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More than one in four British mothers who have returned to work feel discriminated against. This is according to a survey conducted by the legal firm Slater and Gordon (S&G). Researchers questioned 1,975 women about their experiences in the workplace before and after giving birth. Most of the women had never filed any kind of complaint as they suspected it would be a waste of time and be even more detrimental to their career prospects. Grievances aired in the survey included mothers being overlooked for promotion, and more junior employees progressing faster up the career ladder. Another common gripe was their points of view being considered less worthy than those of colleagues without children.

The findings contrast with the opinions of managers and employers. A director at Britain's Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said: "We don't recognise the picture painted here. Our experience is that businesses are better than ever at managing maternity leave and reintegrating mothers on their return." The UK's employment minister Jo Swinson said: "The government is committed to making sure that more businesses make the best use of women's talents throughout the organisation, from boardroom to the shop floor." S&G lawyer Kiran Daurka said: "It is shocking that so few women speak out when they suffer discrimination." She accused employers of avoiding the issues and of "burying their heads in the sand".

中文翻译

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重点讲解

1.discriminate against 歧视

例句：You should not discriminate against minorities.

你们不应歧视少数民族ds;%-!@6+@__YF。

2.maternity leave 产假

例句：At present there are 258 employees and all of them are women. 51 are on maternity leave.

目前有258名雇员并且全部为女性，51名在休产假，这项工作看来十分富有成效]Yn5(TF!i33SCNf9.。

3.contrast with 与…形成对比

例句：But here the contrast with climate change is striking.

但是这个问题与气候变化形成了鲜明的对比z|ZFS,%7kTn。

4.detrimental to 有害的

例句：Lime in the soil is detrimental to some plants.

土壤里的石灰对某些植物有害ZuW6AUt4J|LM。

听力题目

1.How many British mothers feel discriminated against at work?

a) over 25%

b) 1,975

c) all of them

d) millions

2.How many women took part in a survey?

a) half

b) over 25%

c) 1,975

d) millions

3.What had most women never complained?

a) a tax return

b) letters

c) their nails

d) a complaint

4.Who is getting promoted ahead of working mothers?

a) older women

b) junior workers

c) part-time workers

d) working fathers

5.What do working mothers thing isn't being valued?

a) their opinions

b) company shares

c) loyalty

d) babies and children

6.Whose opinions are different to those found in the survey?

a) mothers

b) lawyers

c) researchers

d) employers and companies

7.What did a director say was better than ever?

a) prospects for promotion

b) pay

c) maternity leave

d) integration of viewpoints

8.What does the UK government want to exploit?

a) women

b) women's talents

c) working mothers

d) businesses

9.How does Kiran Daurka feel about women not speaking out?

a) neutral

b) amazed

c) shocked

d) numbness

10.What are employers doing with their heads?

a) massaging them

b) burying then in the sand

c) getting them tested

d) banging them against a wall

听力答案

1.a

2.c

3.d

4.b

5.a

6.d

7.c

8.b

9.c

10.b