【69】平等是常考概念？那又是什么平等呢？

“平等”这一概念在文章中高频出现，而作者讨论的角度可能是阶级平等、性别平等、收入平等等。“平等”(equality）的同义词有：fairness, justness, impartiality,equal rights, justice,freedom等。引申相关的有：evenness, levelness, balance,parallel等。

老夏考研“每日一题”选自《基督教科学箴言报》，原文文章标题为“A global moment for the #MeToo movement”（“我也是”运动的全球时刻）。

今天给的是阅读理解题目。如果做对，给自己点赞；如果做错，好好分析错在哪里？ ......

【题目】The basic solution to the problem concerned entails ______   

[A] promoting women to the top.

[B]rethinking corporate values.

[C] giving women more powers.

[D] imposing more penalties.

【试题】

①World leaders have a chance to enact a pact against sexual harassment*in the workplace. ②Even debating the issue reveals a revolution in thought about respect and equality for all. ③Part of the global struggle lies in the problem of depicting women as potential victims in the workplace yet also empowering them to flourish. ④Punitive*laws are not enough. ⑤Even company policies and training seminars are seen as inadequate. ⑥Company culture must reflect the values of respect and equality, starting from the top. ⑦The fastest route to such a values shift lies in hiring more women and promoting them to leadership positions.⑧In fact, it is the shift in thought that counts, especially if it lifts everyone in the workplace.

【参考译文】

①World leaders have a chance to enact a pact against sexual harassment* in the workplace. 世界各国领导人有机会制定一项反对职场性骚扰的协议。

②Even debating the issue reveals a revolution in thought about respect and equality for all. 即使是对这个问题的辩论，也揭示了一场关于尊重和平等的思想革命。

③Part of the global struggle lies in the problem of depicting women as potential victims in the workplace yet also empowering them to flourish. 全球斗争的部分原因在于这样的问题，即将女性描述为职场的潜在受害者，同时赋予她们蓬勃发展的权力。

④Punitive* laws are not enough. 惩罚性的法律是不够的。

⑤Even company policies and training seminars are seen as inadequate. 甚至公司的政策和培训研讨会也被认为是不够的。

⑥Company culture must reflect the values of respect and equality, starting from the top. 企业文化必须体现尊重和平等的价值观，自上而下。

⑦The fastest route to such a values shift lies in hiring more women and promoting them to leadership positions. 实现这种价值观转变的最快途径就是雇佣更多女性，并将她们提升到领导岗位。

⑧In fact, it is the shift in thought that counts, especially if it lifts everyone in the workplace. 事实上，思想的转变才是重要的，尤其是如果它能提升工作场所的每个人。 

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