新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
# K8 k5 u% z0 e5 a: \- ~+ K55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
& N' Z, C4 y9 ~3 W& J  c6 H56. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
        坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
3 _: i  }" Z0 x/ M  B57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
        许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
58. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
        而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
5 S" i$ }& @$ {( p- i9 N$ V- z5 I59. 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。
* U; ~1 ?* M. ?2 _& i4 }60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
# {$ T& g0 @& \) U) V61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
- I$ i* z5 d' s8 n+ z4 a        每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，
( ^" _8 }+ ?2 J5 H62. 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。
/ \* u3 H8 M# V! V- H63. 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。
* W4 q  I7 H, z0 Q# l$ L2 E64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
4 @+ u7 T/ {: S9 j        两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。
1 k; R9 z# S$ |0 f) [65. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,
! Q8 J( Z( ~  M        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，
' q: c  {/ w+ ~5 l8 x# ?66. for Alf has just found another job.
! f/ R' A& ^4 F5 x5 J$ D3 v        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
67. He will soon be working in an office.
/ M% E4 E2 \/ d* I: x! X        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
, {0 ]4 B' o1 H8 Y4 V- d- C68. 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。
$ D6 C5 z$ ~; y" N* \! C6 H69. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
0 T4 ]& {6 y. v5 a. O        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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