新概念第三冊(cè)第四課

1、Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs阿爾弗雷德布洛格斯的雙重生活Listen to the tape then answer the question below.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Why did Alf want a white-collar job?These days, people who do manual work often receive tar more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently refe

2、rred 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

3、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. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then

4、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 wil

5、l, 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 him Mr. Bloggs , not Alf .New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)manual(1. 1) /'m $nju+l/adj 體力的corporation(1. 10)/ ?k& :p+'reiM+n/ n 公司collar(1. 4)

6、/'k &l+/ n 衣領(lǐng)overalls(1. 11 ) /'+(v+r& :lz/ n 工作服sacrifice(1. 5) /'s $kr+fais/ v 犧牲，獻(xiàn)出shower(1. 12) /' Mau+/ n 淋浴privilege(1. 6)/'privilid / n 好處secret(1. 12) /'si:krit/ n 秘密dustman(1. 7)/'d )stm+n/ n 清潔工status(1. 15)/'stets/ n 地位Notes on the text 課文注釋1 People

7、 who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers , 那些坐在辦公室的人， 往往被稱為 “白領(lǐng)工人” 。 white-collar workers 往往指腦力勞動(dòng)者，而體力勞動(dòng)者則被稱為 blue-collar workers, 藍(lán)領(lǐng)工人。2 for the simple reason that 這里 that 弓I導(dǎo)的從何是 the reason 的同位 語(yǔ)。3 Such is human nature, that such 位于句首，起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用，后面要用倒裝語(yǔ)序， that 引導(dǎo)的是 such 的

8、 同位語(yǔ)從句。4 as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.正如給埃爾斯米爾公司當(dāng)清潔工的艾爾弗雷德布洛格斯的情況所造成的怪現(xiàn)象那樣。 as it did 中的 it 是指上一句中 that 從句所 指的情況，而did 是替代 give rise to curious situations 。5 half as much as he used to, 只相當(dāng)于過去的一半。參考譯文如今， 從事體力勞動(dòng)的人的收入一般要比坐辦公室的人高出許多。 坐辦公室 的

9、人之所以常常被稱作“白領(lǐng)工人”，就是因?yàn)樗麄兺ǔＪ谴┲差I(lǐng)白襯衫、系看領(lǐng)帶去上班。 許多人常常情愿放棄較高的薪水以換取做白領(lǐng)工人的殊榮， 此乃人之常情。 而這常常會(huì)引起種種奇怪的現(xiàn)象， 在埃爾斯米爾公司當(dāng)清潔工的艾爾 弗雷德布洛格斯就是一個(gè)例子。艾爾弗結(jié)婚時(shí)， 感到非常難為情， 而沒有將自己的職業(yè)告訴妻子。 他只說在 埃爾斯米爾公司上班。 每天早晨， 他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西裝離家上班， 然后換 上工作服，當(dāng) 8 個(gè)小時(shí)清潔工。晚上回家前，他洗個(gè)淋浴，重新?lián)Q上那身黑色西 服。兩年多以來，艾爾弗一直這樣，他的同事也為他保守秘密。艾爾弗的妻子一 直不知道她嫁給了一個(gè)清潔工， 而且她永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知道了，

10、 因?yàn)榘瑺柛ヒ颜业叫?職， 不久就要坐在辦公室里工作了。 他將來掙的錢只有他現(xiàn)在的一半。 不過他覺 得，地位升高了，損失點(diǎn)兒錢也值得。從此，艾爾弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。別 人將稱呼他為“布洛格斯先生”，而不再叫他“艾爾弗”了。Summary writing 摘要寫作In not more than 80 words describe how Alfred Bloggs prevented his wife from finding out that he worked as a dustman. Do not include anything that is not in the last p

11、aragraph.Answer these questions in note form to get your points:1 What did Alfred Bloggs tell his wife when they got married?2 How did he dress each morning before he left home?3 Did he change into overalls or not?4 How did he spend the day?5 What did he do before going home at night?6 For how long

