Social scientists said they have found evidence that a fear of their masculinity being challenged would explain why some men act more assertively when they have a senior female colleague.

社会科学家表示，他们已经找到证据表明，当面对比自己职务高的女同事时，男员工担心自己的男子汉气概受到挑战，因此，他们会表现得更加果断。

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One of the men stood at the door to act as a lookout.

有一个人站在门口望风。

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Obama has spoken openly of the need for more young, black men to act as responsible fathers.

奥巴马公开提出需要更多年轻的黑人男性扮演好负责任的父亲的角色。

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But any attempt to send more men or supplies would be seen as an act of war civil war.

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The men who stood around and did nothing until they were called to act earned precisely the same amount as those who had been laboring in the vineyard all day. They're not punished for their unprofitable expectation.

那些站在那里什么都没干,直到有人来催的人和那些在葡萄园里,干了一整天的人拿的钱一样多,他们没有因为没有上进心。

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But Oedipa jumps right into these conventional roles, and in that act comes to know more about the world in a way that these men cannot.

而Oedipa则是深入了，这些传统的角色，通过这些，他以一种男人们，无法做到的方式,更多地了解了这个世界。

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Why do grown men act so foolishly?

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These visits play an important role in building community in Shimo-Koshiki: children gradually develop a sense of affiliation with their village and its culture, while the men who act as Toshidon reinforce their identity and the continuity of their longstanding traditions.

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Hardcore fans of the brand, these men and women act as consumer advocates for the brand in exchange for perks like advance purchase opportunities for special bottle releases and Ambassador-only merch.

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