新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
  I" r) N) W1 I. u: C55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
& b4 J$ G* e0 O/ r2 D        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。
) D6 f9 s- ^6 _* q( Y# w2 A56. 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.
2 u! [' [% b: V' B1 t        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.
. b5 H, }/ Z: J. R8 i3 c" w        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.
        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。
/ x- s5 W! B4 T) ^3 E59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
. t# G& ]8 X  k: ]& P        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。
! N4 X0 Z7 U) i60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
  E: D, O- p8 E. c0 P; v        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
, v. _8 |5 }" N. q; Z61. 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，
2 M; o3 e- R2 P! t$ W' \1 W62. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
% A+ m  o) G$ G+ D% {8 S        然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
63. Before returning home at night, He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
. g$ N( B" l: i' C) I        晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。
3 b' U: W) |8 m  k0 R6 Y- o64. 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。
( F1 Y+ q$ m' J& A  S65. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,
. h3 x5 q3 N1 J, [3 Z- z. }5 @2 z3 Z        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，
66. 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.
' M  E1 F8 |% x4 W* C        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
68. 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。
: f3 ?3 y  y3 A# x/ `: U69. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
8 f0 X" T+ H7 L4 o; H7 ^        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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