156. We were brought up to believe that the role of a man was to provide and the role of a woman was to care for the household and family . Today , however , role reversal is becoming increasingly commonplace .

我們從小就相信男人的角色市提供生活所需，女人的角色是照顧家庭和子女。然而，今天，角色的互換變得越來越普遍。

157. Some people tend to tenaciously cling to the misguided concept of racial superiority . Their persistence in doing so , however , does readily reveal the inferior mentality and social incompatibility of certain human beings .

一些人頑強(qiáng)地堅(jiān)持種族優(yōu)越性的錯(cuò)誤觀點(diǎn)。然而，他們堅(jiān)持這樣做正揭示了某些人自卑的心理和社會(huì)對立性。

158. Some people claim the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ) far exceeds that of Western-style pharmaceuticals . More often than not , however , the exact opposite is true .

有的人聲稱中藥的功效遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)好于西藥。但是，通常情況下，事實(shí)正好相反。

159. Workers commonly complain that causes for labor disputes rest solely on the shoulders of management . Quite likely the opposite is true .

工人經(jīng)常抱怨勞資糾紛的責(zé)任完全在管理者的肩上。很可能正好相反。

160. There are those who claim that competition brings out the best in people . Others contend it simply forces one person to prove he/she is better than another . Advocates vociferously support one position or the other . I suggest the former proposition bears greater relevance than the latter .

有些人認(rèn)為競爭促使人們發(fā)揮出最優(yōu)秀的東西。另一些人認(rèn)為它只是強(qiáng)迫一個(gè)人證明他/她比別人更優(yōu)秀。提倡者叫囂著支持其中的一個(gè)立場。我認(rèn)為前一個(gè)立場比后一個(gè)立場更恰當(dāng)。

(責(zé)任編輯：田學(xué)江)