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导语
女权主义，男女平权，可以说是知乎的热门话题，比如，招聘中的性别歧视，女生不结婚有啥结果等等。女权主义，也是托福 GRE的热门考点，并且在阅读中出现时，用词较难，同时因为内容较抽象，且国人对此话题了解不深，更加加大了理解的困难。
所以今天的文章，挑选的缘由，是想借近期的热门电影，Emma Watson主演的美女与野兽，来帮大家来初探女权主义。头两段是我增加的，维基百科对Feminism的定义，算作一个小科普。希望对考试的人有些背景知识的拓展，抑或给大家增加些谈资。
What is Feminism?
[1] （略读）
Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish educational and professional opportunities for women that are equal to such opportunities for men.
Feminism
/'femənɪzəm/
n. 女权主义，女性运动，男女平权
feminist
adj. n. 女权主义者，主张女权的
中文女权主义的权，是人权的权
对应rights, social rights, opportunities
常见职业结尾的词缀:
-ist
名词+ist，某个专业的，某个专业的能力技能的
XX主义者。 feminist, idealist, optimist
XX科学家 biologist chemist novelist
-ician
以ic 结尾的名词，politic - politician，technique technician
-er -or
动词+er，做某个动作的人
teacher, leader，inventor （第三小节，发明家）
[2] （略读）
Feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to vote, to hold public office, to work, to earn fair wages or equal pay, to own property, to receive education, to enter contracts, to have equal rights within marriage, and to have maternity leave. Feminists have also worked to promote bodily autonomy and integrity, and to protect women and girls from rape, sexual harassment, and domestic violence.
Beauty and the Beast is not a feminist movie
[3] （略读）
The actress Emma Watson has made a point of portraying her latest movie, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as feminist film. Watson told Vanity Fair that she worked with Disney to update her character for the live-action version of its 1991 cartoon: In this latest version, Belle wears more practical clothing, is an inventor in her own right (rather than her father’s assistant), and often asserts her love of reading. Watson even asked renowned feminist writer Gloria Steinem to watch the film and make sure it aligned with feminist principles.
portray
/pɔr'tre/
vt 画像; 描述;扮演
例句：
What was it like to see someone portray you?
看到有人扮演你是怎样的感觉？
assert
/ə'sɝt/
v 声称，声明
非常确定的，强烈坚定地声明，坚持认为
例句：
Despite the evidence against him, he continued to assert his innocent.
He continued to assert that he did not kill his wife.
say think是中性词，没有说话的语气，强硬程度
近义词：
assert declare affirm avow 最强烈的一种，非常自信
state claim announce argue proclaim 程度其次
[4]（略读）
But let’s be clear: Beauty and the Beast is not a feminist movie. These nods to feminism mean diddlysquat for gender equality. I don’t care that the protagonist is a woman, nor that she’s played by one of Hollywood’s leading feminists.
[5]（略读）
The feminist veneer aligns with Watson’s ideology, but it also has the handy benefit of harnessing the growing marketing appeal of gender equality. And lo, there are dozens of headlines connecting Beauty and the Beast with feminism, each doing remarkable twists to excuse the inexcusable fact that sweet, beautiful Belle is being held captive by an immoral beast and shows clear signs of Stockholm Syndrome by falling in love with him.
veneer
/və'nɪr/
重音在第二个音节，n上面
n 薄木板，表面的一层
意译：中文的，表皮，外皮。
美音和英音对r儿化音的处理：
美音发r的嘴型和舌头，像北方人说，花儿， hwar。
英音只有/ə/，舌头不往后拉，没有R的口型，像一个南方人说儿化音，花uh开了
英音的 car sport park不发r这个音
align
/ə'laɪn/
v 对齐
align with = agree with， 与...一致
If you align expectations with reality, you will never be disappointed.
ideology
/ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/
n. 意识形态；思想意识；观念学
o的发音：
第一个o的发音发短音的 ah所有发[ɔ] -》 /ɑ/
1.hot, stop, top, not shop, possible, lock, box, Bob, dog, dot
2.紧元音，嘴下拉，到最下面，不是往两边
第二个就是o
例句：
Bob opened the box and followed the instruction.
Tom put some cotton, rocks and a doorknob(门把手) in his locker.
[6]（精读）
The original fairytale is ultimately the story of a kidnapping, and one that emphasizes the importance of physical looks. That alone disqualifies the film from being truly feminist. There are more sexist movies out there, to be sure. But what makes Beauty and the Beast particularly egregious is the insincere and flimsy “feminist” dressing it comes in. Belle wears riding boots and invents a washing machine. Ergo, she’s presented as an “activist.”
disqualifies
/dɪs'kwɑlə'fai/
n. 失去资格，阻止
qualify 有资格
前缀dis，表否定
用法：类似 prevent
disqualify sb from sth
失去资格，让某人不符合资格。
that disqualifies the film = that prevents the film
The is film is not truly feminist because of that.
练习：
他无法成为一个飞行员因为视力不好。
用because of
He was unable to be a pilot because of his poor eyesight.
用disqualify
His poor eyesight disqualified him from becoming a pilot.
