Text 课文
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 do manual work = blue-collar workers
people who do mental work = white-collar workers = people who work in offices
for more money（far副词用来加强语气= much）
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.
refer to...as = regard...as 把...看作为
-- I always refer to him as bookworm（n.书呆子）
for the simple reason = for 引导的原因状语从句
for the reason that多用于正式文体，because多用于口语中。
-- He is refer to as a book worm for the simple reason that he spare no efforts reading.
-- He was send to prison for he could not pay his debts.
Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for
the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
human nature 人性
such...that... （that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 kindness that… （such在句首要倒装）
= He was so kind that we will never forget him.
-- Such is human nature that we want to get a lot of things free.
介词for表示一种目的
be willing to do sth = be ready to do sth 心甘情愿做
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.
give rise to =（lead to v.导致, 通向）（cause vt.引起, 惹起）（result in v.导致）
-- Such conduct might give rise to misunderstandings. 这种行为会引起误解。
-- The bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes. 不良的环境引起了犯罪。
in the case of 就...来说, 关于, 就...而言 （= concerning prep.关于, 涉及, 就...说）
-- Stealing is no shame in the case of him. 偷窃对他来说不是一件可耻的事。
in case of（副词）万一, 以防 à （in case conj.万一）
-- You should ensure your house in case of fire. （ensure vt.保证; 担保, 保险）
-- Take umbrella in case of rain 带上雨伞以防下雨。
who引导定语从句
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
too embarrassed to say 太尴尬而没有说明
be ashamed of 感到羞愧, 惭愧
-- Alf was ashamed of his job as a dustman.
marry 强调动作 （-- He married the girl. 他娶了这个女孩。）
get married 强调过程（-- Last year they got married.）
be married to sb 强调状态（-- The old man has been married to his wife for 50 years.）
He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
Simply 副词--用来修饰限定动词told
Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
dressed in a smart black suit --形容词短语表示一种状态 打方框代表有问题
-- He go to work dressed in a beautiful coat.
-- He left home wearing a smart black suit.
He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
changed into 换上 / change back into 换回
Before returning home at night. He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
Before returning home = Before he returned home
Before和动名词搭配, 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.
Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.
Alf's 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.
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 to to see her" = "No, I never will."
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
half / a quarter / twice / three times + as...as... 表示倍数
-- I won't 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 large as that one.
是...的几倍：...as +形容词或副词原形+ as...
比...多几倍：...times +形容词或副词比较级+ than…
-- This road is four times longer than that one. = This road is five times as long as that one.
What he obtained is well worth the loss of time. 他的所得是值得花时间的。
well 副词用来加强语气, 修饰形容词worth
From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
