What is clear is that in countries such as Japan, Germany and Italy, which are all troubled by the demographics of shrinking populations, far fewer women work than in America, let alone Sweden.

显然，在诸如日本，德国，意大利这样被人口的日益缩减所困扰的国家，外出工作的女性比美国同类女性要少的多，更不用说与瑞典相比了。

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So long as Afghan women are kept in terrified servitude and poverty, peace for that country is likely to remain a pipe dream, let alone any hope of prosperity.

只要奴役和贫穷阴魂不散地缠绕着阿富汗的女人们，这个国家的和平就如同镜花水月，更别说任何对繁荣的憧憬。

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CENTURY ago, women were scarcely allowed to vote, let alone stand for election.

一个世纪以前，女性几乎没有投票权，更别说参选了。

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In any event, to generate new jobs for all the young Saudi men entering the labour force (let alone the few women who make it), the economy would have to grow by some 6% annually.

ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia on the dole

They did not believe that poor men, or any women, let alone slaves, should have the vote.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Women over 50, let alone 60 are frequently faced with a different reality.

FORBES: Pervasive Ageism