研究生英语核心教材课件下 陈锵明主编ISBN 9787811343137Unit 10.pptVIP

Unit 10 Professional Women and Domestic Violence Contents 1. About the author Background of the Text: 1). 2). 3. Questions Word Distinctions Oral Translation 1). 2). Written Translation 1). 2). 3). Further questions for discussion About the author Hillary Johnson is a frequent contributor to Working Woman magazine. 1. Background of the Text 美国前总统尼克松曾经说过，每一个美国人的首要权利就是免于家庭暴力。这是40年前说的话了，但是今天，家庭暴力仍然严重。 造成家庭暴力日益严重的因素很多，首先是来自家庭的影响，施暴者多生长于暴力充斥的家庭，他们从小目睹父亲殴打母亲，长大后效法；其次是社会因素，男人酗酒、吸毒、赌博是产生家庭暴力的温床，还有文化方面，特别是电影、小说对催生家庭暴力的负面影响；再就是经济因素，家庭生活拮据，尤其是在整个经济不景气的大环境下，家庭暴力会更多。 2. Background of the Text 妇女往往是家庭暴力的受害者。据报道，美国每9秒钟就有一个妇女被丈夫或同居者殴打，每年全国受家庭暴力伤害的妇女有400万，被家庭暴力摧残致死的妇女有6000多人。为了拯救越来越多的被虐待妇女，妇女们自发组织起家庭暴力协防中心，在全国各地建立了成千上万个“妇女庇护所”。为了逃出来的妇女的安全，这些庇护所一般都设在秘密地点，任何外人不得探视 。 美国绝大多数州都颁布了各种禁止令来制止男性们的施暴行为或威胁行为，明文规定公然违反禁止令属于犯罪行为，其法律后果可能是数年的牢狱之灾和其他的附带刑事责任。美国一些州以一般的伤害罪来起诉施暴者，而有的州颁布独立的法律，把家庭暴力专门界定为一种新罪。为了应付日益增多的家庭暴力事件，一些州的警察被赋予了广泛的自由裁量权，只要有足够的理由相信虐待行为确已发生，他们就有权实施逮捕。有些州采取了强制性起诉的政策，也就是说，一旦决定立案，检察官就必须向法院提起控诉。 1.Questions 1.What scene will usually appear in your mind when you come across the phrase “ domestic violence”? 2.Why does the author say that domestic violence is a secret for a large number of middle-or upper-class women, many of them professionals? 3.What does the sentence “Women of means are just as trapped as women on welfare” mean? 4.Why is it hard for professional women to believe that battering is happening to them? 5.Can you give the reason why women who earn more or are more successful than their partners can be more vulnerable targets than women of like status to their husbands? 6.How did Holmes get involved with a violent man? 2.Questions 7.Give an account of how Holmes’ husband abused her. 8.Who are loath to seek help from women’s shelters, professional women or poor women? Where do they usually look for help? 9.What do professional women usually lose if they sever ties with their abusers? 10.What other harms can domestic violence bring to