Chinese to vote for "men of our time"
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Jan. 21 - A nationwide election organized by a prominent women's magazine in China will uncover the "Top Ten Men of Our Time".

 

The results of the contest will be announced in April by Chinese Women Weekly, who are working in conjunction with eight other media organizations.

 

The candidates must advocate gender1 equality, show respect for women and share family responsibilities, according to the main criteria2 set out by the election committee.

 

Local media have reviewed the qualities of a few men who are thought to have shown great care and support for women, including Chen Zhixiong, husband of Dr. Margaret Chan, the new chief of the World Health Organization.

 

Staff of the election organizers also went out on the streets to collect people's opinions and suggestions about the most important criteria the men need to possess.

 

"This election is different from ordinary 'beauty contests', said one of the organizers Shou Yuanjun, head of a program on China Central Television.

 

"Beauty contests focus on physical attributes, but this election highlights the sense of care and respect for women," he told a press conference.

 

At the press briefing, a reporter with the Farmers' Daily suggested the candidate list should include farmers, reasoning that most Chinese rural people hold a traditional view that men are superior than women.

 

The suggestion was welcomed by Lu Xiaofei, director of the election committee and also the chief editor of the Chinese Women Weekly.

 

"The public actively3 nominated candidates soon after the contest kicked off on December 1," said Lu.

 

Thirty candidates will be selected around International Working Women's Day, which falls on March 8, and the top 10 will be finalized4 by representatives of the nine media organizations in April.


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1 gender slSyD     
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
参考例句:
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
2 criteria vafyC     
n.标准
参考例句:
  • The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
  • There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。
3 actively lzezni     
adv.积极地,勤奋地
参考例句:
  • During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
  • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
4 finalized 73d0ccbca69b94ee4cd7fc367a8ac9fc     
vt.完成(finalize的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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