新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
' A' ]6 ?6 L- o2 r' Z6 N' S9 H        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
56. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
        坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
9 M+ E/ z7 a" B1 ~8 u& c57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
2 d1 @( y1 Q3 k, }3 o* M        许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
58. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
0 Y. h. i) l/ ?  N- S        而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
" U9 O7 Q- x: J8 V: w0 |8 C6 N59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
        艾尔弗结婚时，感到非常难为情，而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。
# j* @7 n- s) U60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
' k/ t1 N+ I% d' Z, A( G61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
        每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，
62. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
        然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
8 [+ q3 U4 ]: a5 f$ L8 a  _4 w63. Before returning home at night, He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
        晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。
6 D- V( W1 @8 F64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
1 U7 ^3 h( _4 w" A+ z" H        两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。
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，
* v( D; x: X6 K) n# F+ Q; ~7 L66. for Alf has just found another job.
        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
67. He will soon be working in an office.
        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
2 R# q' O. R& j. Q& y. P# p% p+ S68. 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.
3 y; `9 u5 ?/ ]. N. l        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。
% S  [* n+ x7 v! |8 @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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