新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
1 R0 y: m/ O$ d        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.
8 ~* _8 K) |  q# {3 A        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.
  i8 n% p- X4 p- E1 g9 b2 X        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。
! g- L% |2 b5 e( E% m58. 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 Z# \4 I" j5 R0 i% j60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
6 O" u3 b8 N; n8 l+ k; ]2 b: |        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.
        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.
) p: x) P, s0 E' p; Q        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,
        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，
) P7 M+ m0 t( x# |1 S& n2 e66. for Alf has just found another job.
2 {& O# c7 Q2 U3 f/ q5 e2 y; a& e        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
/ u! m2 ?3 {: y67. He will soon be working in an office.
) X5 W& u) Z; R3 \$ `. I2 |% B8 x        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
! p6 n) Y; B" U- B( z68. 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 X( Z! Y  w% z- W7 E        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。
# X/ @8 Q# |, r  M- N69. 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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