新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
4 ]& F; D& u5 W: U& [/ e55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
* [9 R0 E. N$ M3 Y7 a8 d& L# u( U/ O        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。
7 B: p/ `0 Q0 u. b' L, c8 w) |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 ^, M- a1 \3 b$ C! e- r0 w0 C* O; h        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。
6 S! n6 i" @3 n6 G: r# [7 q: A57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
# s. c3 T/ d; |- j9 v        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。
8 x/ ^- h/ V; e0 e' y; B" A$ Y59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
- }% @; r* x' A  F! r5 H        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.
        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
/ B. T: c- J* \/ w1 K$ m, @61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
: p  I; p. c- x- M' X% h        每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，
: M6 R7 Q, H2 s4 X62. 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.
        晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。
64. 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。
( O5 x% V* k. X7 A65. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,
6 _/ ]" e  N8 o0 t0 @8 X2 x        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，
, |7 T& A& G: G- x6 ~$ C4 S/ L. b66. for Alf has just found another job.
        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
- I" Z  b0 S: Q6 Y% u67. He will soon be working in an office.
4 O; A+ q, a6 V8 B: b1 }- t! J        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。
# B% ]! t9 M1 N. b5 l% @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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