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三八女神节

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ID: 4289 Advanced
国际三八妇女节又到了!这个节日自创立起到现在也已经过了一个世纪了。你知道吗?现在,这个节日在中国已经成为广大女性朋友们的购物日了。但是在购物的同时,我们当然也不能忘记这个节日创立的意义——追求性别平等。一个世纪后的我们做到真正的性别平等了吗?让我们一起跟着庆琳和嘉丽来看看吧!
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夫唱妇随 fūchàngfùsuí lit. the man sings and the woman follows (chengyu); fig. wives obey their husbands.
地位 dìwèi position; status
三妻四妾 sānqīsìqiè fig. to marry many wives and concubines (chengyu)
争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for
中国有一句成语夫唱妇随老公唱歌的时候老婆就跟着一起唱意思就是老婆要听老公的话
Zhōngguó 中国yǒu 有yī 一jù 句chéngyǔ 成语fūchàngfùsuí 夫唱妇随lǎogōng 老公chànggē 唱歌de 的shíhou 时候lǎopó 老婆jiù 就gēnzhe 跟着yīqǐ 一起chàng 唱yìsi 意思jiù 就shì 是lǎopó 老婆yào 要tīng 听lǎogōng 老公de 的huà 话
There’s a Chinese chengyu that goes “the husband sings and his wife follows.” Literally, it means “when the husband sings, the wife should sing with him.” And it figuratively means “wives obey their husbands.”
在古代中国女性的地位很低男性甚至可以三妻四妾但是在现代社会女性的地位已经越来越高了
zài 在gǔdài 古代Zhōngguó 中国nǚxìng 女性de 的dìwèi 地位hěn 很dī 低nánxìng 男性shènzhì 甚至kěyǐ 可以sānqīsìqiè 三妻四妾dànshì 但是zài 在xiàndài 现代shèhuì 社会nǚxìng 女性de 的dìwèi 地位yǐjīng 已经yuèláiyuè 越来越gāo 高le 了
In ancient times, Chinese women’s status was low. Men at that time could marry many wives and concubines. But nowadays, the females’ status has gotten better.
广大的女性朋友为了争取自己的权益做到真正的男女平等很多人都站了出来
guǎngdà 广大de 的nǚxìng 女性péngyou 朋友wèile 为了zhēngqǔ 争取zìjǐ 自己de 的quányì 权益zuòdào 做到zhēnzhèng 真正de 的nánnǚpíngděng 男女平等hěnduō 很多rén 人dōu 都zhàn 站le 了chūlái 出来
Many women stand out for striving for their rights and for real gender equality.
全职太太家庭主妇就是指那些放弃了自己的事业专心地在家里打理家务照顾孩子的妈妈
quánzhí 全职tàitai 太太jiātíngzhǔfù 家庭主妇jiùshì 就是zhǐ 指nàxiē 那些fàngqì 放弃le 了zìjǐ 自己de 的shìyè 事业zhuānxīn 专心de 地zài 在jiālǐ 家里dǎlǐ 打理jiāwù 家务zhàogu 照顾háizi 孩子de 的māma 妈妈
Full-time housewives indicate those Moms who quit their jobs to concentrate on taking care of the home and the kids.
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