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# The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

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.

中文理解：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。

* **pay for**：借钱 / 归还 / 支付；借入用 borrow，借给别人用 lend；pay for 后说明购买对象。

* **give rise to**：导致；引起；通常后接问题、担忧或变化等名词，不接动词原形。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①receive = get。②sacrifice = give up。③privilege = special advantage, honour。 ④give rise to = lead to, cause,引起、惹起。⑤curious = strange。⑥Such is human nature 是表语 such 前置的倒装结构，可理解为 Human nature is such；that 引导结果从句，意思是“人性如此，以至于……”。such 不是形式主语。⑦in the case of 至于，就…而言，in case of（介词短语，后接名词）万一、如果发生。⑧这里是as 引导的方式状语从句\[感谢读者@bill@Far Away@入居法师屡次探讨，让我得以详细检视此次错误20200909]，该从句中又含有who 引导的定语从句。

\[语法符号讲解] ⑥该句 human nature 是主语，is 是系动词，such 是前置的表语；that 从句说明由这种人性引出的结果。原来的主语从句标记应结合这一分析理解，不要把 that 从句误认作真正主语。

### 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".

中文理解：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。

* **used to**：过去常常 / 习惯于；used to do 说过去习惯；be used to 后说已习惯的事，别混用。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①embarrassed = shy，be ashamed of。②before 引导的时间状语从句，return 的逻辑主语与主句的he 保持一致，所以原句=Before he returned home。③discovered = found out。④she never will=she will never discover，省略句中，never 放到助动词之前。⑤status = social position 地位，身份。辨析：stature，身高、水平；statute，法令、法规。\[本段he left home dressed in a smart black suit 句子成分划分有所修改，感谢读者@zzz-naruto 指出20211028]

#### Summary 摘要

When he got married, Alfred Bloggs told his wife he worked for the Corporation. Though he dressed in a smart black suit every morning, he changed into overalls at work and spent the day working as a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suit at night. This lasted for two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. His wife will never learn the truth(了解真相) because her husband will be an office worker in future. (80 words)

#### Composition 作文 Nearly Caught 差点穿帮

\[1]One morning Alf and three other dustmen were collecting rubbish in Merton Street and they stopped outside Mrs. Frost's house.

\[2]Though Alf didn't know it, his wife was visiting Mrs. Frost at the time. She and Mrs. Frost were old friends, though Mrs. Frost had never met Alf. Alf was just getting out of the dustcart to go into Mrs. Frost's backyard when he saw his wife leaving Mrs. Frost's house. He quickly returned to the dustcart and hid in the driving cabin. While he was hiding, his fellow dustmen helped him by collecting Mrs. Frost's rubbish. Meanwhile, Alf's wife and Mrs. Frost talked on the doorstep(门阶). It looked as though their conversation would never end!

\[3]At last Mrs. Bloggs said goodbye to Mrs. Frost. She waved to one of the dustmen whom she recognized and she went towards the dustcart to greet him. The dustman waved back and gave her a big smile as the dustcart drove off(开走，赶走). Mrs. Bloggs stood on the pavement and watched the dustcart disappear down the street. Then she began to walk home. "It's all right, Alf," his friend said. "She can't see you now."

\[4]"Thanks, Jim," Alf said. "That was a lucky escape!" (200 words)

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