新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
, [6 ]1 a+ P' K        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
56. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
) I4 ]" O  L% }% S, O& {        坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
. Y1 P* C. X! \' g. [" G57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
" t) G# \' n$ B        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.
' W3 t/ v- g8 t4 D- B3 i        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。
9 ~1 H. }" w2 w! Q. W59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
0 t8 U9 U) i: 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。
5 o1 A, w: B. e' m. \60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
$ ^6 Q: r( j: ]. w        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.
% y3 L, c$ g/ n# Z8 y. K/ K        每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，
; f7 v# Z% o0 ?9 z62. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
/ L4 [9 d( ^9 L& n* E9 D+ Z7 N1 b; S7 u        然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
& l' v; b+ g  i2 \63. 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。
0 _3 e& }" S9 F  ?8 ^/ p64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
' r2 Y# }; {" |% M( [1 F- v. {        两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。
) U* O4 X* c5 K$ i7 t65. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,
! z6 ^9 {$ e" |5 O$ c8 X% _% c        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，
1 K# P$ O2 L; ~2 f9 W. X66. for Alf has just found another job.
        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
$ x: K' ?" v9 N2 b67. He will soon be working in an office.
$ B+ i3 E" a! K. c; r. m+ B        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。
3 E/ ]' e' C# X3 {* J% p69. 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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