阿尔法老婆 vs 花瓶老婆
<p> 靠女人赚钱曾被视为对男性自尊的打击，但是随着“阿尔法老婆”越来越多，社会成见已经慢慢改变。在经济不景气的形势下，家有“阿尔法老婆”也是一件让人庆幸的事情。</p><p> </p><p> "<span word="Alpha">Alpha</span>-<span word="wives">wives</span>" <span word="emerge">emerge</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> "<span word="breadwinner">breadwinner</span>".</p><p> 如今美国超过半数的家庭中，女人才是主要的经济支柱，这样的女人就是“阿尔法老婆”。</p><p> <span word="Sociologist">Sociologist</span> <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Bartlett">Bartlett</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="beauty">beauty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="truthfully">truthfully</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="earner">earner</span>. <span word="She">She</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="savvy">savvy</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="visible">visible</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span>."</p><p> 社会学家卡瑟琳•巴特莱特说，阿尔法老婆已经开始取代所谓的花瓶老婆。“男人想从花瓶老婆那里得到的是青春、美貌和身体。她自己不挣钱，说实话男人也不是因为她有脑子才追求她的。男人想得到阿尔法老婆则是因为她聪慧，而且很能挣钱。她既独立又精明。虽然阿尔法老婆长相也不差，但相貌并不是男人选择她的首要原因。”</p>
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