要表达，我因为什么原因，没能够做某事
就用disqualify，不用老套的because of， due to
[7]（略读）
Such additions aren’t real feminism, but rather a clever disguise, and one that will allow moviemakers to continue churning out under-developed female characters and sexist storylines for as long as we let them.
churn
/'tʃɝnɪŋ/
v. 艰苦地做出
We live trapped, between the churned-up and examined past and a future that waits for our work.
[8]（略读）
This isn’t the first time Beauty and the Beast has been presented as feminist. (Even though the original story portrays not only an ugly beast [but also a stupid one, whom Belle ultimately agrees to stay with out of gratitude for the imprisonment hospitality.) In 1991, Linda Woolverton, who wrote the animated film, made a point of creating a character more well-rounded than the typical damsel in distress. That’s how Belle came to enjoy reading in the first place. But that change didn’t make the story feminist then, and it certainly doesn’t now.
[9]（精读）
I don’t doubt the good intentions of those who’ve tried to thrust Belle toward feminism, but I do know that the result is just the re-packaged tale of yet another beautiful woman’s docility. It remains a troubling story about the need for women to submit to their assigned husbands, twisted into a romance to make it seem palatable.+
thrust
/θrʌst/
- vt. & vi. 猛推, 猛塞
- 刺, 戳
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
长难句分析主干
It remains a troubling story about the need for women to submit to their assigned husbands, twisted into a romance to make it seem palatable.
词汇：
1.twist
/twɪst/
v. 扭曲，弯曲
2.palatable
/'pælətəbl/
adj. 令人愉快的
通常和to连用
palatable to someone 。
He makes his writing more palatable to young audiences
3.assigned
/ə'saɪn/
v 指定的，分配的
assignment 作业
学写作：
remain保持着，seem 看上去是，替代 be 动词，
It is a troubling story.
The story remains troubling.
The story seems troubling.
The drug may prove effective.
[10]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a symptom of Hollywood’s very real problem with women. In 2016, just 29% of protagonists and 7% of directors were women. While men are allowed to be flawed heroes, or even antiheroes, women are generally afforded no such depth or nuance. Portrayals of women on screen are still so limited that female characters who do behave “badly,” , are criticized for their immoral behavior rather than appreciated for their depiction of humanity.
afford
/ə'fɔrd/
vt 给予，提供；买得起
例句：
women are given no such depth.
women are afforded no such depth.
- 有能力支付，有能力让某件事情发生。
通常以否定形式出现
例句：
We can't afford a house.
2.由支付引申意义而来的
can't afford to do 无法承受做某事的后果，损失
例句：
I can't afford to lose you.
When you can't afford to make a mistake, this will keep you sharp.
当你无法承受犯个小错误的后果的时候，你会变得机智警觉起来
[11]
Hollywood knows it has a sexism problem, and a wave of marketing has sought to highlight examples of strong woman characters among its offerings. But presenting any film with a female protagonist as feminist—regardless of the plot or nature of the character—reeks of using feminism as a mere selling point. And the implications are dangerous. Just as Ivanka Trump’s half-hearted feminism serves as a shield for her father’s misogynistic policies, dressing sexist movies in feminist clothing only allows Hollywood to further indulge in its unhealthy portrayals of women.
[12]
If we want real gender equality, let’s demand complex female characters and stories, not simply updated versions of sexist tropes. After all, misogyny has always had the remarkable ability to adapt across political ideologies, countries, and centuries, by changing its face while retaining its key sexist principles. It’s a tale as old as time.
feminism 相关名词
1.sexist
/'sɛksɪst/
n. 性别歧视者，男权至上者
2.misogyny
/mə'sɑdʒɪni/
n. 讨厌女人的，厌女症
3.political ideologies
/pə'lɪtɪkl//ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/
意识形态
注意连音：political lide ologies
复习
1.后缀：
-ism 名词+ist，某个专业的，某个专业的能力技能，XX主义者，XX科学家
-ician 以ic 结尾变名词，politic - politician，technique technician
-er -or 动词+er，做某个动作的人 teacher, leader，inventor
2.强烈坚定地声明assert declare affirm avow
一般的声明state claim announce argue proclaim
3.美音R 在词中词尾，发儿化音。
4.ideology的发音：
第一个o的发音发短音的 ah所有发[ɔ] -》 /ɑ/
1.hot, stop, top, not shop, possible, lock, box, Bob, dog, dot
2.紧元音，嘴下拉，到最下面，不是往两边
5.与...一致align with = agree with，
6.失去资格，让某人不符合资格 = disqualify sb from sth
7.替代 be 动词，remain保持着，seem 看上去是，prove证明是
8.无法承受做某事的后果，损失 = can't afford to do
9.feminism名词
性别歧视者，男权至上者sexist
讨厌女人的，厌女症misogyny
导读：
女权主义，男女平权，可以说是知乎的热门话题，比如，招聘中的性别歧视，女生不结婚有啥结果等等。女权主义，也是托福 GRE的热门考点，并且在阅读中出现时，用词较难，同时因为内容较抽象，且国人对此话题了解不深，更加加大了理解的困难。
所以今天的文章，挑选的缘由，是想借近期的热门电影，Emma Watson主演的美女与野兽，来帮大家来初探女权主义。头两段是我增加的，维基百科对Feminism的定义，算作一个小科普。希望对考试的人有些背景知识的拓展，抑或给大家增加些谈资。
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What is Feminism?
