2022年高考冲刺英语外刊时事命题七选五：日本女性请愿反抗职场

KutooKicksUpaStormAboutHighHeels日本女性请愿对抗职场着装规定:我的鞋，我做主！Isforcingafemaleemployeetowearhighheelsworkplaceharassment?ThisisthequestionJapanhasbeenstrugglingwithoverthepastyear,ledbytheactivistsbehind#KuToo,thenation’santi-highheelsmovement.____1____ItfirstemergedasahashtaginJanuary2022afterYumiIshikawatweetedaboutbeingforcedtowearpainfulhighheelsatherworkplace.HerinitialKuToopetition(请愿书)onhasobtainedover31,000signaturessinceitwascreatedinFebruary2022.Inanationwhereupto70percentofwomenwearheelsatleastonceaweek,KuTooquicklyrosetobecomeamajorsocialmediasloganandrallyingcry(战斗口号)forwomen.____2____Infact,thetermwasenshrined(载入)inJapanesedictionariesafteritwaschosenasoneofthecountry’stoptenmemorablebuzzwordsbyaleadingpublisherinDecember2022.TheannouncementofKuTooasabuzzwordoftheyear,however,hasalsobroughtoutcriticswhoclaimthemovementis“offensive(冒犯的).〞Oneofthemsaid,“Ifyoucan’twearheels,youshouldtalktoyoursupervisorandseekacompromise(折中方案).Yellingatyourcompanyanddemandingabanonmandatory(强制的)highheelsisrealpowerharassment*.〞____3____AiTomita,21,wasrequiredtowear5cmheelsevenwhensheworkedpart-timeinaweddinghallwhenshewasahighschoolstudent.Itwasastandingjob,anditwasreallytough.“Whilemymalecoworkerswereexpectedtofollowtheirown[dresscode(着装规定)],weweremorelikelytobeaffectedbypowerharassment.Womenareputintopositionsofhavingtoreceiveordothingsmendon’tdo,suchashavingtolookgood,〞shesaid.Manybelievethemovementhasarrivedatacrucialtimeaswomen’srightsarebecomingmorewidelytalkedaboutacrossEastAsia.____4____ThroughhashtagslikeKuToo,“socialmediahasmadeiteasierforordinaryJapanesewomentovoicetheirthoughts,〞saysKumikoKawashima,agenderstudieslectureratAustralia’sMacquarieUniversity.“Tweetsabouteverydayfrustrationhaveresonated(产生共鸣)withagreaternumberofwomen.〞“Thisisnotacampaignaskingsocietytoletuswearflats(平底鞋);it’sacampaigntoletpeopleknowwealreadyhavetherighttodoso,〞saidKuToofounderIshikawa.____5____〔选自CDN〕A.Butsupportersofthemovementsaywomenoftenhavenochoicebuttocomplywiththedresscode.B.Ifmorepeoplespeakupabouttheirunfairtreatment,bothmenandwomencanleadbetterlives.C.IntraditionalJapan,KuToohashelpednormalizediscussionsaboutsexism(性别偏见).D.Thecriticismthatseekstodelegitimize(使非法化)hercampaignalsoconfirmstheimportanceofKuToo.E.TheKuToomovementshowsnosignsofslowingdown.F.Womendonotneed“permission〞towearwhattheywant.G.KuTooisaplayonthewordskutsu(shoes),kutsuu(pain)andtheMeToomovement.译文：是否强迫女性员工在工作场所骚扰高跟鞋？在过去一年中，日本一直在苦苦挣扎，在日本反高跟鞋运动#KuToo背后的积极分子的带着下，这个问题一直困扰着人们。KuToo是用kutsu〔鞋〕，kutsuu〔疼痛〕和MeToo运动这两个词来表现的。石川由美在推特上发文称其工作场所被迫穿痛苦的高跟鞋后，于2022年1月首次成为标签。自2022年2月创立以来，她在上的最初KuToo请愿书就获得了超过31,000个签名。在这个国家，每周至少有70％的妇女至少穿一次高跟鞋，这个国家很快就成为了主要社交媒体的口号和针对妇女的战斗口号。实际上，该词在2022年12月被一家领先的出版商选为日本十大令人难忘的流行词之一后，便载入了日语词典。然而，宣布KuToo为年度流行语也引起了批评家的指责，他们声称该运动是“冒犯性的〞。其中一位说：“如果不能穿高跟鞋，应该与主管交谈，并寻求折衷方案。对公司大吼大叫并要求禁止强制性高跟鞋是真正的骚扰行为。〞现年21岁的富田爱还是高中生，即使在婚礼厅兼职，也必须穿5厘米高跟鞋。这是一项固定的工作，而且确实很难。“虽然我的男性同事应该遵循自己的[着装规定]，但我们更容易受到电源骚扰的影响。女人处于不得不接受或做男人不喜欢做的事情的位置，例如必须看起来漂亮。〞她说。许多人认为，这一运动已经到了关键时刻，因为东亚各地越来越广泛地谈论妇女权利。通过KuToo这样的主题标签，“社交媒体使日本普通女性更容易表达自己的想法，〞澳大利亚麦格理大学性别研究讲师川岛久美子说。“有关日常挫败感的推文引起了更多女性的共鸣。〞“这不是要求社会让我们穿平底鞋的运动；这是一项旨在让人们知道我们已经有权这样做的运动。〞KuToo创始人Ishikawa说道。单词：1.frustrationn.thefeelingofbeingannoyed,upsetorimpatien