双语趣听精彩世界 第46期:女士专用车位是性别歧视吗?

 　　英国每日电讯:中国商场为女性司机提供更宽的停车位引发性别歧视指责。

　　女士专用停车位

　　The Telegraph: Wider car parking spaces for women drivers in China spark accusations¹ of sexism.

　　The parking spaces outside a Chinese shopping mall are distinctive²: marked out in pink, signposted "Respectfully reserved for women", and around 30 centimeters wider than normal.

　　The slots at the "World Metropolis³" centre have sparked debate in China, which officially embraces gender⁴ equality but where old-fashioned sexism is rife⁵ in reality.

1 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

2 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

3 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

4 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

5 rife   

adj.(指坏事情)充斥的，流行的，普遍的

参考例句：

• Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。
• Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。