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女性在职场难分“半壁江山” 　　Penny： Hey Leonard， do you know anything about Norway？ 　　Leonard： Um…sorry Penny but no， I don’t know anything about it. 　　Penny： Oh， never mind. 　　Leonard： Oh， no you don’t. ①You can’t just come over and ask such a random question without filling me in as to why. 　　Penny： I’m not sure you’ll understand， seeing as how you have a Y- 1）chromosome and all. 　　Leonard： You’d be surprised. I’m more in touch with my 2）feminine side than most guys around the office. I mean， as you know， I have quite an 3）affinity for rom-coms and Downton Abby. 　　Penny： OK. So what are your views on women’s rights？ 　　Leonard： You mean like with 4）abortion stuff？ 　　Penny： Ugh， you are just a 5）typical guy. No， I don’t mean a woman’s right to choose. I’m talking about a woman’s right to equal pay and equal opportunity for promotion. 　　Leonard： Oh， I’m completely with you！ I get it. ②It must be 6）disheartening to see so many men advancing higher and higher into upper management， while you toil away working more hours for less pay and recognition. I’d be 7）pissed！ 　　Penny： Yeah！ And I had this 8）misconception that it was the same everywhere in the world， but actually it depends a lot on what part of the world you happen to live in. 　　Leonard： Oh yeah？ Then， where is the best place for women to work？ 　　Penny： Try to guess. 　　Leonard： Alright， uh， America？ 　　Penny： Nope. In the US， women only hold 15% of seats in the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies. 　　Leonard： Wow！ OK， um…How about the UK？ Women must be doing pretty well there. 　　Penny： Wrong again. It’s even worse than the US. Only 12% of board members from Britain’s top 100 companies are female， and nearly a quarter of all British boardrooms are 9）exclusively male. 　　Leonard： That’s terrible！ Fine， I give up. Which country is the best？ 　　Penny： One more guess… 　　Leonard： Really？ Uh…Final guess…France. 　　Penny： ③Close， but no cigar. Well， not close 10）geographically， but close 11）ideologically. You see