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/ / Burden of stereotypes weighs on women No. 1044, March 5, 2014 Page 4, V4 Yoga trends to suit everyone Focus Lead–in Activity Global Reading Words Expressions Different Perspective Burden of stereotypes weighs on women Lead–in Activity Do you know the term of “shengnv” or “leftover women”? What do you think about the phenomenon? Warm-up Questions Lead–in Activity A Video Clip Why are there many urban girls becoming so-called “leftover women” ? Direction: answer the following questions. Global Reading 1. What is pushing single women into marriage? A social stereotype and form of self-identification that creates a dilemma for modern women in today’s social contexts. 2. Why is Wang Yinglu about to give up her application for a doctorate and get married? She says her role as a wife is to assist her husband to succeed in his career. Global Reading 3. How could Fu Ling get so successful academically? She had a can-do spirit ever since she could remember, that is, there was nothing she couldn’t do. 4. What has changed her whole outlook on life? As the only female automation major, she turned out to be the only one who could not get a job after graduating, and everyone around her is pushing her to find a date and prepare to get married. Global Reading 5. What is the paradox for women nowadays? When can-do women like Fu are confronted with the “can’t-do” reality of society, their self-esteem and confidence are reduced, and they don’t know how to undo the stereotypes imposed on them. Global Reading Words Expressions Direction: learn the following words and expressions by heart Words Expressions stereotype n. a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like, often unfair or untrue 陈规，刻板印象 The age-old stereotype of the male warrior is eroding. 久已形成的男人皆武士的形象正逐渐消失。 translation Burden of stereotypes weighs on women Words Expressions …as if they are destined to get married in order to fulfill others’, rather than their own, exp