2022年高考沖刺英語外刊時事命題七選五：日本女性請愿反抗職場

KutooKicksUpaStormAboutHighHeels日本女性請愿對抗職場著裝規(guī)定:我的鞋，我做主！Isforcingafemaleemployeetowearhighheelsworkplaceharassment?ThisisthequestionJapanhasbeenstrugglingwithoverthepastyear,ledbytheactivistsbehind#KuToo,thenation’santi-highheelsmovement.____1____ItfirstemergedasahashtaginJanuary2022afterYumiIshikawatweetedaboutbeingforcedtowearpainfulhighheelsatherworkplace.HerinitialKuToopetition(請愿書)onhasobtainedover31,000signaturessinceitwascreatedinFebruary2022.Inanationwhereupto70percentofwomenwearheelsatleastonceaweek,KuTooquicklyrosetobecomeamajorsocialmediasloganandrallyingcry(戰(zhàn)斗口號)forwomen.____2____Infact,thetermwasenshrined(載入)inJapanesedictionariesafteritwaschosenasoneofthecountry’stoptenmemorablebuzzwordsbyaleadingpublisherinDecember2022.TheannouncementofKuTooasabuzzwordoftheyear,however,hasalsobroughtoutcriticswhoclaimthemovementis“offensive(冒犯的).〞Oneofthemsaid,“Ifyoucan’twearheels,youshouldtalktoyoursupervisorandseekacompromise(折中方案).Yellingatyourcompanyanddemandingabanonmandatory(強制的)highheelsisrealpowerharassment*.〞____3____AiTomita,21,wasrequiredtowear5cmheelsevenwhensheworkedpart-timeinaweddinghallwhenshewasahighschoolstudent.Itwasastandingjob,anditwasreallytough.“Whilemymalecoworkerswereexpectedtofollowtheirown[dresscode(著裝規(guī)定)],weweremorelikelytobeaffectedbypowerharassment.Womenareputintopositionsofhavingtoreceiveordothingsmendon’tdo,suchashavingtolookgood,〞shesaid.Manybelievethemovementhasarrivedatacrucialtimeaswomen’srightsarebecomingmorewidelytalkedaboutacrossEastAsia.____4____ThroughhashtagslikeKuToo,“socialmediahasmadeiteasierforordinaryJapanesewomentovoicetheirthoughts,〞saysKumikoKawashima,agenderstudieslectureratAustralia’sMacquarieUniversity.“Tweetsabouteverydayfrustrationhaveresonated(產(chǎn)生共鳴)withagreaternumberofwomen.〞“Thisisnotacampaignaskingsocietytoletuswearflats(平底鞋);it’sacampaigntoletpeopleknowwealreadyhavetherighttodoso,〞saidKuToofounderIshikawa.____5____〔選自CDN〕A.Butsupportersofthemovementsaywomenoftenhavenochoicebuttocomplywiththedresscode.B.Ifmorepeoplespeakupabouttheirunfairtreatment,bothmenandwomencanleadbetterlives.C.IntraditionalJapan,KuToohashelpednormalizediscussionsaboutsexism(性別偏見).D.Thecriticismthatseekstodelegitimize(使非法化)hercampaignalsoconfirmstheimportanceofKuToo.E.TheKuToomovementshowsnosignsofslowingdown.F.Womendonotneed“permission〞towearwhattheywant.G.KuTooisaplayonthewordskutsu(shoes),kutsuu(pain)andtheMeToomovement.譯文：是否強迫女性員工在工作場所騷擾高跟鞋？在過去一年中，日本一直在苦苦掙扎，在日本反高跟鞋運動#KuToo背后的積極分子的帶著下，這個問題一直困擾著人們。KuToo是用kutsu〔鞋〕，kutsuu〔疼痛〕和MeToo運動這兩個詞來表現(xiàn)的。石川由美在推特上發(fā)文稱其工作場所被迫穿痛苦的高跟鞋后，于2022年1月首次成為標簽。自2022年2月創(chuàng)立以來，她在上的最初KuToo請愿書就獲得了超過31,000個簽名。在這個國家，每周至少有70％的婦女至少穿一次高跟鞋，這個國家很快就成為了主要社交媒體的口號和針對婦女的戰(zhàn)斗口號。實際上，該詞在2022年12月被一家領(lǐng)先的出版商選為日本十大令人難忘的流行詞之一后，便載入了日語詞典。然而，宣布KuToo為年度流行語也引起了批評家的指責，他們聲稱該運動是“冒犯性的〞。其中一位說：“如果不能穿高跟鞋，應該與主管交談，并尋求折衷方案。對公司大吼大叫并要求禁止強制性高跟鞋是真正的騷擾行為。〞現(xiàn)年21歲的富田愛還是高中生，即使在婚禮廳兼職，也必須穿5厘米高跟鞋。這是一項固定的工作，而且確實很難?！半m然我的男性同事應該遵循自己的[著裝規(guī)定]，但我們更容易受到電源騷擾的影響。女人處于不得不接受或做男人不喜歡做的事情的位置，例如必須看起來漂亮。〞她說。許多人認為，這一運動已經(jīng)到了關(guān)鍵時刻，因為東亞各地越來越廣泛地談論婦女權(quán)利。通過KuToo這樣的主題標簽，“社交媒體使日本普通女性更容易表達自己的想法，〞澳大利亞麥格理大學性別研究講師川島久美子說?！坝嘘P(guān)日常挫敗感的推文引起了更多女性的共鳴。〞“這不是要求社會讓我們穿平底鞋的運動；這是一項旨在讓人們知道我們已經(jīng)有權(quán)這樣做的運動。〞KuToo創(chuàng)始人Ishikawa說道。單詞：1.frustrationn.thefeelingofbeingannoyed,upsetorimpatien