新概念英語第三冊(cè)逐句精講第4課The double life of Alfred Bloggs

1、新概念英語第三冊(cè)逐句精講 :第 4 課 the double life of alfred bloggslesson4 the double life of alfred bloggs阿爾弗雷德布洛格斯的雙重生活新概念 3 課文內(nèi)容：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 t

2、he 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 wo

3、rked 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 changed into overalls and spent the next

4、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. alfs wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for alf has just found another job. he will

5、 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.新概念英語 3 逐句精講：1.these days, people who do manual work often rec

6、eive far more money than people who work in offices.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。 語言點(diǎn) 1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:far more money than是典型的比較結(jié)構(gòu)。一個(gè)who 分別引導(dǎo)一個(gè)定語從句，分別修飾“兩種不同類型”的工作人群。語言點(diǎn) 2:表示“當(dāng)前，目前”的短語總結(jié):these days 如今；at present 目前；at the present time 目前； currently 當(dāng)今；nowadays 目前；for the moment 目前；for the time being 時(shí)下；pres

7、ently 時(shí)下。2.people who work in offices are frequently referred to aswhite collar workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.坐辦公室的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，系著領(lǐng)帶去上班。語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:who 引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾 people。white-collar workers 用引號(hào)括起，為借代修辭格。that 引導(dǎo)同位語從句，解釋說明 reason

8、 的內(nèi)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.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。語言點(diǎn) 1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:such 為代詞，放在句首，引起句子倒裝。 語言點(diǎn) 2:本句結(jié)構(gòu)適合模仿寫作:每個(gè)人都想少干活多掙錢，這是人的本性。such is human nature that everybody tries to ear

9、n more and work less. 年輕人總愿意追逐他們的偶像，這是人之常情。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)清潔工的阿爾弗雷 德布洛格斯

10、就是一個(gè)例子。語言點(diǎn) 1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:句首的 this 和后半句中的 it 都指代上一句 that 后說明的情況。as 在此引導(dǎo)方式狀語，表示“如同”。為了避免重復(fù)，did 用 來替代 give rise to curious situations。who 引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾 alfred bloggs，說明他是清潔工。語言點(diǎn) 2:give rise to sth.=cause,表示“引起或?qū)е履呈隆?。例句支?such conduct might give rise to misunderstanding. 這種行為可能會(huì) 引起誤解。5.when he got married, alf w

11、as too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.阿爾弗雷德結(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。 語言點(diǎn) 1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。tooto結(jié)構(gòu)表示“過于而不能”。語言點(diǎn) 2:tooto結(jié)構(gòu)用法舉例:one is never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。this question is not too difficult for him to answer. 對(duì)他來說， 這個(gè)問題不是太難回答。6.he simply told her that he worked

12、for the corporation.他只說在埃爾米斯公司上班。語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:that 引導(dǎo)賓語從句，詳細(xì)說明 told 的內(nèi)容。7.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裝離家上班。語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:every morning 為時(shí)間狀語。dressed in 為過去分 詞短語，作主語的補(bǔ)足語。8. he then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.然后換上工作服，當(dāng) 8

13、個(gè)小時(shí)的清潔工。語言點(diǎn) 1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:then 強(qiáng)調(diào)“他接下來做某事”。and 引導(dǎo)的句子 說明他換上清潔工服裝后做的事情。as a dustman 作主語 he 的補(bǔ)足語。語言點(diǎn) 2:change into 表示“更換”，與其一生相近的單詞如下: replace 替換；rotate 輪換；change 改變；exchange/commute 交換；interchange 互換例句支持:a computer cannot replace a good teacher. 一臺(tái)電腦并不能取代一個(gè) 好老師。the guards will rotate every four hours in ou

14、r community. 我們社 區(qū)里的門衛(wèi)每 4 小時(shí)換一次崗位。9. before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.晚上回家前，他洗個(gè)淋浴，重新?lián)Q上那身黑色西服。語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:before 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，說明事情發(fā)生的先后順 序。10. alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.2 年多以來，阿爾弗雷德一直這樣，他的同事也為他保守秘密。語言點(diǎn) 1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:thi

15、s 指代他瞞著太太做清潔工的事。and 引導(dǎo)的 句子說明他的同事們的作法。語言點(diǎn) 2:fellow dustmen 表示“清潔工同事們”。還有一些單詞可以表示 “同事”：colleague,confrere,yokemate,workmate,coworker,yokefellow。語言點(diǎn) 3:keep secret 表示“保守秘密”。11. alfs wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for alf has just found another job.阿爾弗雷德的妻子一直不知道她

16、嫁給了一個(gè)清潔工，而且她永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知 道了，因?yàn)榘柛ダ椎乱呀?jīng)找到新工作。語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:that 引導(dǎo)賓語從句，說明 has never discovered 的內(nèi)容。for 交代不會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)的原因。12. he will soon be working in an office.他不久就要坐在辦公室里工作了。語言點(diǎn) 1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:用將來進(jìn)行時(shí)強(qiáng)調(diào)阿爾弗雷德將來的工作狀態(tài)。 語言點(diǎn) 2:work in 強(qiáng)調(diào)“工作的地點(diǎn)”。13. 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)錢也 值得。語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:as much as 引導(dǎo)比較狀語從句。but 形成轉(zhuǎn)折，強(qiáng)