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Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs阿尔弗雷德。布洛格斯的双重生活【New words and expressions】 生词和短语manual adj. 体力的collar n. 衣领sacrifice v. 牺牲,献出privilege n. 好处dustman n. 清洁工corporation n. 公司overalls n. 工作服shower n. 淋浴secret n. 秘密status n. 地位manual adj. 体力的= physical manual work:体力工作 mental work: 脑力工作collar n. 衣领white-collar:白领 ( do mental work)blue-collar:蓝领 （do manual work） (get) hot under the collar: 怒气冲天sacrifice v. 牺牲，献出vt. to give up for good purposeEg: sacrifice ones life for the country sacrifice time n. make many sacrificesprivilege n. 好处 = advantage特权 （=special right）牺牲掉自己的好处：sacrifice ones advantage / rivilege特许某人做某事：give sb. the rivilege of doing sth.privileged adj. 荣幸的overalls n. 工作服男工作服； overall 女工作服secret n. 秘密adj. keep secret:保密Its between you and me.Ill keep it to myself.confidential : 机密的in secret:私下里= secretly, in private, privatelyI was told about it in secret.in the secret: 知道内情He was in the secret from the beginning.status n. 地位= social position s-t-a-t-u-ss-t-a-t-u-e: 雕像，塑像corporation n. 公司shower n. 淋浴dustman n. 清洁工【Text】 Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 阿尔弗雷德。布洛格斯的双重生活听录音，然后回答以下问题。Why did Alf want a white-collar job?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 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 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 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. AlFs wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, 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 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.【课文讲解】people who do manual work = blue-collar workers people who work in offices / do mental work = white-collar workersfar more moneyfar-副词，用来强调语气=muchrefer to as =regard as 把看作为I always refer to him as bookworm (书呆子).for the simple reason = for 引导的原因状语从句for the reason that 比because正式，因此多用于正式文体human nature 人性化suchthatthat 引导同位语从句，进一步补充说明such的基本内涵His kindness was such that we will never forget him.= Such was his kindnessSuch is human nature that we want to get a lot of things free.Such用在句首，要倒装Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.介词for表示一种目的be willing to do sth. = be ready to do sth. 心甘情愿做give rise to , lead to, cause:引起，惹起 =result inSuch conduct might give rise to misunderstandings.The bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes.in the case of: 至于，就而言Eg: Stealing is no shame in the case of him.in case of: (连) 万一，以防Eg: You should ensure your house in case of fire.Who引导定语从句Too embarrassed to say:太尴尬而没有说明be ashamed of get marriedmarry v. 如果强调动作：He married the girl 如果表示状态：get married, be married 如果表明和某人已经结婚多长时间了：be married to sb.The old man has been married to his wife 50 years.Tooto, 太而不能L04-03 begin simply adv. 用来修饰限定动词tolddressed in a smart black suit-形容词短语表示一种状态Eg: He got to work dressed in a beautiful coat.He left home wearing a smart black suit.Changed into: 换上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句的主语。After getting home, he had a good rest.Before having dinner, he finished all his homework.She never will = she will never discover the secret在省略句式中， never要放在助动词之前。Will you go to see her? I will never go to see her. / No, I never will.half as much as (he used to): 是 的一半half (a quarter, twice, three times ) as as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 exected.This room is about three times as large as that one.as (形容词或副词原形)as 是 几倍比 多几倍：times (形容词或副词比较级)This road is four times longer than that one. = This road is five times as long as that one.is well worth the loss of money What he obtained is well worth the loss of timeWell 副词用来加强语气，修饰形容词worthL04-04 begin 【Special difficulties】难点A 英语中的许多动词不能以人作为宾语，只能代某物或某事。如果需要说明是某人就要用介词to.Eg: He explained the difficulty to meHe told a story to me.= He told me a story.两类词汇：tell可以和双宾语搭配（指物的直接宾语，指人的间接宾语） explain, say只能带一个（直接）宾语，在间接宾语前要介词to She speaks English to her husband and Swedish to her children.He admitted his guilt to the police.Did you suggest this idea to him?当直接宾语比较长或者是个从句时，通常放在间接宾语之后，但say除外I explained to him the impossibility of granting his request.He confessed to me that he had fallen asleep during the meeting.B. worth adj. 后面只能跟名词或动名词His suggestion is worth considering.【Multiple choice questions】多项选择题 Comprehension1 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 usually 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.illustrate: 阐明，阐述根据 a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar worker1. A2 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 dustman.c. He led a double life.d. He earned twice as much as he used to.disguise /disgaiz/ vt. 假装，扮作；隐瞒；n. 假装；化装服Double life2. C3 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. He can now tell his wife about his previous job without embarrassment.d. He feels that other people will respect him more.3. Dhe feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.Structure4 They usually wear a collar and tie (l.4)a. as they work b. to work c. going to work d. in order to workto go 可以省略They usually go to work wearing a collar and tie.4. B5 Alf was anything to his wife. (l.9)a. so embarrassed he said b. very embarrassed and said c. very embarrassed, so he said d. so embarrassed he did not sayAlfred was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.Tooto (不定式to 表示否定)Sothat:“如此以至于”（在that引导的结果状语从句中，如果采用否定式，可以和tooto互换）Eg: The water is too hot for us to drink. = The water is so hot that we cant drink.6 He told her that he worked for the Corporation (ll.9-10)a. simply b. in a simple way c. and no more d. only He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.Simply adv “仅仅是，再没有别的了” = only, just无论是simply, only 还是just, 往往用在主体之前I did it simply / only for the money.I dont like driving. I do it simply / only because I have to go to work each day.And no more -放句尾in a simple way: 简单的，简朴的Eg: She was always dressed in a simple way.7 Before he home at night, he took a shower (ll.11-12)a. was returning b. returned c. had returned d. will return如果主、从的主语一致，可用介词和动名词形式搭配。Before连接词，引导时间状语从句（一般使用简单时态，不用将来时） Before he returned homeBefore引导的从句，常用一般现在时或一般过去时，不用进行时。8 His earnings were only half the amount (l.14)a. as they used to b. they used to c. they used to be d. they were used to half as much as it used to bethe amount 要用定语从句进行限定used to: 当主句的谓语动词是行为动词时，之后的动词必须省略掉。Used to be:当主句的谓语动词是系动词时，之