研究生英语系列教程多维教程探索课后答案(17)

than he does. That's a challenge to the traditional belief that a husband

should make more money than his wife.

2. They have different meanings. The first one means"~l~SU"the second one"Jl~".

3. Second factor: Women are working full time.

Third factor: Equal-opportunity laws make it possible for women to have

jobs that used to be for men only.

4. B

5. This shows that the man could not bear or accept the fact that his wife

made more money than he did. This shows also that there is a deeply~

rooted idea that it is not quite right for women to be more successful

than their husbands.

6. Apart from emotional and physical abuse,they may show such feeling in a

subtle way, e.g., by drinking more or having an affair.

7. Her technique was to be sure that any man she dated was comfortable

with her wealthy lifestyle. (Open.)

8. First: A high-earning woman must be supersensitive to a man's feelings.

Second: She needs to acknowledge the man's support in private and in

public.

Third: She should resolve disputes by reasoning, not by referring to

earning power

9. I) The common thing between these two couples is that both men do

not feel threatened by having a wife who earns more.

2) Initially Jim Campbell had a job he could do at home, so he could take

care of his son. Frank Dickey didn't stay at home.Though his job is Iow-

paying and he has passed up other jobs so the family wouldn't need to

move, he enjoys a lot of influence and freedom in his job as a high

school football coach.

10. The trend is growing for women to earn more, it may still be easier to

pretend that everything is fine even though couples may not be dealing

with the difference well. The author's attitude is that the problem may

be ignored and perhaps the future will provide the means to resolve

it.

11. He hopes that with an increase in the number of higher-paid women, the

tension might be eased. People may gradually accept the fact that some

women may inevitably earn a higher salary than their husbands.

12. 2.Yes. It's useful because it is close to reality, convincing and persuasive.

B

I.B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5.A

6. A 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. B

Vocabulary and Structure

A

I. spouse 2. counterpart 3. touchy 4. counseled

5. subtle 6. therapist 7. prospective 8. adorable

9. opening 10. gallivant

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