New Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 4.40 - Page 1

half the sky

sky

full-time

post; occupation; profession

woman

to look after; to take care of

housework; household chores

affair; business

man; manfolk

right

to bring into play

role; effect; function

society

not only

family; household

nearly; almost

working couple; double-income couple

two; both

staff; workers

if; suppose

to look down upon

for; in order to

men and women

man; male

woman; female

to be employed; to obtain employment

fair; just

aspect; respect

equality/equal

unit (as an organization, a department, a division, a section, etc.)

to compete

chance; oppourtunity

only

same; similar

position; status

to bear; to shoulder

to carry

to shoulder

to make up; to account for

deputy; vice

premier; prime minister

minister

spinning and weaving; textile

worker

nurse

feudal

to obey; to submit to

cause; undertaking

contradiction

complete; whole