14 Mr ＆ Ms

Almost everyone knows the meanings of M r, M r s and Miss. M r is used before the names of men, M r s is for married women and Miss is for unmarried women. But what is Ms? For some time, businessmen in the United States have used Ms before a

 woman′s name when they don't know whether the woman

 is married or not．Today, however, many women prefer

to use Ms rather than M r s or Miss．The word〝M r" doesn't tell us whether or not a man is married，Many women think this is an advantage for men. They want to be

equal to men in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not．

　　　  There are some problems with Ms，however. Not all women like it．Some like the older ways of doing things．Some find it difficult to pronounce．Generally, young

women like it better than older women do．It is difficult to know whether or not Ms will be used by more American women in the future. What do you think of this change?

　　　　 

M r 和Ms

　　　　 几乎所有人都知道M r. M r s和Miss的含意。M r　是用在男子姓名前，M r s是用在已婚女子姓名前，Miss是用在未婚女子姓名前。但Ms 是什么意思呢？在相当长的时间里，美国的商人把Ms 用在婚姻状况不明的女子姓名前。不管怎么说，今天的许多女性宁愿用MS,而不愿用M r s或Miss。M r这个词没有说明一个男子是否已婚。许多女性认为这对于男性是一种优势。她们想在这方面与男性平等。这些妇女觉得让人们知道她们是否已婚并不重要。

　　　　  然而用Ms有许多问题。并不是所有的女性都喜欢它,一些人喜欢用旧式的用法来表达。一些人觉得这个词的发音很难。总之,年轻女性比年纪大的女性更喜欢用它。将来是否会有更多美国女性使用Ms还很难知道。你对这种变化怎么看？

参考译文

词汇：

 Married　　　　已婚的　　　　　　　　　　 businessman　　商人

  however　　  然而　　　　　　　　　　　　　 advantage　 优势，便利

  pronounce　　发音　　　　　　　　　　　　　  change　　  改变

I．听全文录音，选择正确答案

　  1 ．For some time，American　　　  have used Ms before a woman’s name.

　　　A ．Professors B．lawyers C．doctors D.businessmen

　　　2 ．Some women like Ms because 　　　  .

　　　A. they want to be equal to men

　　　B. they want to Stay young

　　　C. they want to get a better Pay

　　　D. they want to have a higher social Position

　  3 ．Which 15 true about the Passage？

　　　A ．Some women don’t like Ms because it 15 difficult to pronounce．

　　　B ．Older women like Ms better．

　　　C ．Young women like Miss better than Ms．

　　　D ．About3／4 of the American women begin to use Ms．

　11．听录音，补全下列段落

　　　　But what 15 Ms？For some time，　　1　 in the United States have　  2　 Ms before a woman’s 　 3　　when they don’t know whether the woman is　　4 　 or not．Today，however，many Women　　5　　to use Ms rather than M r s or Miss．The word“　 6　　”doesn’t tell us whether or not a 　 7　　is married．Many women think this is an　 8　  for men．They want to be 　 9　 to men in this Way．These women feel that it 15 not 　 10　　for people to know whether they are married or not．

答案：

I．1．D 2. A 3．A

　　 II ．1 ．businessman 2. used 3. name 4. married 5．prefer

　　　　  6. M r 7.man 8.advantage 9.equal 10.important