些食物很糟糕，而且拒绝为之付费。
    b. Not only have they sent home substantial earnings, but they have also saved some money.
    他们不仅已寄回家一大笔钱，而且也存了一些钱。

    competitive
    adj. 竞争的
    e.g.
    a. Some kinds of business are competitive.
    有些商业是要竞争的。
    b. It is getting very competitive in the car industry.
    汽车工业方面的竞争日益加剧。

    aggressive
    adj. 好斗的，有闯劲的
    e.g.
    a. The dogs are trained to be aggressive.
    这些狗被训练得具有攻击性。
    b. An aggressive young man can go far in our firm.
    有进取心的青年人在本公司能大展鸿图。