[Express English] - What's the best thing about being a woman? @ 看BBC學英文

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今天這個問題，男生的回答和女生的回答，肯定會不一樣。在文章裡面，女生們認為，身為女性，尤其是現代的女性們，最吃香的或是最棒的地方，就是在行為上面可以有很大的空間，基本上，可以說是非常的自由。不過，也因為如此，現代的女性要面對的抉擇或是選擇也相對地比以前傳統的女性要多了許多。而且，現在大家對於女性的要求越來越高，不管是外表、身材、專業、知識、能力等等，在職場上、生活上都要扮演著superwoman的角色，甚麼都要會做，甚麼都要知道，甚麼都會被拿來比較，所以，雖然比從前自由，但是也相對辛苦許多。以前很多傳統女性，結了婚之後，就是認為應該把家照顧好就好了，也認為傳宗接代是應該的事情。事過境遷，現在的女性，多了自主權，多了獨立思考能力，當然，也在社會上多了更多價值。

不過，社會上，多多少少還是會有對女性的偏見。只是這些偏見，已經不會像從前一樣那麼的強烈，影響也沒那麼大了。

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2011/09/110927_ee_women.shtml

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What's the best thing about a woman?

Here's what people in London told us:

I think the best thing is probably is that you can pretty much do everything or anything that you want and I think that is probably the worst thing too because you have to make a lot of choices.

I think the advantage is you know you can have it all. The disadvantage is that there’s unnecessary too much pressure to be a superwoman, to be super-gorgeous to have a fantastic figure, have a whatever, because you know you can have it all.

I think the best thing about being a women is that I think we can be independent we can be strong at the same time we can be feminine and we can be tender.

What’s the worst thing about being a woman?

There’s still a lot of prejudice in society even though it’s lesser than when… in like,our mum’s generation, previous generations. Now women can do much more and they can like participate in more areas of society.

Now tell us:

What's the best thing about being a woman?

Join the online conversation at http://bbc.in/r7VkXF

Let’s dig in!

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Most women nowadays are turning quite independent. They do not need to rely on men. They can survive on their own.They can do very well at work and even better than men. They can also take care of their family while working hard. Therefore, we are certainly having a lot of superwomen around us.

Women’s flexibility, emotional quotient and communication skills are usually their strength. Their sense of caring for others is also one thing that makes them very valuable and influential to the society.

Word bank

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．Super-gorgeous 超正點
Every supermodel is expected to be skinny and super-gorgeous.
每個模特兒都應該要是瘦的而且要超級正點。

．Figure 身材
Figure is one thing that women cannot ignore for their whole life.
維持身材這件事情是女人們一生中無法不去理會的一件事情。

．Feminine 散發出女性特質的
She can be feminine at home and strong at work.
他在家裡可以跟小女人一樣，在工作上又可以很強勢。

．Prejudice 偏見
People are still having prejudice against women even though it is not that obvious nowadays.
大家對於女性還是會有所偏見，雖然說現在已經不會表現的那麼明顯了。

．Participate in 參與其中
I like to participate in the meeting because it is a good time to express what I think.
我在會議中喜歡有參與感，因為這是個很好的時機提出我的想法。

Tell me about it…

What is the best thing about a woman?
Who is your most respectful woman in the world?
Why do you respect her?
Which part of the world do you think prejudice against women is still very strong?
How can women fight for their rights and status in the society?

Now tell us what makes you stressed.

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