1、Lesson FiveId Rather Be Black than FemaleWomen in America have made great contributions to the development of their country. However, they have been suffering from all kinds of sexual discrimination. Politically, all they do is tedious details that make the difference between victory and defeat on e

2、lection day. But few of them can be promoted to higher positions while men reap their rewards. Economically, women predominate in the lower-paying and dead-end jobs, and they are invariably paid less than a man for the same job. Many men in America deny that there is a prejudice against woman. They

3、say this is social division of labor. Lots of women are content with their roles as second-class citizens. Therefore the author believes, it will be a long and tough struggle for women to gain their genuine equality.Incredulous a.unable or unwilling to believe something incredulous look/expression/v

4、oice etcIncredible: too strange to be believed, or very difficult to believe SYN unbelievable Its incredible that he survived the earthquake. make a/the differenceto have an important effect or influence on something or someone Make a / the difference to / between Whatever she did, it made no differ

5、ence. One more person wouldnt make any difference to the arrangements. rewardgive something to someone because they have done something good or helpful or have worked for it reward somebody with something The clubs directors rewarded him with a free season ticket. reward somebody for (doing) somethi

6、ng She wanted to reward the cleaners for their efforts.be supposed to do / be sth used to say what someone should or should not do, especially because of rules or what someone in authority has said Im not supposed to tell anyone. used to say what was or is expected or intended to happen, especially

7、when it did not happen The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but weve had to postpone it. used to say that something is believed to be true by many people, although it might not be true or you might disagree Mrs Carver is supposed to have a lot of money.run forto try to be elected in an

8、 election SYN stand British English run for Obama is running for a second term as President. run against Feinstein will win if she runs against Lungren.Project v. to try to make other people have a particular idea about you I hope the team will project a smart professional image. project yourself (a

9、s something) his attempts to project himself as a potential leader lie behind if something lies behind an action, it is the real reason for the action even though it may be hidden: She soon guessed what lay behind his question.think of as / to beto consider that someone or something is a particular

10、thing or has a particular quality think of sb/sth as sth Peter had always thought of Kate as someone to be avoided. think of yourself as sth Ive always thought of myself as a sensible person. think sb (to be) sth My parents never thought me capable of doing a degree.Evade v. to avoid talking about s

11、omething, especially because you are trying to hide something The minister evaded the question. to escape from someone who is trying to catch you: She managed to evade the police.(formal) if something evades you, you cannot do it or understand it The subtleties of his argument evaded me.Evade v.to avoid paying money that you ought to pay, for example tax Employers will always try to find ways to evade tax.to not do or deal with something that you should do You cant go on evading your responsibilities in this way.Dodge v.to delib