[1] Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish educational and professional opportunities for women that are equal to such opportunities for men.
[2] Feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to vote, to hold public office, to work, to earn fair wages or equal pay, to own property, to receive education, to enter contracts, to have equal rights within marriage, and to have maternity leave. Feminists have also worked to promote bodily autonomy and integrity, and to protect women and girls from rape, sexual harassment, and domestic violence.
Beauty and the Beast is not a feminist movie
[3] The actress Emma Watson has made a point of portraying her latest movie, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as feminist film. Watson told Vanity Fair that she worked with Disney to update her character for the live-action version of its 1991 cartoon: In this latest version, Belle wears more practical clothing, is an inventor in her own right (rather than her father’s assistant), and often asserts her love of reading. Watson even asked renowned feminist writer Gloria Steinem to watch the film and make sure it aligned with feminist principles.
[4] But let’s be clear: Beauty and the Beast is not a feminist movie. These nods to feminism mean diddlysquat for gender equality. I don’t care that the protagonist is a woman, nor that she’s played by one of Hollywood’s leading feminists.
[5] The feminist veneer aligns with Watson’s ideology, but it also has the handy benefit of harnessing the growing marketing appeal of gender equality. And lo, there are dozens of headlines connecting Beauty and the Beast with feminism, each doing remarkable twists to excuse the inexcusable fact that sweet, beautiful Belle is being held captive by an immoral beast and shows clear signs of Stockholm Syndrome by falling in love with him.
[6] The original fairytale is ultimately the story of a kidnapping, and one that emphasizes the importance of physical looks. That alone disqualifies the film from being truly feminist. There are more sexist movies out there, to be sure. But what makes Beauty and the Beast particularly egregious is the insincere and flimsy “feminist” dressing it comes in. Belle wears riding boots and invents a washing machine. Ergo, she’s presented as an “activist.”
Tech pioneer … Emma Watson as Belle in the workshop with her father, played by Kevin Kline. Photograph: Laurie Sparham/AP
[7] Such additions aren’t real feminism, but rather a clever disguise, and one that will allow moviemakers to continue churning out under-developed female characters and sexist storylines for as long as we let them.
[8] This isn’t the first time Beauty and the Beast has been presented as feminist. (Even though the original story portrays not only an ugly beast [but also a stupid one, whom Belle ultimately agrees to stay with out of gratitude for the imprisonment hospitality.) In 1991, Linda Woolverton, who wrote the animated film, made a point of creating a character more well-rounded than the typical damsel in distress. That’s how Belle came to enjoy reading in the first place. But that change didn’t make the story feminist then, and it certainly doesn’t now.
[9] I don’t doubt the good intentions of those who’ve tried to thrust Belle toward feminism, but I do know that the result is just the re-packaged tale of yet another beautiful woman’s docility. It remains a troubling story about the need for women to submit to their assigned husbands, twisted into a romance to make it seem palatable.
[10] Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a symptom of Hollywood’s very real problem with women. In 2016, just 29% of protagonists and 7% of directors were women. While men are allowed to be flawed heroes, or even antiheroes, women are generally afforded no such depth or nuance. Portrayals of women on screen are still so limited that female characters who do behave “badly,” , are criticized for their immoral behavior rather than appreciated for their depiction of humanity.
[11] Hollywood knows it has a sexism problem, and a wave of marketing has sought to highlight examples of strong woman characters among its offerings. But presenting any film with a female protagonist as feminist—regardless of the plot or nature of the character—reeks of using feminism as a mere selling point. And the implications are dangerous. Just as Ivanka Trump’s half-hearted feminism serves as a shield for her father’s misogynistic policies, dressing sexist movies in feminist clothing only allows Hollywood to further indulge in its unhealthy portrayals of women.
[12] If we want real gender equality, let’s demand complex female characters and stories, not simply updated versions of sexist tropes. After all, misogyny has always had the remarkable ability to adapt across political ideologies, countries, and centuries, by changing its face while retaining its key sexist principles. It’s a tale as old as time.
思考题：
- 原文加粗的这句话（It remains a troubling story about the need for women to submit to their assigned husbands, twisted into a romance to make it seem palatable.），请预习时，划分下句子成分，各个成分之间的关系如何（谁修饰谁）？不一定非要说出主谓宾补等具体术语，但若能搞清楚谁修饰了谁，也就能更好理解长难句了。
- 可以搜索下，韦氏词典 possible, not, hot的读音，听听和你平时的读音，预料中的读音有何区别（可直接google或百度"webster possible"，第一条结果就是网页版韦氏词典结果）
- 女权主义相关，知乎热议问题：你如何看待，部分企业不招女性的趋势愈演愈烈？ 欢迎留言。