新概念英语第三册第四课lessonthedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs艾尔弗雷德布洛格斯的双重生活

1、The double life of Alfred BloggsLesson 4What do you want to be in the future?doctornurseteacherastronautscientist actress/actor directorsingerflight attendantpilotfirefighterpolicemanjudgejournalist chief editorphotographerbuilderminer postmanbaker cookelectricianbus drivercarpentermechanicpainterpl

2、umbertailorengineerarchitectchemistSome other occupationsThere are white-collar workers, and blue-collar workers. Today well talk about a man who wanted to change his job.Listen to the passage and see if you can answer this question:Why did Alf want a white-collar job?Because he thought it was highe

3、r in status than his present job.ReadingListen to the passage again, then answer these questions: Who generally earn more, manual workers or office worker? What was Alfred Bloggs job at the Ellesmere Corporation? Was Alf married? What did Alf fail to tell his wife? How did he change into when he got

4、 to work? How long did Alf do this? Did Alfs wife discover his secret? Where will Alf soon be working? How will people address him? Who generally earn more, manual workers or office worker? What was Alfred Bloggs job at the Ellesmere Corporation? Was Alf married? What did Alf fail to tell his wife?

5、How did he change into when he got to work? How long did Alf do this? Did Alfs wife discover his secret? Where will Alf soon be working? How will people address him?Manual workers.He was a dustman.Yes, he was.That he was a dustman.overalls.For over two years.No, she didnt.In an office.“Mr. Bloggs”,

6、not “Alf”.New words and expressionsmanual 体力的collar 衣领sacrifice 牺牲，献出privilege 好处dustman 清洁工corporation 公司overalls 工作服shower 淋浴secret 秘密status 地位manualadj. 体力的physicalmanual work: 体力工作mental work: 脑力工作collarn. 衣领white-collar:白领（do mental work)blue-collar: 蓝领（do manual work)（get) hot under the collar

7、:怒气冲天sacrificev. vt. 牺牲，献出sacrifice ones life for the countrysacrifice timen.献祭，供奉，祭品；牺牲；献身make many sacrifices privilegen. 好处=advantage 特权（special right)牺牲掉自己的好处：sacrifice ones advantage/privilege特许某人做某事：give sb. the privilege of doing sth.privileged:（a.)荣幸的secret n. 秘密a. keep secret:保密Its a secret

8、 between you and me. b. in secret:私下里secretly, in private, privatelyI was told about it in secret.C. in the secret:知道内情He was in the secret from the beginningstatusn. 地位social positionWomens social status has changed much over the years. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more m

9、oney than people who work in offices. far more moneyfar是副词，常放在形容词比较级前面用来强调语气， 相当于muchpeople who do manual work blue-collar workerspeople who work in offices / do mental work white-collar workers The book is far more interesting than that one.He is much taller than I . 2. People who work in offices a

10、re frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.urefer to.as = regard.as 把.看作为I always refer to him as bookworm（书呆子）.ugo to work 去上班 go to school 去上学ufor the simple reason，for 引导的原因状语从句for the reason that比because正式，因此多用于

11、正式文体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.u这里的such.that.中，such 是主语，that引导同位语从句，进一步补充说明such的基本内涵Such is human nature that we want to get a lot of things free.ube willing to do sth.=be ready to do

12、sth.心甘情愿做uprivilegen. 特权, 特别待遇, 基本公民权力, 特免I had the privilege of meeting the queen.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.ugive rise to, lead to, cause:引起，惹起result inSuch conduct might give rise to mis

13、understandings.The bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes.uin the case of 至于，就.而言concerningStealing is no shame in the case of him.in case of 假设, 万一In case of rain they cant go. 万一下雨，他们就不能去了。5. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.utoo emb

14、arrassed to say:太尴尬而没有说明 tooto太而不能(含否定意义)He is too young to dress himself.=He is so young that he cant dress himself.uget married 当“结婚”讲时，marry为不及物动词，一般用get married 或 be married,来表示结婚这件事。My best friend got married last weekend. 当“嫁、娶”讲时,marry为及物动词，后面直接加宾语（marry sb.）。Jane married Jone.珍妮嫁给了约翰。 6. Eve

15、ry morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.udressed in a smart black suit-形容词短语表示一种状态 He got to work dressed in a beautiful coat. He left home wearing a smart black suit.uchanged into：换上 She changed into the worki

16、ng clothes. 她换上了工作服。 7. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.Before returning home=Before he returned home在before引导的时间状语从句中，return的逻辑主语和主句的主语he是保持一致的，所以这个时间状语是由介词before和动名词搭配而成，相当于before引导的时间状语从句。如果运用动名词形式，动名词的逻辑主语必须是主如果运用动名词形式，动名词的逻辑主语必须是主句的主语。句的主语。After g

17、etting home, he had a good rest.Before having dinner, he finished all his homework.8. 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.half as much as (he used to)half (a quarter, twice, three times) as . as.-表示倍数表示倍数I wont marry a man who is twice as old as me.We got three times as many people as we expected.This room is about three times as l