新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
2 e) R& `) m3 J2 B        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
56. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
5 s  {* {& ?- |+ n1 I        坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
" @+ T3 J/ h% _! Y/ F# a: `        许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
5 ~1 k! {+ Z, X3 P; h/ v+ }58. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
        而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
* \/ b. H" q, x59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
  t# _4 G- i4 o9 P        艾尔弗结婚时，感到非常难为情，而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。
60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
8 m* v) I# n5 C% o& M2 l# E3 O        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
        每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，
62. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
        然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
63. Before returning home at night, He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
" S6 x  a' S; A+ R- F8 u        晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。
7 p, O0 D5 ~% Q. _- J64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
- s6 j$ e/ y' L6 S+ l        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，
66. for Alf has just found another job.
' |; H/ l6 |( g) `        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
. h) C5 P1 F! p0 C: m67. He will soon be working in an office.
% Y' c  H7 e9 k% u: n        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
6 r; y5 O+ }- P3 l. m68. 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.
- N) Q6 F) |) W4 d9 B! N        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。
$ q. d, Y. q3 {- q5 `; ^( |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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