Recording One

录音一

In America, most researchers concede that boys and girls are brought up in different ways, taught different skills and rewarded for different acts.

在美国，大多数研究人员承认，男孩和女孩的成长方式不同，学习的技能不同，并因不同的行为而获得奖励uTHC57g(1iSG^_ChO4[n。

Women, it is agreed, excel at certain tasks, men at others.

人们都认为，女性擅长某些任务，而男性擅长其它某些任务&Xg6X-xtKuYk_go,xd。

There's little argument that some personality traits appear more dominant in one sex than in the other.

毫无疑问，某些性格特征在一种性别中比在另一种性别更明显Q&EBZ|Tt1KR@wu.C9+)B。

All of this notwithstanding, gender differences are very much in the media these days.

尽管如此，性别差异在如今的媒体中仍然是常见话题jfXbw3a#f9z3N]!。

Since the rise of the women's movement, gender role behavior has come under closer scrutiny.

自妇女运动兴起以来，性别角色行为受到了更密切的关注LbKb@tHds.ll)WY0。

How has this affected friendship?

这对友谊有何影响？

How do the sexes differ in their friendship relations?

两性在友谊关系上有什么不同？

Most preteen children have a best friend who is usually someone of the same sex and similar age.

大多数学龄前儿童都有一个最好的朋友，通常是同性别、同年龄的人CloEv9TEIW8ADR2Picx。

Both sexes share an essentially positive recollection of these childhood friendships.

两个性别的儿童对童年友谊的回忆基本上都是积极的UL-U&gKJ-TBx=~]r。

They do not differ in this respect.

他们在这方面没有不同之处L^xn_*!K)w@3#uXuoxh。

However, the type of play engaged in during these early friendships is telling of the difference to come.

然而，他们与幼时的朋友进行的游戏揭示了他们未来可能的不同之处,~zSi&N,Y-*p~lM。

Boys tend to form play groups that are competitive in nature.

男孩倾向于本质上具有竞争性的游戏0uj,~22KwY=Vccfa_。

Girls' groups more frequently revolve around cooperative enterprises.

女孩