Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity(名人)chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.
???Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.
AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.
Prof.Gershunysaid“Themaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrend.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocome.”
Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.
Someexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsas“Gastrosexuals(menusingcookingskillstoimpressfriends)”whohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley-WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyd.
???“Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.Helaughed”saidProf.Gershuny.“Thatwouldneverhappennow.”
Two-thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtable.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmany“familymeals”infacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.“Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.”?
1.Whatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbefore?
A.Theimprovementofcooks’status.
B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.
C.Thechangeoffemale’sviewoncooking.
D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.
2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabou
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