體驗(yàn)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第四冊(cè)u(píng)nit-1-text(存儲(chǔ)版)
【正文】 n be considered as one who strives to fulfill his family responsibilities as a husband and father, or who puts his family duties first. good family man: 顧家的好男人 Reference: Prereading questions 3. A working father as a family breadwinner is often too busy to take care of his family. Now people have a negative image of the working father. What do you think of the “working father”? I think working fathers deserve our recognition and our thanks for what they do. Reference: working father：職業(yè)父親 ? Structure of the passage: ? Hint:(3 parts) ? Part one () There is a media trend toward reducing the importance of fathers in the United States. ? Part two () Another recent media trend is that athome wives are regarded as “status symbols”. ? Part three (Para. 89) We should recognize and appreciate the great efforts that fathers make to support the family. The Unsung Heroes: What About Working Dads? On our first “date” after our twin daughters were born, my husband and I went to see the movie Toy Story. We enjoyed it, but afterward my husband asked, “Where was the dad?” At first, it seemed petty to criticize an entertaining family movie because of one small point. The more I thought about it, however, the more glaring an omission it seemed. Not only was dad not around, he wasn’t even mentioned—despite the fact that there was a baby in the family, so dad couldn’t have been that long gone. It was as if the presence — or absence — of a father is a minor detail, not even requiring an explanation. This is only one example of the media trend toward marginalizing fathers, which mirrors enormous social changes in the United States. David Blankenhorn, in his book Fatherless America, refers to this trend as the “unnecessary father” concept. We are bombarded by stories about the struggles of working mothers (as opposed to nonworking mothers, I suppose). Meanwhile, high proportion of media stories about fathers focus on abusive husbands or deadbeat dads. It seems that the only time fathers merit attention is when they are criticized for not helping enough with the housework (a claim that I find dubious anyway, because the definition of “housework” rarely includes cleaning the gutters, changing the oil in the car or other jobs typically done by men) or when they die. When Mr. Blankenhorn surveyed fathers about the meaning of the term “good family man,” many responded that it was a phrase they only heard at funerals. One exception to the “unnecessary father” syndrome is the glowing media attention that athome dads have received. I do not mean to imply that athome dads do not deserve support for making this mitment. I only mean to point out the double standard at work when athome dads are applauded while at Translation home mothers and breadwinner fathers are given little, if any, cultural recognition. The very language we use to discuss men’s roles (., deadbeat dads) shows a lack of appreciation for the majority of men who quietly yet proudly fulfill their famil
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