考研英语阅读分析详解例21
<p> <span word="Defenders">Defenders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eliminating">eliminating</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curse">curse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sex">Sex</span>-<span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stereotypical">stereotypical</span> <span word="assumptions">assumptions</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="womens">womens</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="discriminating">discriminating</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vacate">vacate</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="revival">revival</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="conveniently">conveniently</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="Employers">Employers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>, <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="validating">validating</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="colluded">colluded</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="advantageous">advantageous</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="womens">womens</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="intentioned">intentioned</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="courts">courts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="relating">relating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="childbirth">childbirth</span>.</p>
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