2015考研英语阅读美国南方的家务
<p> <span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span></p><p> 美国南方的家务</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Help">Help</span>, <span word="updated">updated</span></p><p> 升级的帮佣</p><p> <span word="Maids">Maids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="servants">servants</span></p><p> 帮佣不再是仆人</p><p> <span word="UNDER">UNDER</span> <span word="segregation">segregation</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rigidlyexcluded">rigidlyexcluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="that">that</span> 60% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="whowere">whowere</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1940 <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="maids">maids</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lousy">lousy</span> <span word="andtheir">andtheir</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="abysmally">abysmally</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kathryn">Kathryn</span> <span word="Stockett">Stockett</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Help">Help</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="inthe">inthe</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="maid">maid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="braving">braving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span> <span word="touse">touse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outhouse">outhouse</span>; <span word="her">her</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span>, <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squeamish">squeamish</span>.</p><p> 在种族隔离的时代，黑人妇女被严格地排除在好工作之外。在1940 年，那些得到工作机会的有60%从事女佣的工作。由于几乎没有其他的选择，他们的工资极低此外她们还可能遭受白人雇主的极坏对待。在凯瑟琳斯多克特的小说《帮助》中，她讲述了一个发生于上世纪60年代早期的故事。一个黑人女佣由于在龙卷风肆虐的时候使用了室内卫生间而不是世外卫生间而被解雇。她用一个巧克力派进行报复，这并不是由于她太过于生气。</p><p> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1935, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theSouth">theSouth</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="servant">servant</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="under">under</span> 20% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="hardlyanyone">hardlyanyone</span> <span word="does">does</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housework">housework</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="cleaners">cleaners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="aweek">aweek</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="live">live</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="flunkeys">flunkeys</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cleanerarrives">cleanerarrives</span>, <span word="blitzes">blitzes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hoover">Hoover</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="job">job</span>.<span word="Employers">Employers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paternalistic">paternalistic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="absent">absent</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="holdhalf">holdhalf</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p>
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