Unit1 人在职场
Text 2正文
Tourists were surprised to see a woman driving a huge orange tractor down one of Rome’s main avenues. Italy’s political leaders and some of its male union chiefs are said to have been even more puzzled to see that the tractor was followed by about 200,000 women in a parading procession that took more than three hours to snake through central Rome.
Shouting slogans, waving flags and dancing to drumbeats, the women had come to the capital from all over Italy to demonstrate for “a job for each of us, a different type of job, and a society without violence.” So far, action to improve women’s opportunities in employment has been the province of collective industrial bargaining. “But there is a growing awareness that this is not enough,” says a researcher on female labor at the government-funded Institute for the Development of Professional Training for Workers.
Women, who constitute 52 per cent of Italy’s population, today represent only 35 per cent of Italy’s total workforce and 33 per cent of the total number of Italians with jobs. However, their presence in the workplace is growing. The employment of women is expanding considerably in services, next to the public administration and commerce as their principal workplace. Official statistics also show that women have also made significant strides in self-employment. More and more women are going into business for themselves. Many young women are turning to business because of the growing overall in employment. It is also a fact that today many prejudices have disappeared, so that banks and other financial institutes make judgments on purely business considerations without caring if it is a man or a woman.
Such changes are occurring in the professions too. The number of women doctors, dentists, lawyers, engineers and university professors increased two to three fold. Some of the changes are immediately visible. For example, women have appeared on the scene for the first time as state police, railway workers and street cleaner.
However, the present situation is far from satisfactory though some progress has been made. A breakthrough in equal opportunities for women is now demanded.
Text 2 习题
1. The expression “snake through central Rome” probably means “to move ________
[A] quietly through central Rome.”
[B] violently through central Rome.”
[C] in a long winding line through central Rome.”
[D] at a leisurely pace through central Rome.”
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
[A] There are more women than men in Italy.
[B] In Italy, women are chiefly employed in services.
[C] In Italy, women are still at a disadvantage in employment.
[D] In Italy, about two-thirds of the jobs are held by men.
3. About 200,000 women in Rome demonstrated for ________.
[A] more job opportunities
[B] a greater variety of jobs
[C] “equal job, equal pay”
[D] both A and B
4. The best title for this passage would be ________.
[A] The Role of Women is Society
[B] Women Demonstrate for Equality in Employment
[C] Women as Self-employed Professionals
[D] Women and the Jobs Market
Text 2 全文翻译
当看到一个女人驾着一辆橙色的巨型拖拉机沿着罗马的一条主街行驶时，游客们都感到很诧异。据说，当看到这个由200,000名妇女组成的游行队伍跟在这拖拉机后面竟用了三个多小时才蛇行穿过罗马市中心时，意大利的政治领袖们和该国一些男性联盟主席感到更困惑。
这些喊着口号，挥动着旗子还踏着鼓点前行的女性是从意大利各地聚集到首都的，她们游行示威以争取“人人有工作，工作多样化，以及社会无暴力。”到目前为止，提高妇女的就业机会已成为企业劳资谈判的话题。一位在政府资助的“劳工专业培训发展机构”中女性劳工部门工作的研究人员表示“光是认识上的不断提高还是不够的。”
如今，女性人口占了意大利人口总数的52%，却只占全国工人总数的35%，占意大利就业总人数的33%。但是，女性员工的人数却不断上升。服务行业的女性员工的人数正大幅攀升，仅低于公共管理和商业领域内女性员工的数目。官方数据也表明了自主经营的女性人数也有了大幅的上升。越来越多的女性正在开创自己的事业。许多年轻的女性开始进入工商企业，因为这个领域雇佣人数越来越多。事实上，现今许多针对女性的歧视也消失了，银行和其他的金融机构的判断完全是基于商业目的而不关心其员工的性别。
这种变化也正发生在专业领域里。女医生、女牙医、女律师、女工程师和女教授的数量增加了两到三倍。一些变化是立竿见影的。例如，女性第一次出现在了国家警察、铁路工人和街道清洁人员的行列之中。
然而，女性的就业状况虽有所改善但还远不尽人意。如今仍需要在女性就业机会平等方面取得突破性的进展。
Text 2 重点句
Official statistics also show that women have also made significant strides in self-employment. More and more women are going into business for themselves. Many young women are turning to business because of the growing overall in employment. It is also a fact that today many prejudices have disappeared, so that banks and other financial institutes make judgments on purely business considerations without caring if it is a man or a woman.
该句意义：
该句引用数据说明了在某些方面发生的变化的内容。并且就该数据进一步的展开了对于这一事实的阐述。
该句的内容是有关于就业的方向和变化的趋势，对于这个句子的掌握，也有助于我们在写作中，更加简单的应对趋势性的内容的表达。
该句语法：
(1)宾语从句：that women have also made significant strides in self-employment.
(2)状语前置未使用逗号分隔：More and more women are going into business for themselves.
(3)谓语的现在进行时： women are going into business for themselves
(4)原因状语置于句尾：because of the growing overall in employment
(5)形式主语“It”代替使用“that”的从句： It is also a fact that today many prejudices have disappeared，该句可去掉“it”还原为：that today many prejudices have disappeared is also a fact
目的状语：so that banks and other financial institutes make judgments on purely business considerations without caring if it is a man or a woman.
(6)伴随状语：without caring if it is a man or a woman.
(7)“if”引导宾语从句：if it is a man or a woman. If翻译为是否。
Text 2 习题答案
答案:CBDB
1. The expression “snake through central Rome” probably means “to move ________.
1. “snake through central Rome”表达的含义可能是________。
[A] quietly through central Rome.”
[A] 安静地穿过罗马市中心
[B] violently through central Rome.”
[B] 狂怒地穿过罗马市中心
[C] in a long winding line through central Rome.”
[C] 以漫长而曲折的路线穿过罗马市中心
[D] at a leisurely pace through central Rome.”
[D] 闲庭信步般穿过罗马市中心
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
2.下列哪一项说法是不正确的?
[A] There are more women than men in Italy.
[A] 在意大利女性人数要多于男性。
[B] In Italy, women are chiefly employed in services.
[B] 在意大利，女性主要从事服务行业。
[C] In Italy, women are still at a disadvantage in employment.
[C] 在意大利，女性在就业方面仍处于劣势。
[D] In Italy, about two-thirds of the jobs are held by men.
[D] 在意大利，大约三分之二的工作被男性把持着。
3.About 200,000 women in Rome demonstrated for ________.
3. 约200，000名在罗马示威争取________。
[A] more job opportunities
[A] 更多的工作机会
[B] a greater variety of jobs
[B] 更多类型的工作
[C] “equal job, equal pay”
[C]“同工同酬”
[D] both A and B
[D] [A]和[B]选项的内容
4.The best title for this passage would be ________.
4.本文最好的标题是______。
[A] The Role of Women in Society
[A] 女性在社会中的作用
[B] Women Demonstrate for Equality in Employment
[B] 女性争取就业平等
[C] Women as Self-employed Professionals
[C] 作为自由职业者的女性们
[D] Women and the Jobs Market
[D] 女性与工作市场
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