A stereotype is a simplified and generalized idea about a group of people.

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It turns out in the world of classical music there's a stereotype of women being simply less proficient than men: they play smaller than men, they don't have the same force and they have smaller techniques, they're more temperamental and so on.

在古典音乐界,有一个刻板印象,女人的造诣就是不如男人：,她们演奏得不如男人宏大，她们力量不如男人，她们技巧不如男人，她们喜怒无常等等。

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you'll find... you'll find a lot of people who are not that stereotype

你会发现……许多会计师没那么刻板，

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I think this is perfectly fair because young people like you get into a lot more accidents with your reefer and your alcohol and so it is-- now, some of you are saying "that's a stereotype."

我觉得这样很公平,因为像你们这样的年轻人经常出车祸,因为你们又吸大麻又喝酒,所以…,有些人会说“这是刻板印象”

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The finding is that if your race or your group has a negative stereotype associated with it in any particular domain, being reminded of it serves as a stereotype threat and hence damages your performance in all sorts of domains.

他们发现如果你的种族或群体,跟一个消极的刻板印象有关,随便在什么领域上，如果别人在你面前提前，就足以构成刻板印象威胁,从而影响你在这个领域上的表现。

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