新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第4课 阿尔弗雷德•布洛格斯的双重生活(1)

　　The double life of Alfred Bloggs

　　阿尔弗雷德•布洛格斯的双重生活

　　These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. 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. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. 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. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.

　　1.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。

　　manual ['mænjuəl]

　　adj. 手工的;体力的

　　n. 手册，指南

　　例句:

　　Manual Install and Upgrade.

　　手动安装和升级。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:far more money than…是典型的比较结构。一个who分别引导一个定语从句，分别修饰“两种不同类型”的工作人群。

　　语言点2:表示“当前，目前”的短语总结:

　　These days 如今;at present 目前;at the present time 目前;currently 当今;nowadays 目前;for the moment目前;for the time being 时下;presently 时下。

　　2.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

　　坐办公室的人之所以常常被称作“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。

　　frequently ['fri:kwəntli]

　　adv. 频繁地，经常地;时常，屡次

　　例句:

　　Do you complain frequently?

　　你是否经常抱怨?

　　collar ['kɔlə]

　　n. 衣领;颈圈

　　vt. [口]抓住;给…上领子;给…套上颈圈

　　例句:

　　She collared my black wool coat with otter pelts.

　　她把我的黑呢上衣镶上了水獭领。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:who引导定语从句，修饰people。White-collar workers用引号括起，为借代修辞格。That引导同位语从句，解释说明reason的内容。

　　3.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。

　　willing ['wiliŋ]

　　adj. 乐意的;自愿的;心甘情愿的

　　v. 决心;用意志力驱使;将(财产等)遗赠某人(will的现在分词)

　　例句:

　　A person willing to wait, Another person to appear.

　　一个人愿意等待，另一个人才能出现。

　　sacrifice ['sækrifais]

　　n. 牺牲;祭品;供奉

　　vt. 牺牲;献祭;亏本出售

　　vi. 献祭;奉献

　　例句:

　　to sacrifice one's house for needs

　　因急需现钱而贱价出让房产

　　privilege ['privilidʒ]

　　n. 特权;优待;基本权利

　　vt. 给与…特权;特免

　　例句:

　　to privilege legislators from arrest

　　使立法议员有免受拘捕的特权

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:such为代词，放在句首，引起句子倒装。

　　语言点2:本句结构适合模仿写作:

　　每个人都想少干活多挣钱，这是人的本性。

　　Such is human nature that everybody tries to earn more and work less.

　　年轻人总愿意追逐他们的偶像，这是人之常情。

　　Such is human nature that young people are often willing to run after their idols.

　　4.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阿尔弗雷德•布洛格斯就是一个例子。

　　curious ['kjuəriəs]

　　adj. 好奇的，有求知欲的;古怪的;爱挑剔的

　　例句:

　　1. He has a curious look.

　　他有一种奇怪的表情。

　　dustman ['dʌstmən]

　　n. 清洁工人

　　例句:

　　(He)spent the next eight hours as a dustman.

　　(他)作为一个清洁工工作八个小时。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:句首的this和后半句中的it都指代上一句that后说明的情况。As在此引导方式状语，表示“如同”。为了避免重复，did用来替代give rise to curious situations。Who引导定语从句，修饰Alfred Bloggs，说明他是清洁工。

　　语言点2:give rise to sth.=cause,表示“引起或导致某事”。

　　例句支持:

　　Such conduct might give rise to misunderstanding. 这种行为可能会引起误解。

　　5.When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.

　　阿尔弗雷德结婚时，感到非常难为情，而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。

　　embarrassed [im'bærəst]

　　adj. 尴尬的;窘迫的

　　v. 使...困窘;使...局促不安(embarrass的过去分词形式)

　　例句:

　　I embarrassed myself the entire evening.

　　整个晚上我都难堪极了。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:when引导时间状语从句。Too…to…结构表示“过于…而不能…”。

　　语言点2:too…to…结构用法举例:

　　One is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。

　　This question is not too difficult for him to answer. 对他来说，这个问题不是太难回答。