12、did this last?7 Did his fellow dustmen keep his secret or not?8 Will his wife ever learn the truth?9 Where will her husband be working in future?Vocabulary 詞匯Give another word or phrase to replace the following words as they are used in the passage: receive(1. 1); sacrifice(1. 5); privilege(1. 6); c

13、urious(1. 7); embarrassed(1. 9); discovered(1. 13); status(1. 15).Composition 作文Write a composition of about 200 words using the ideas given below. Do not write more than three paragraphs.Title: Nearly caught.Introduction: Alf and three other dustmen were collecting rubbisharrived at Mrs. Frost'

14、s house.Development: Alf's wife was visiting Mrs. Frost at the timeAlf was justgetting out of the dustcartsaw his wife leaving Mrs. Frost's househid industcartdustmen helped himhis wife talked to Mrs. Frost on thedoorstep.Conclusion: The dustcart drove away just as Mrs. Bloggs came towards i

15、t.Letter writing 書信寫作Write a letter of about 80 words to an acquaintance whom you do not know very well asking him to lend you a book you know he possesses. Supply a suitable Introduction and Conclusion.Use the following ideas to write your Purpose: ask for loan of bookitstitleWhy you want ithow lon

16、g you will keep ityou will take good care ofit.Key structures 關(guān)鍵句型What has happened? What has been happening? 現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)與現(xiàn)在完 成進(jìn)行時(shí)（ IKS 76 ）（參見第 2冊(cè)第 76 課關(guān)鍵句型）Exercises 練習(xí)A Find two verbs in the passage which tell us what has happened and note how they have been used.B Write sentences using each of the fol

17、lowing words or phrases: since last April; up till now; just; ever; yet.Special difficulties 難點(diǎn)A Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife. （1. 9） 間接賓語(yǔ) （Compare ISD 3） （對(duì)比第 2 冊(cè)第 3 課難點(diǎn)）Study these examples:He explained the difficulty to me.I described the scene to my wife.He said nothing to

18、 me about it.Did you suggest this idea to him?I confided the secret to my sister.B Words often misused: WorthStudy these examples:His rise in status is well worth the loss of money. (1. 15)That film is not worth seeing. (Compare IKS 68a ) (對(duì)比第 2 冊(cè)第 68 課關(guān) 鍵句型 a)Exercises 練習(xí)A Write sentences using the

19、 following combinations of words:1 describe/film/ aunt.2 say/nothing/her.3 explain/the position/me.4 propose/idea/us.B Choose the correct words in the following:1 (Is) (Does) it worth five pounds?2 Is this worth(buying) (to buy)?3 Your car(does) (is) not worth £ 5, 000.4 I don't think it is

20、 worth(to go) (going) to all that trouble.Multiple choice questions 多項(xiàng)選擇題Choose the correct answers to the following questions.Comprehension 理解1 What does the case of Alfred Bloggs illustrate?a That people often care more about the status of a job than the salary.b That white-collar workers' usu

21、ally wear a suit to go to work.c That manual workers prefer to keep their job a secret.d That office workers usually earn less than manual workers.2 What did Alfred Bloggs do for over two years?a He told his wife he worked for the Corporation, when in fact he did not.b He disguised himself as a dust

22、man.c He led a double life.d He earned twice as much as he used to.3 Why did Alfred Bloggs consider wearing a suit all day and being called Mr. Bloggs so important?a His new job is worth more than his previous one in every respect.b He will no longer need a shower before returning home from work.c H

23、e can now tell his wife about his previous job without embarrassment.d He feels that other people will respect him more.Structure 結(jié)構(gòu)4 They usually wear a collar and tie （1.4）a as they workb to workc going to workd in order to work5 Alf was anything to his wife. （1. 9）a so embarrassed he saidb very embarrassed and saidc very embarrassed,