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
$ d2 Z6 S( B) j8 O. m6 M55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
        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。
6 V1 L( l) Z: y7 R" q56. 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.
& J$ Q$ J2 t* O7 w% y        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。
) a1 R# D7 w) d3 n% _5 V/ K) f57. 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。
7 y& s2 w9 K; _0 S  i  f3 t58. 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.
        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。
7 @$ K$ H7 J, A8 X6 V) B60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
2 T* w5 q- r8 e% Y- R( d        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
/ L* `4 L; K  M5 Q$ e3 Y61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
+ G6 n; ^: h! D3 @        每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，
5 E+ h, ^3 e  {( U& M4 ?8 D8 v62. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
0 c" Z# B& H; r5 x, g/ \2 w4 S        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.
; Q- D+ w, Y! u9 O        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。
65. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,
; s0 l$ p0 g# i4 N        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，
6 g* [8 q" |8 r" M( F" l! r66. for Alf has just found another job.
) b' {; U/ m$ }" T6 d( C) ^        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
6 I# U0 e! E* p7 C67. He will soon be working in an office.
# d' p, g9 Y* z        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.
) }7 v2 L* t; S9 I        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。
69. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
' Z* q  p# i0 V& B        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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