The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs
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The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs
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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.
如今，体力劳动者的收入一般要比坐在办公室的人高出许多。坐在办公室的人之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常穿着硬领白衬衫、系着领带去上班。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，此乃人性使然。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·布罗格斯就是一个例子。
第2段
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. 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. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr. Bloggs", not "Alf".
艾尔弗结婚时，感到面子上过不去，便没有告诉妻子他的职业。他只告诉妻子，自己在那家公司上班。每天早晨，他穿上一身笔挺的黑西装去上班，然后换上工作服，做 8个小时的清洁工。晚上回家前，他冲个凉，重新换上那身黑西装。两年多以来， 艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也替他保密。艾尔弗的妻子一直没发现她嫁给了一个清洁工，而且她永远也不会知道了，因为艾尔弗已经找到新东家，不久就要坐到办公室工作了。他今后的收入只有过去的一半。不过他觉得，地位升高了，损失点儿钱也值得。从此，艾尔弗可以一天到晚穿西装了。别人也将称呼他为“布罗格斯先生”，而不再叫他“艾尔弗” 了。
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