新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
  u; {& d& w! P9 o* x; }' G        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
/ ~# n8 b0 u3 B2 K) [9 L$ U( ^56. 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作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
/ A3 l# a1 u+ _5 @# d        许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
- p5 K. h) j+ T. n* I58. 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.
3 Y: ]9 l% N; T; |( e2 |        而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
: d$ y1 w* E: X; [59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
* B$ U' }/ W; ]7 I        艾尔弗结婚时，感到非常难为情，而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。
60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
" n6 F! z- v" j; p+ E) g61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
        每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，
$ A$ d8 D7 `) {5 \6 @62. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
        然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
# m+ d% r. K( s. X63. Before returning home at night, He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
& J( ?. s' Q+ B3 U        晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。
2 m1 V2 s$ |4 H4 ~8 X% u- ]6 a64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
        两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。
6 n  Q! Q5 q- u3 {1 ~3 C" c% _65. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,
        艾尔弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁给了一个清洁工，而且她永远也不会知道了，
; M' A) E- b9 `) C  R  X66. for Alf has just found another job.
        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
/ _8 J5 P8 d3 \2 E3 s4 r3 h3 U67. He will soon be working in an office.
: L4 h; _0 N, e        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
8 F8 p# v% C7 b* O6 G68. 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.
        他将来挣的钱只有他现在的一半。不过他觉得，地位升高了，损失点儿钱也值得。
1 h2 x$ ?5 v; s2 [69. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
        从此，艾尔弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。别人将称呼他为“布洛格斯先生”，而不再叫他“艾尔弗”了。

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