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Jane also mentioned the old argument that women are so weak that they are unsuitable for many jobs. I must disagree.
简也提到一个由来已久的争论，妇女很孱弱，她们不适合很多工作。我很不认同。
Looking around, we can still see some women doing manual labour on farms and building sites.
环顾四周，我们还看见一些妇女在农场合建筑基地做体力活。
Thus, women can do heavy, physical work, and do it well, in the same way as men do.
因此，妇女能做繁重的体力工作，而且和男人一样同样做得好。
Furthermore, statistics show that women have a longer average life expectancy than men.
此外，数据显示妇女的平均年龄比男人的要长一些。
So how can we say women are weaker?
那么我们怎么能说妇女要更孱弱些？
Though men may be better at weightlifting, few jobs actually require physical strength these days.
虽然男人可能更善于举重，但是现在的工作几乎都不需要体力。
In his speech, James tried to pay us a compliment when he said that since women are superior to men at bringing up children, they should stay at home.
詹姆斯在辩论中说到既然妇女在扶养孩子方面胜过男子，她们就应该呆在家里时，他是在恭维我们。
I concede that many women are better at taking care of children.
我承认很多妇女更善于照顾小孩。
However, a recent study has shown that working women spend only five hours less a week with their children than non-working women.
然而，最新研究表明上班的妇女每周照顾小孩的时间只比家庭主妇少5个小时。
Thus, a child is not damaged if his or her mother works.
因而，如果小孩的妈妈工作的话，他/她是不会受到伤害的。
Every woman should have the right to work out her own priorities.
每个妇女都有权实施她自己的优先权。
In our city, over 51% of the female population now have jobs.
在我们城市中，现在超过51％的女性都有工作。
Many of them also manage to run a home, and so they carry a double burden.
很多人同时也在照顾家庭，所以她们承担着双重负担。
Very few men could manage this.
很少有男人能做到这点。
Thus, I have shown that some traditions of the past were unfair, and that women are not the weaker sex.
因此，我展示了过去的一些传统是不公平的，而且女性并不是更孱弱些。
I believe we are capable of doing any job a man can do.
我相信我们能够做男人做的任何工作。
As Simon pointed out in his speech, there is still so much discrimination against women that their abilities are often wasted.
正如西蒙在他的演讲中指出，现在仍然对妇女有很大的歧视，她们的能力常常被荒废。
As a community, we are wasting our valuable resources if we don't let women play their full part.
作为一个社会，如果我们不能让妇女充分发挥作用，那我们就是在浪费宝贵的资源。
A woman's place is not only in the home, but also in the office, in the design studio, in the bank and in the managing director's chair.
妇女的社会位置不仅仅在家里，而且还在办公室、设计室、银行和常务董事席位上。
I urge you to vote against the proposition. Thank you.
我呼吁各位对这个议题投反对票。
