For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women have been taking over more responsibility in the business world, earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas.
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句子的主干是:...women have been taking over...,earning...and entering...。even though引导让步状语从句。句末的that used to be exclusively male areas是定语从句,修饰fields of work。
homemakers意为“持家的人,操持家务者”。如:
Do you think she is prepared to settle for being a homemaker? 你认为她会甘心做一个家庭妇女吗?
exclusively意为“唯一的;专有的;排外的”。如:
Most of the merchandise is sold exclusively here. 这里的大部分商品都是独家发售的。
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