27Lesson 4 The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs

Lesson4TheDoubleLifeofAlfredBloggsWarming-up1).What'sthemeaningoftitle?Whatdoesthedoubleliferefertointhecontext?2).WhydidAlfredwantawhite-collarjob?Becausehethoughtitwashigherinstatusthanhispresentjob.Nowadayspeopleoftencaremoreaboutthestatusofajobthanthesalary.NewwordsandExpressions•manualadj.手工的；体力的n.手册，指南manualwork体力劳动mentalwork脑力劳动manualcontrol人工控制，手动控制acomputermanual电脑使用手册•collar衣领；颈圈goldcollar金领whitecollar白领bluecollar蓝领（体力劳动者）pinkcollar粉领dogcollar:astiffroundcollarwornbypriests牧师职业makeacollare.g:Thepolicemanmadeacollaronthethief.•privilegen.特权；优待；基本权利aspecialadvantagee.g:Parkinginthisstreetistheprivilegeoftheresident.fortheprivilegeof为了（获得）·····特权e.g:Sixpencefortheprivilegeofpassingbytheprivateroad!IntensiveReading•Paragraph1:ItintroducesthesociabackgroundsofAlfred'sstory.•Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.•such用在句首，句子需要倒装Hiskindnesswassuchthatwewillneverforgethim.=Suchwashiskindness…•that后面引导的是同位语从句，补充说明such的基本内涵•Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastoo*embarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorining,helefthomedressedinasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsandspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.Alf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto,buthefeelsthathisriseinstatusiswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim'Mr.Bloggs',not'Alf'.Whenhegotmarried(premise),Alfwastooembarrassed(process)tosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob(event).Hesimplytoldherthatheworkedforthecorporation.(result)keyword:tooembarrassedPerspectivetaking:IfyouwereAlf。。。。Alf'swife（character)hasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustman(climax）andsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob(result).keywords:discovereddustmanperspectivetaking：IfyouwereAlfred'swife。。。。。。Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherwillcallhimMr.Bloggs,notAlfredkeywords:Mr.BloggsAfredperspectivetaking:Value?NotValue?Homework!一人一珍珠Giveyourowndefinitiontoyourlife