世纪英语 拓展阅读教程I 第四版 答案2UNIT 3 done.ppt

UNIT 3 Career Pursuit Contents Section 1 职业没有贵贱之分,只是分工不同?“母亲”更是一个体面的?不可或 缺的光荣职业?没有这光辉崇高的职业,人类还会存在吗? Mothers’, Grandmothers’ and Great-grandmothers’ Occupation By anonymous A woman, renewing her driver’s at the County Clerk’s office was asked by the woman recorder to state her . She hesitated, uncertain how to herself. 主题阅读 “What I mean is, ” explained the recorder, “do you have a job or are you just a... ?” “Of course I have a job, ” the woman. “I’m a Mom.” “We don’t list ‘Mom’ as an occupation, ‘housewife’ covers it” said the recorder . 主题阅读 I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation, this time at our own Town Hall. The Clerk was obviously a career woman, , efficient and of a high sounding title, like “Official Inquirer” or “Town ”. “What is your occupation?” she . What made me say it? I did not know. 主题阅读 The words simply . “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.” The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair and looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly the most words. Then I stared with wonder as my was written, in , black ink on the official . 主题阅读 Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your field?” Coolly, without any of nervousness in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what every mother does) in the laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). 主题阅读 I’m working for my Masters (first the husband and then the whole family), and already have four (all daughters).