裕兴新概念英语第三册笔记 第四课 课文讲解.doc

裕兴新概念英语第三册笔记 第四课 课文讲解 老猴子咬菜根学习交流 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 阿尔弗雷德?布洛格斯的双重生活 ??? These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. ??? When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alfs wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him Mr. Bloggs, not Alf.??? 1. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. 如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。 these days 眼下，如今 money n. 钱, 金钱; 货币 receive money 拿工资 save money 存钱 spend money 花钱 make money 挣钱 eg. Spend the money tomorrow today. 今天花明天的钱。 far more…than… far more money 多得多的钱 some more money 多一些的钱 lots more money 多得多的钱 a lot more…多得多 a little more 多一点点 2. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. 坐办公室的之所以常常被称