10. That point of view is often challenged and argued. Some proclaim that men
and women of similar backgrounds, experience and aspirations basically manage in the same way.(Para.4)
Meaning:The real differences between male and female managers often spark arguments. Some people declare that generally speaking, men and women of similar backgrounds, experience and ambitions manage in the same way. 11. When women work for women, a different dynamic often takes over.(Para.5)
Meaning beyond words: When women work for their female bosses, they can always see and experience different working and communication styles from those adopted by their male bosses.
Note: Here, ―dynamic‖ means the set of forces that exist in a situation,especially a relationship, and affect how it changes or develops. For example:
There‘s a very supportive dynamic between the members of the group.组员们之间互相支持，互相鼓励。
12. Brian,a marine biologist, says, ―It took me a couple of years before I felt comfortable enough to relax around a female manager. In fact, my relations with her were much more businesslike.‖(Para.5)
Meaning: Brian, a marine biologist, says that it took him a couple of years before he felt at ease working around a female manager. Anyway, his relations with her were of a business type only.
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Businesslike: a.effective and practical in the way that you do things 处事务实的；有效率的；讲究实际的
e.g.: To teach the students good business manners, this activity was handled in a businesslike manner.为了培养学生良好的商务礼仪，这项活动是以务实的方式进行的。
Note:The word businesslike,as explained above, is different from words like childlike.
Similar words for your attention: lifelike (逼真的；栩栩如生的), warlike(好战的；善武的).
13. But, they also expect female bosses to be more self-sufficient. ―They ask, ?Why can‘t you scan your own stuff? ‘or? Why can‘t you do your own filing?‘‖ says one senior female executive. (Para.9)
Meaning beyond words: Female employees, however, would also expect female bosses to do more by themselves for the purpose that they won‘t be bothered. This expectation by female employees is an act of undermining Deborah‘s authority, and it implicitly at tests to disrespectful behavior toward her as a boss. Usage note: scan,skim
scan和skim都可译为“浏览、快读”，都可用作及物和不及物动词，但实际上它们有显著的差别。
1) scan指“查读”，是根据需要快速扫描出相关的细节。scan用于此义时，
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可用作及物和不及物动词。例如：
She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspapers.她很快地查读了报纸上的广告页。
I haven't read much into it yet. I've only scanned through it. 我没看多少，只是很快地将它查读了一下。
2) skim与scan不同，是“略读”，指的是跳过文章的具体细节不看，在短时间内迅速掌握文章的主旨和大意。例如：
I only skimmed the headlines of the newspaper every morning.每天早晨我只是浏览一下报纸的大标题。
I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here.我坐飞机来这里之前，只能很快地浏览了一下这个脚本。 比较：
When reading a passage, our English teacher always tells us to skim the passage first in order to get the general idea and then scan the passage again in order to find the specific information. 在阅读文章时，我们的英语老师总是告诉我们先略读文章以获取文章的大意，然后查读以获得所需的具体信息。
14. On the other hand, there is no dispute that a few decades ago they would rarely have had a female boss in the workplace.(Para.10)
Meaning: Despite female employees‘ too many expectations, one thing that goes beyond any disagreement is that the condition would not have been in place a few decades ago–they could hardly get a woman as their boss.
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Sentence structure note:
“There is dispute that?”结构与“There‘s no doubt/need/point that?”结构（B2U2,TextB）属于同一句型，基本用法相同。 2.4 Reading Comprehension (8M)
Task: Answer the 8 questions on P.181 based on their understanding of the text.
III. Assignment (2M) : Finish the exercises after Text A
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Unit 7 Text A
Woman at the management level (continued)
女性管理者
(3rd ---4th class-hours )
I. After-reading Activities
1.1 Ask students to make presentation in class based on the questions in Critical Thinking on P.181. (15M)
1.2 Check the exercises after Text A (20M) 1.3 Structure analysis (10M)
Part I (Para. 1-2)
Part I serves the introduction of the reading. The first paragraph starts with Monica‘s story. 20 years later, she changed her preference for working for a male boss to a female boss. The second paragraph raises the question concerning working styles: Do men and women manage differently? Part II (Para.3)
Part II (Para.3) presents the unique working style of a female boss: delegate power and always look for a consensus. As a result, employees are happy and flourish because they have input into decisions instead of being passive bystanders; their energies are put to use. On the other hand, consensus takes longer.
Part III (Para.4--5)
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