新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课4

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$课文4  阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
55. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
        如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
7 E% @, F6 u# x, J8 \56. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
/ C& t, N! o. j  u( o        坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
57. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
7 D" y1 n; n1 F& f3 a0 q7 S/ A        许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
58. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
        而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
59. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
% S4 m$ v1 z  r- r7 [/ T. K2 y' u        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。
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，
+ z5 R, E4 @7 ?62. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
1 M8 D3 w" @: s5 F4 E) G  s        然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
1 S+ k: s  ~4 V  [  j1 i" f63. 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。
64. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
3 q+ }" w! ^+ N9 v; i+ a, Q        两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。
8 T/ Q# A1 u  B* w65. 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，
' U4 t$ {1 N: v/ ~8 D0 r66. for Alf has just found another job.
        因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，
67. He will soon be working in an office.
0 ?* q% }5 g* u        不久就要坐办公室里工作了。
8 m; D* u* X) i; f2 C+ ]8 R$ L- ]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。
3 h3 Y! }" [, P9 Y# `+ z# D69. 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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