美国传统家庭主妇形象(图)

Yesterday's housewives

　　The stereotypical image of a housewife still lingers in the minds of many Americans today, even though it's now mostly fiction. In the 1950's, women often waited for their husbands to come home. A man would return from a hard day's work and be greeted with a kiss and a cold glass of lemonade. Every morning he'd awaken to the smell of bacon. While at work, his wife clean the carpet, hang up laundry and prepare supper for her hard-working husband.

　　Stereotypically "female" professions in the US:

　　flight attendant: 空姐　　　　　　　　secretary: 秘书

　　grade/elementary school teacher: 小学教师　　seamstress: 女裁缝师

　　　生词

　　premise 假定　　　　　　　fire up 突然发怒

　　slogan 标语，口号　　　hostility 敌对，恶意

　　superiority 优越，优势　　ego 自我