英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0911 - 连女企业家也觉得帮夫更重要，这个世界肿么了！

 Topic1 Stereotypes¹ of Female entrepreneursWhen a woman owns her own business, you would have thought she must have transcended² traditional gender³ roles. But a recent survey says differently. It found that whilst believing that they can do as well as men in terms of career, nearly 60 percent of female entrepreneurs in China's business hub Guangdong share the view that helping⁴ their husbands develop a business matters more than pursuing their own endeavor.

Why is it happening?

Topic2 Overtime⁵ is norm for white-collar workersWorking overtime has become routine for white-collar workers, with more than 60 percent of employees in a recent survey saying they have to work extra time on weekdays and 40 percent having to do so on the weekends.

Is it a problem?

Topic3 Living with Those of Same Star Sign in DormA specially-designed way of distributing students into different dormitory has gone viral recently. Students living in the same room share something in common, like same star sign or similar lifestyle. Why is that? Is it good or bad for students' development?

Topic4 Study Says Pretty Women Love Being StraightAccording to a US research, women who are seen as more attractive and are "initially⁶ successful in partnering with men" early in life are more likely to report being 100 percent heterosexual and will likely never explore a different sexual identity. On the other hand, women whose romantic opportunities with men are limited due to conventional beauty norms will likely seek other sexual identities in their lives.

What does the research say? Does it make sense?

1 stereotypes   

n.老套，模式化的见解，有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
• It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调，我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 transcended   

超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的过去式和过去分词 )； 优于或胜过…

参考例句：

• He wanted assurance that he had transcended what was inherently ambiguous. 他要证明，他已经超越了本来就是混淆不清的事情。
• It transcended site to speak to universal human concerns. 它超越了场所的局限，表达了人类共同的心声。

3 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。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

6 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。