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Interpreting Opinions Man for the field and woman for the hearth (炉边, 喻家庭) Man for the sword and for the needle she Man with the head and woman with the heart Man to command and woman to obey; All else confusion. 精品 Interpreting Opinions The poem can be paraphrased as follows: Men should work in the field and women in the house; Men should be trained to fight and women to mend and sew; Men are motivated by the intellect and women by the heart; Men are meant to give orders and women to obey orders; If the roles aren’t divided this way, there will be confusion. 精品 Directions: Sexist language assigns roles or characteristics to people on the basis of gender. One of the most widespread occurrences of sexist language is the use of the pronoun he to refer to someone of unidentified sex. Work in groups and suggest ways of avoiding sexist language. Avoiding Sexist Language 精品 Avoiding Sexist Language Sexist language Nonsexist language policeman businessman fireman chairman workman salesman police officer business person firefighter chairperson worker, laborer salesperson, salesclerk 精品 Avoiding Sexist Language Sexist language Nonsexist language A doctor has little time to read outside his specialty. A good surgeon explains procedures to his patients. A journalist has to respect his deadline. A doctor has little time to read outside his or her specialty. A good surgeon explains procedures to his or her patients. Journalists have to respect their deadlines. 精品 Avoiding Sexist Language Sexist language Nonsexist language Anyone who knows the answer should raise his hand. Everyone should admit his mistakes. None of the students had the books he needed.? Everyone hopes that he will win the scholarship. Anyone who knows the answer should raise his or her hand. Everyone should admit his or her mistakes. None of the students had the books he or she needed. Everyone hopes that he or she will win the scholarship. 精品 1. Translation Skills 2. Writing Practice Part IV Translatio