Kathy Peiss, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says that nose­powdering in the office was an occasion for outrage in 1920's and 30's. Deploring (强烈反对) the practice as a waste of company time, trade journals advises managers to discourage it among workers. Peiss theorizes that it was female's making up in what has been an all­male field that disturb some gentlemen.

　　Peiss tells me that after the 30's, pulling out a make­up case was no longer an issue. It became an accepted practice. I asked if she feels free to apply lipstick at a professional lunch herself. Sounding mildly shocked, she says she would save that for the privacy of her car afterward. Why? Because it would be “a gesture of inappropriate feminity(女性化)．” One guess is that most professional women feel this way. There is evidence of the popularity of the new lipsticks that remain in place all day without retouching.

　　语篇解读：文章是一篇议论文，作者阐述了在公共场合化妆的弊端。

　　32．According to the author，“My husband and I could have been a blanket wall.” in the first paragraph most probably means“________”．

　　A．We were of no existence in the French woman's eyes.

　　B．We looked at the French woman expressionlessly.

　　C．We were treated with an expressionless face.

　　D．We used books as a wall to avoid the woman's eyes.

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