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Lesson4ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的双重生活Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。WhydidAlfwantawhite-collarjob?Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivetarmoremoneythanpeoplewhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas‘white-collarworkers'forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.Thiscangiverisetocurioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,helefthomedressedinasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsandspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.Alf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto,buthefeelsthathim‘Mr.Bloggs’,not‘Alf’.Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语manual(1.1)/'m$nju+l/adj．体力的corporation(1.10)/?k&:p+'reiM+n/n．公司collar(1.4)/'k&l+/n．衣领overalls(1.11）/'+(v+r&:lz/n．工作服sacrifice(1.5)/'s$kr+fais/v．牺牲，献出shower(1.12)/'Mau+/n．淋浴privilege(1.6)/'privilid{/n．好处secret(1.12)/'si:krit/n．秘密dustman(1.7)/'d)stm+n/n．清洁工status(1.15)/'stets/n．地位Notesonthetext课文注释1Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas‘white-collarworkers’,那些坐在办公室的人，往往被称为“白领工人”。white-collarworkers往往指脑力劳动者，而体力劳动者则被称为blue-collarworkers,蓝领工人。2forthesimplereasonthat…这里that引导的从句是thereason的同位语。3Suchishumannature,that…such位于句首，起强调作用，后面要用倒装语序，that引导的是such的同位语从句。4asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswho…workedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.正如给埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的情况所造成的怪现象那样。asitdid中的it是指上一句中that从句所指的情况，而did是替代giverisetocurioussituations。5halfasmuchasheusedto,只相当于过去的一半。参考译文如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。坐办公室的人之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫、系看领带去上班。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，此乃人之常情。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·布洛格斯就是一个例子。艾尔弗结婚时，感到非常难为情，而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。每天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。两年多以来，艾尔弗一直这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。艾尔弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁给了一个清洁工，而且她永远也不会知道了，因为艾尔弗已找到新职，不久就要坐在办公室里工作了。他将来挣的钱只有他现在的一半。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服了。别人将称呼他为“布洛格斯先生”，而不再叫他“艾尔弗”了。Summarywriting摘要写作Innotmorethan80wordsdescribehowAlfredBloggspreventedhiswifefromfindingoutthatheworkedasadustman.Donotincludeanythingthatisnotinthelastparagraph.Answerthesequestionsinnoteformtogetyourpoints:1WhatdidAlfredBloggstellhiswifewhentheygotmarried?2Howdidhedresseachmorningbeforehelefthome?3Didhechangeintooverallsornot?4Howdidhespendtheday?5Whatdidhedobeforegoinghomeatnight?6Forhowlongdidthislast?7Didhisfellowdustmenkeephissecretornot?8Willhiswifeeverlearnthetruth?9Wherewillherhusbandbeworkinginfuture?Vocabulary词汇Giveanotherwordorphrasetoreplacethefollowingwordsastheyareusedinthepassage:receive(1.1);sacrifice(1.5);privilege(1.6);curious(1.7);embarrassed(1.9);discovered(1.13);status(1.15).Composition作文Writeacompositionofabout200wordsusingtheideasgivenbelow.Donotwritemorethanthreeparagraphs.Title:Nearlycaught.Introduction:Alfandthreeotherdustmenwerecollectingrubbish----arrivedatMrs.Frost'shouse.Development:Alf'swifewasvisitingMrs.Frostatthetime----Alfwasjustgettingoutofthedustcart----sawhiswifeleavingMrs.Frost'shouse----hidindustcart----dustmenhelpedhim----hiswifetalkedtoMrs.Frostonthedoorstep.Conclusion:ThedustcartdroveawayjustasMrs.Bloggscametowardsit.Letterwriting书信写作Writealetterofabout80wordstoanacquaintancewhomyoudonotknowverywellaskinghimtolendyouabookyouknowhepossesses.SupplyasuitableIntroductionandConclusion.UsethefollowingideastowriteyourPurpose:askforloanofbook----itstitle----Whyyouwantit----howlongyouwillkeepit----youwilltakegoodcareofit.Keystructures关键句型Whathashappened?Whathasbeenhappening?现在完成时与现在完成进行时（IKS76）（参见第2册第76课关键句型）Exercises练习AFindtwoverbsinthepassagewhichtelluswhathashappenedandnotehowtheyhavebeenused.BWritesentencesusingeachofthefollowingwordsorphrases:sincelastApril;uptillnow;just;ever;yet.Specialdifficulties难点AAlfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswife.(1.9)间接宾语(CompareISD3)（对比第2册第3课难点）Studytheseexamples:Heexplainedthedifficultytome.Idescribedthescenetomywife.Hesaidnothingtomeaboutit.Didyousuggestthisideatohim?Iconfidedthesecrettomysister.BWordsoftenmisused:WorthStudytheseexamples:Hisriseinstatusiswellworththelossofmoney.(1.15)Thatfilmisnotworthseeing.(CompareIKS68a)（对比第2册第68课关键句型a）Exercises练习AWritesentencesusingthefollowingcombinationsofwords:1describe/film/aunt.2say/nothing/her.3explain/theposition/me.4propose/idea/us.BChoosethecorrectwordsinthefollowing:1(Is)(Does)itworthfivepounds?2Isthisworth(buying)(tobuy)?3Yourcar(does)(is)notworth￡5,000.4Idon'tthinkitisworth(togo)(going)toallthattrouble.Multiplechoicequestions多项选择题Choosethecorrectanswerstothefollowingquestions.Comprehension理解1WhatdoesthecaseofAlfredBloggsillustrate?a．Thatpeopleoftencaremoreaboutthestatus