VOA慢速英语:Betty Friedan, 1921-2006: A Leader of the Modern Women’s Rights Movement

短语讲解：

1. Fifty years ago, life for women in the United States was very different from today.

be different from与…不同
例句：My idea is different from yours.
我的想法跟你的不同。

2. If child-rearing was considered the responsibility of women and men or women and men and society, then we really could pull up our skirts and declare victory and move on.

pull up把…拉过〔起来〕
例句：Please pull up a chair and join the conversation.
请拿过把椅子来一起聊天。

3. She moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for labor union newspapers.

work as任…职, 当…
例句：It must be a hard life, working as a nurse in a backward country.
在落后的国家当一名护士, 生活必定是艰苦的。

4. Most who took part in the study did not work outside their homes.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

5. Friedan was not completely satisfied with her life.

be satisfied with对…感到满意
例句：They seemed to be satisfied with our work.
看来他们对我们的工作很满意。

6. The book attacked the popular idea of the time that women could only find satisfaction through being married, having children and taking care of their home.

take care of照顾
例句：Please take care of the baby for me for a while, will you?
请替我照顾一下这孩子,好吗?

7. The book said women suffered from feelings of lack of worth. Friedan said this was because the women depended on their husbands for economic, emotional and intellectual support.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。
depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：You can't depend on your parents forever.
你不能永远依赖你的双亲。

8. Later, critics said her book only dealt with the problems of white, educated, wealthy, married women.

deal with论述, 涉及
例句：This book deals with life in the United States.
这本书谈的是美国的生活情况。

9. Friedan also worked on other issues.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

10. She wrote that society often dismisses old people as no longer important or useful.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句：He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer.
他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。