新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
+ g7 }' L! U; b5 x+ f5 E        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
4 U# D5 O2 }1 U! y$ d6 C0 D# J56. 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.
        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。
/ Q( X# S. p9 @3 y58. 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。
59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
! O; A$ @9 s# t$ k  l4 x$ ]) _        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.
8 e# ^8 k- w; b  U* a; e        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
7 \& T# c3 ?: Z$ @3 C: `/ N        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。
" |  W- |; z6 k( }( c63. Before returning home at night, He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
# v! o+ _6 P0 B9 S! @        晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。
- P* [5 b% ?/ i# u, }) N) R64. 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。
2 `3 F1 i6 s- h6 t) ^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，
/ z  c: d+ s6 q6 Z3 V) H# @66. for Alf has just found another job.
3 W) N6 X* Z5 R) `        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。
* @- z: o1 _- Y1 I4 x68. 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 W7 K$ t8 I- l) Q9 h$ |69. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
8 V5 l8 L4 ]$ ~        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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