新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
3 ^1 U- @" D7 F55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
7 V6 V$ f, t% R        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。
) S6 y( a* v7 n8 R2 C56. 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.
3 U7 n6 p; L2 A- F& u$ R3 N: `        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.
4 N* v" w6 [1 f; [. _' `        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。
* I7 B! z6 G6 t. S: C59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
' U- c3 U! n1 t9 R2 L        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。
2 G0 \& X1 s- L! }9 {8 q61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
1 C- b* p; g) D" v& s# j        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.
5 D& @: _6 Y* @: s* R; |! G        然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
" U* t6 p/ Q* m0 R63. 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。
& }/ J0 e$ a+ |64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
6 ^8 r) H0 n/ m" a: i+ h        两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。
1 r! n% Q5 o9 S  Q65. 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，
( @0 `' ?' }9 k  M2 x9 r66. for Alf has just found another job.
+ n! B5 z3 {2 n$ b( c2 ]        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
67. He will soon be working in an office.
6 I" q# H3 Q7 l" W" h: K        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
4 B8 S8 V7 d! ]9 ?1 q! K68. 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: S$ K# |& k  y2 m9 F9 t        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。
1 F) j, _+ e5 f4 U* e: L69. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
3 g6 C) F2 e# Q. T/ ]( r4 v9 v7 }        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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