新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
# J# u+ P! _1 ?5 a' \& n        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
56. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
        坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
' V* Z( h% x- l- \        许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
1 w" {* f! K  [/ \! E2 H1 a9 q58. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
        而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
% n; \# N: S9 ~/ Y) Y1 y! ?59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
        艾尔弗结婚时，感到非常难为情，而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。
60. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
- E5 N% f" |. i+ d        他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。
2 X4 r$ z) w6 y7 b" a0 O61. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
. W; P# v1 o# h- d) E6 f        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。
6 P7 u& h& h7 F& V0 ]. ^# f( r63. Before returning home at night, He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
( f$ f- q) R: A% R+ W1 v1 S        晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。
! ~2 `4 h% ]; S0 ^8 I64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
, l) b! j2 u; T- I        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,
4 D% d! o$ L1 b* Y        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，
, F9 }6 D9 ?" o$ y# L66. for Alf has just found another job.
: A$ g$ b$ ]; L        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
67. He will soon be working in an office.
2 K" h" j4 n  G; q        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.
        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。
# N% c# m: _9 O! [* Z: F- T69. 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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