创新国际英语教程第三册 unit4

[00:05.69]3 While you read [00:11.94]It’s a man’s world? [00:15.70]For the last thirty years,we’ve been told that the war of the sexes is over [00:21.76]and that women now have equal rights with men. [00:26.23]To try to prove this, [00:29.57]some have pointed to the way in which women have reached the highest offices. [00:35.53]Mrs Thatcher,for example,led Britain for thirteen years, [00:41.27]whilst many other countres have also recently elected their first female leaders. [00:47.44]In the traditionally male-dominated world of sport, [00:53.29]women have also made great progress. [00:57.55]In kick-boxing,for instance,two young Scottish women [01:03.32]have forced their way into the British team. [01:07.58]Whilst many conservative commentators may disapprove, [01:13.04]kate Kearney and Teresa Dewan [01:17.40]are proud of the fact that they can not only take on men, [01:22.68]but can even beat them.’We usually give them a good fight,’said Teresa, [01:29.52]’but a man never likes to be beaten buy a woman. [01:33.78]They usually go off in huff afterwards.You should see their faces!’ [01:39.66]However,several recent news stories [01:45.12]have highlighted the fact that women are still being discriminated [01:50.37]against in all areas of life. [01:54.00]A survey last year showed that on average [01:59.33]women earn 30% less than men and that in many companies, [02:03.90]there is still a glass ceiling,prevening women from getting the top jobs. [02:11.06]As if this wasn’t bad enough, [02:15.50]evidence also suggests [02:19.65]that women do more than their fair there of the work in the home. [02:25.21]Women today have the burden of having to go out [02:30.49]and fight for their rights in the workplace- [02:34.54]and are then still expected to come home and cook and clean. [02:39.87]Sadly,despite the success of women like the Scottish kick-boxers, [02:46.53]sexism is also still alive and well in sport. [02:51.99]The unofficial world women’s lightweight boxing champion,Jane Crouch, [02:58.47]is today waiting to hear whether the British Boxing Board of Control [03:04.11](BBBC)will allow her to continue her career. [03:09.68]The BBBC is deciding whether women boxers will be allowed to box officially [03:16.91]or whether they will have to remain in the shadowy world of inofficial boxing. [03:22.76]Miss Crouch could expect to earn around $100,000 a year if she is given a licence. [03:30.42]However,there has been much opposition to the spectacle of women in the boxing ring. [03:37.78]There was laughter at the BBBC inquiry this week [03:43.43]when it was suggested that women should not be licensed to box [03:49.07]because they were biologically and emotionally unstable. [03:54.53]To counter these arguments,Miss Crouch’s lawyer,Dinah Rose, [04:00.48]said sarcastically:’We are all taking a hell of a risk allowing women to pilot aeroplanes,aren’t we? [04:08.53]Perhaps all women airline pilots should be tested to see if they suffer from emotional instability.’ [04:15.48]’I would certainly want research on that,if I were responsible for them.’ [04:21.83]replied Adrian Blackson,the BBBC’s chief medical officer. [04:28.17]’And perhaps we should also say that only men are stable enough to look after children.’ [04:34.70]Miss Rose asked, [04:38.18]to which Mr Blackson could only respond by saying,’That’s an interesting question.’ [04:44.73]Miss Rose went on to suggest that it was men who were more likely to be unstable, [04:51.89]to commit violent crimes or commit suicide. [04:54.97]Mr Blackson told the inquiry that until further research had been done, [05:01.92]the BBBC should not allow Miss Crouch to box. [05:07.49]1 Boxing joke [05:14.04]When I was a kid,we couldn’t afford a TV,so one day, [05:19.82]my dad drilled a hole through the wall. [05:23.58]which meant we could look into the house next door. [05:27.94]After that,we used to watch the boxing and the wrestling every night... [05:33.69]until we finally realised that the neighbours didn’t have a TV either.

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