Unit8WomenTeachingplanDictationReviewofSectionBClozeTopicofUnit8TextIVocabularybuildingEnormityDelicacyDeductionPursuitCompatibleAchievementAstronomyConstellationInfrastructureAssassinationInvestigationCommissionProcedureCompetenceIdenticalUnanimousDramaticSubstantialMilitaryRecommendationSoscientistsaresendingoutradiosignals.Thesesignalsgothroughspaceatthespeedoflight,almostsixtrillionmilesinayear.所以科学家发出无线电信号。这些信号以光速穿越太空,也就是大约一年六万亿英里的速度。Itwasnotuntilthedevelopmentofatomicphysicsinthe20thcenturythatitbecameclearthatthesunconvertsitsmassintoenergybyatomicreaction,asithaddonealreadyfor4.5thousandmillionyearsandasitwillcontinuetodoforyetanother10thousandmillionyears.直到20世纪,由于原子物理的发展,人们才弄清楚是原子反应将太阳的气体转化为能量的,45亿年来一直如此,在今后的100亿年内仍将如此。ThediscoveryhasshockedandexcitedscientistswiththepossibilitythattheyhavefoundanunexpectedhidingplacefortheMartianwatersupplythathaslongbeenaprimarygoalofinterplanetaryexploration.这个发现使科学家们感到既震惊又兴奋,因为他们有可能发现了火星上水源的令人意想不到的藏身之处,这个水源地一直以来都是星际探索的主要目标。satellitesomespaceasked/wonderedlifesort/kindorbiting/going/circlinghavelivingwerebelieveownsolarwherelikelylivingthroughClozeDoyouthinkwomenhaveenjoyedequalrightsasmen?Whatrightsshouldwomenenjoy?Whyshouldwomenenjoyequalrights?Women,Halfthesky!ContributionmadebywomenWomenHoldUpHalftheSkyWomencultivate,plough,harvestmorethanhalfofallthefoodintheworldWomenhavemadecontributionsinvariousfield,includingscience,art,environmentalprotection,…Doyouknowwhoisshe?SheisaninternationallyacclaimedChineseactress,whowasmakinggreateffortstoachieveherheart'sdesires.Herfirstfilm《RedSorghum》(《红高粱》)wasdirectedbyZhangYimou.Shewassophisticatedenoughtoportrayvariouscharacterswhenshewasveryyoung.GongLiThewomanpossessedtalentofwriting.《LoveinaFallenCity》(《倾城之恋》)isoneofhernovels.HerpaternalgrandfatherZhangPeilunwasason-in-lawtoLiHongzhang.Shehadexperiencedlifeofrankandfashionin1940sShanghaiandHongKongbeforesheputpentopaper.ZhangAilingShewasacharmingBritishprincesswhohavewonthegenuineaffectionofthepeopleofUK.Shenearlyracetheclockeverydayforcharitywork.FamilywaspositivelyimportanttothePrincess,whohadtwosons:PrinceWilliamandPrinceHenry.Diana,princessofWales.Doyouknowwhoisshe?ThissuperwomanistheonlyfemaleemperorofancientChina.Sheisaperfectpoliticianbynature.AndherachievementabouteconomyandmilitaryaffairshadstronglyinfluencedTangdynasty.HernameisWuZetian!Women’sroleinsocietyofChinaIntheoldsocietyofChina,women,ingeneral,wereinferiortoman.Theyalwaysdohouseworkallthetime,andnothavetheirownsparetime.Maybeitwasaluxury,oritisimpossibleforthemtorelaxandlearningknowledge.Threeobediencesandfourvirtuesimposedon未嫁从父:obeyherfatherasadaughter既嫁从夫:obeyherhusbandasawife夫死从子:obeyhersonsinwidowhood妇德:morality妇言:properspeech妇容:modestmanner妇功:diligentworkAstimegoeson,thesocietyisdevelopingconstantlyinallfields.Women’sroleinsocietyofChinahasbeenundergoinggreatchanges.Tosumupthesituation,womenbecomemoreindependent.Theyhavetherighttoreceiveeducationandgotothejobmarketstofindjobs.Fromworkingasnursesandteacherstoworkingasdoctors,engineersandmanagers,womenarenolongerconfinedtoworkincertainfields.Theyevensurpassmeninsomejobswhichusedtobeoccupiedbymen.Withwomen’sabilitiesbeingrecognized,theyarereceivingmoreandmorerespectfromthesociety.women'srightstobodilyintegrityandautonomy;tovote(suffrage);toholdpublicoffice;towork;tofairwagesorequalpay;toownproperty;toeducation;toserveinthemilitaryorbeconscripted;toenterintolegalcontracts;andtohavemarital,parentalandreligiousrightsIssuesonwomen’srightswomen’srightshavenotbeenobservedinsomecountriesasmuchasexpectedinsomeplacesclaimsaremadethatwomen’srightswillberespectedmore,yetpoliciesaresometimesnotchangedenoughreligionortraditioncanbeusedasabarrierforequalrightsFormanywomen,unpaidworkinandforthehouseholdtakesupthemajorityoftheirworkinghours,withmuchlesstimespentinremunerativeemploymentEvenwhentheyparticipateinthelabormarketforpaidemployment,womenstillundertakethemajorityofthehousework.Whenwomenworkoutsidethehousehold,theyearn,onaverage,farlessthanmen.FeminismApoliticaldiscourseaimedatequalrightsandlegalprotectionforwomen,whichinvolvesvariousmovements,politicalandsociologicaltheories,andphilosophies,alladvocateforwomen'srightsandinterests,suchaslegalrights(rightsofcontract,propertyrights,votingrights);therightofbodilyintegrityandautonomy,abortionrights,thereproductiverights;theworkplacerights,includingmaternityleaveandequalpay;andprotectionofwomenandgirlsfromdomesticviolence,sexualharassmentandrape,andagainstotherformsofdiscrimination.FeminismThehistoryoffeminismcanbedividedintothreewaves:thefirstwavewasinthenineteenthandearly20thcenturies,thesecondwasinthe1960-70s,andthethirdextendsfromthe1990stothepresent.feminine=female:relatingtowomenorgirlsfemininity:thequalitiesthatareconsideredtobetypicalofwomen,esp.qualitiesthataregentle,delicate,andprettyfeminism:thebeliefthatwomenshouldhavethesamerightsandopportunitiesasmenfeminist:sbwhosupportstheideathatwomenshouldhavethes