英语谚语中性别歧视的具体表现－传统要求
The smell of an onion from the mouth of the lovelyis sweeter than that of a rose in the hand of the ugly.
(美女口中葱蒜臭，胜过丑女手中玫瑰香。)
Husbands are in heaven whose wives scold not.
(老婆不唠叨，丈夫就像生活在天堂里。)
A simple maiden in her flower is worth a hundredcoats of arms.
(正值芳龄的纯洁少女值一百枚勋章。)
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
(美而无德犹如花无香味。)
Silence is the best ornament of a woman.
(女子文静，不须治容。)
Maidens should be mild and meek, swift to hear, andslow to speak.
(少女尚温柔，多听慢开口。)
Modesty is the ornament of women.
(稳重为妇女增美。)
A good wife and health are a man’s best wealth.
(贤妻与健康是丈夫最佳财富。)
从古至今，女性都处在被观赏和被品位的地位，在男性占主导的社会中，女性被要求既要上得厅堂，又要下得厨房，既要有貌，又要有德，既要纯洁，又要贤淑。