新奇事件簿 性别歧视

Researchers who claim women are grumpy for the equivalent of ten days a year have been called sexist by the London newspaper 'Metro¹'. A vitamin company called Healthspan conducted the survey, which involved interviewing 1,000 women and 1,000 men about what affects their mood. The study said in a typical week, the average woman reckons she spends around five hours in a bad mood. 'Metro' issued an article attacking the study for being "incredibly" and "extraordinarily²" sexist. It reported that the study was, "carried out by scientists who could have been spending their time doing something useful". It added the study reinforced sexist stereotypes³ of women being over-emotional.

研究人员称女性在每年有十天脾气会比较暴躁，这些研究人员被伦敦报纸《都市》称为性别歧视者。一个名叫Healthspan的维他命公司进行了一项调查，调查采访了1,000名女性和1,000名男性，询问影响他们情绪的因素。研究说明，在典型的一周之内，平常女性一般会认为自己约有5个小时心情不好。《都市》发表了一篇文章，攻击这项研究，称这项研究是不可信的，明显的性别歧视。还报道称，这项研究由科学家进行，这些科学家本应该花时间去做有用的事情。它还说，这项研究强化了性别歧视者的陈词滥调，他们认为女性过于情绪化。

Psychotherapist Sally Brown, a spokeswoman for Healthspan, said: "Moods are a barometer⁴ of our overall well being. The research shows both men and women are susceptible⁵ to being in a bad mood from time to time." She added that: "Women crave⁶ 'me time' and men tend to rely on their partners to help lift them out of their moods." Ms Brown commented on causes for women becoming moody⁷, saying: "Everyday challenges from bad traffic to failing technology can tip women into a bad mood." Other bad-mood triggers the survey highlighted include feeling fat, worrying about money, breaking a nail, fearing their partners were 'not listening' and bad weather.

心理疗法医师莎莉.布朗，作为Healthspan公司的发言人称，情绪是我们整个健康状况的晴雨表。研究表明，男性和女性都容易时不时心情不好。她还说，女性渴望自我时间，而男性一般依靠他们的伙伴来帮他们走出坏心情。布朗女士对女性容易情绪化的原因做了评论，说，每天的挑战来自于交通堵塞，或者技术失败，这些可能会让女性心情变坏。研究重点强调的其他引发坏心情的因素包括感觉肥胖，为钱发愁，指甲断掉，害怕他们的伙伴没有倾听，以及坏天气等。

1 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

2 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

3 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》

4 barometer   

n.气压表，睛雨表，反应指标

参考例句：

• The barometer marked a continuing fall in atmospheric pressure.气压表表明气压在继续下降。
• The arrow on the barometer was pointing to"stormy".气压计上的箭头指向“有暴风雨”。

5 susceptible   

adj.过敏的，敏感的；易动感情的，易受感动的

参考例句：

• Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
• We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。

6 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

7 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。