现代社会中的女性 Women in Modern Society

　　Women have made great contribution to the development in politicy,but they are still facing various forms of gender discrimination.In politics,they are undergoing boring trifles which could make differences between victory and defeat,but chance for them to promote a higher position is slim while men could always get credited.In economy,vast majority of women usually get a lower-paid and impromising job.Though at the same position,men are outpaid women forever.However,many people would rather take it as the consequence of diversity in social division of labor than gender-discrimination.Many American women are even content to be inferior citizens in socity.Therefore,it is a long and tough way to go before American women earn real equality.

　　妇女对现代社会的发展作出了重要贡献，但她们却一直受到各种形式的性别歧视。在政治上，她们做的是那些乏味却有决定选举胜负的琐碎事，很少有机会升到高层职位，得到好处的是男人。经济上，大部分妇女做的是那些工资低和没有前途的工作，她们的工资也永远低于做同样工作的男人。很多人不承认这是歧视妇女，说这只是社会分工的不同。很多妇女甚至也满足于自己作为次等公民的角色。所以妇女要获得真正的平等将是一场长期而艰巨的斗争。

第一场雪 THE FIRST SNOW

The first snow came. How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of (1)the living, on the graves of the dead! All white save