新概念英语初中早读 （30）今日妇女
Women of Today
今日妇女
Women are playing an increasingly important part in society today.
妇女在当今社会中扮演着越来越重要的角色。
Not restricted to their roles as wives and mothers anymore,
她们不再局限于扮演妻子和母亲的角色。
they now work and have become the equal partners of men.
她们现在外出工作，并成为男性同等地位的伙伴。
In many countries, more and more women are serving as workers,teachers,
在许多国家，越来越多的妇女走上了工人，教师，
scientists and even leaders.
科学家甚至领导的岗位。
We can say that almost all jobs which men can do
我们可以说，男人能做到的事，
are done perfectly by women.
妇女也完全能够做到。
Women are no longer looked down upon by society.
妇女不再受到社会的歧视。
With the changes in their social role,
随着社会角色的变化，
women’s position in the family has improved as well.
妇女在家庭中的角色也得到了改善。
Husband and wife are now equal in the family.
在家中，夫妻平等，
The cope with problems of daily life together,
他们共同处理日常生活中的问题，
and share happiness with each other.
同甘共苦。
It is also unusual in today’s world to find a woman busy with dinner
在现今的家庭中，几乎看不到妇女一个人在忙于做饭，
while her husband sits in an armchair and reads a newspaper.
而丈夫却舒服地躺在椅子上看报纸的情景。
In spite of these changes,
尽管有了一些变化，
there are still a lot of inequalities between men and women.
但男性和女性之间仍然存在着许多不平等。
The liberation of women has not been completely realized.
妇女还没有被完全解放，
A number of men still jealously guard their rights.
大部分男人仍有夫权思想。
The contribution and demands of women have been degraded and ignored.
女性的贡献和要求一向被贬低和忽视。
In general the image of women has changed a lot.
但总的来说，妇女的形象已经改变了很多。
Women of today have, on their own,come a long way.
当今的妇女已靠自己向前迈进了很多。