新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
: f8 c3 P( M( t' D2 E0 X0 \55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
& y9 r* e3 P7 C4 b        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
56. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
. o' d3 D  f6 m: I9 G% l        坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
        许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
2 _0 v" y7 h' f* N( h: N! A$ n58. 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.
' s* n5 }/ h. p! S3 K6 a        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.
1 u' M2 n9 U. }4 p- ?7 R6 l9 t. V        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.
2 u$ |* ^; a* a- @! m        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.
& @/ D2 {7 D% y+ r6 @        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。
3 z2 \9 `* M  Y# g4 {/ I64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
2 W5 U9 o; u/ z! `& F- S8 z2 m! i5 R        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,
7 @0 I; k) V" J9 O, K8 k! y+ d        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，
* B3 l8 k" j# P' e5 l66. 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.
        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
9 G* J( F" k4 q* @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。
8 O5 r: @" e- P' J+ I. h( [69. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
( Z/ v# @: Y) M  d        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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