练习材料:
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 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. 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'.
/ðiːz/ /deɪz/, /ˈpiːpl/ /huː/ /duː/ /ˈmænjʊəl/ /wɜːk/ /ˈɒf(ə)n/ /rɪˈsiːv/ /fɑː/ /mɔː/ /ˈmʌni/ /ðæn/ /ˈpiːpl/ /huː/ /wɜːk/ /ɪn/ /ˈɒfɪsɪz/. /ˈpiːpl/ /huː/ /wɜːk/ /ɪn/ /ˈɒfɪsɪz/ /ɑː/ /ˈfriːkwəntli/ /rɪˈfɜːd/ /tuː/ /æz/ "/ˈwaɪtˈkɒlə/ /ˈwɜːkəz/" /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈsɪmpl/ /ˈriːzn/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ /weər/ /ə/ /ˈkɒlər/ /ænd/ /taɪ/ /tuː/ /gəʊ/ /tuː/ /wɜːk/. /sʌʧ/ /ɪz/ /ˈhjuːmən/ /ˈneɪʧə/, /ðæt/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /ˈmɛni/ /ˈpiːpl/ /ɑːr/ /ˈɒf(ə)n/ /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ /ˈhaɪə/ /peɪ/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ/ /ɒv/ /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪtˈkɒlə/ /ˈwɜːkəz/. /ðɪs/ /kæn/ /gɪv/ /raɪz/ /tuː/ /ˈkjʊərɪəs/ /ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz/, /æz/ /ɪt/ /dɪd/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /keɪs/ /ɒv/ /ˈælfrəd/ Bloggs /huː/ /wɜːkt/ /æz/ /ə/ /ˈdʌstmən/ /fɔː/ /ði/ Ellesmere /ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən/. /wɛn/ /hiː/ /gɒt/ /ˈmærɪd/, Alf /wɒz/ /tuː/ /ɪmˈbærəst/ /tuː/ /seɪ/ /ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/ /tuː/ /hɪz/ /waɪf/ /əˈbaʊt/ /hɪz/ /ʤɒb/. /hiː/ /ˈsɪmpli/ /təʊld/ /hɜː/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /wɜːkt/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən/.
/ˈɛvri/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/, /hiː/ /lɛft/ /həʊm/ /drɛst/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /smɑːt/ /blæk/ /sjuːt/. /hiː/ /ðɛn/ /ʧeɪnʤd/ /ˈɪntuː/ /ˈəʊvərɔːlz/ /ænd/ /spɛnt/ /ðə/ /nɛkst/ /eɪt/ /ˈaʊəz/ /æz/ /ə/ /ˈdʌstmən/. /bɪˈfɔː/ /rɪˈtɜːnɪŋ/ /həʊm/ /æt/ /naɪt/, /hiː/ /tʊk/ /ə/ /ˈʃaʊər/ /ænd/ /ʧeɪnʤd/ /bæk/ /ˈɪntuː/ /hɪz/ /sjuːt/. Alf /dɪd/ /ðɪs/ /fɔːr/ /ˈəʊvə/ /tuː/ /jɪəz/ /ænd/ /hɪz/ /ˈfɛləʊ/ dustmen /kɛpt/ /hɪz/ /ˈsiːkrɪt/ Alf's /waɪf/ /hæz/ /ˈnɛvə/ /dɪsˈkʌvəd/ /ðæt/ /ʃiː/ /ˈmærɪd/ /ə/ /ˈdʌstmən/ /ænd/ /ʃiː/ /ˈnɛvə/ /wɪl/, /fɔː/ Alf /hæz/ /ʤʌst/ /faʊnd/ /əˈnʌðə/ /ʤɒb/. /hiː/ /wɪl/ /suːn/ /biː/ /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ən/ /ˈɒfɪs/. /hiː/ /wɪl/ /biː/ /ˈɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈəʊnli/ /hɑːf/ /æz/ /mʌʧ/ /æz/ /hiː/ /juːzd/ /tuː/, /bʌt/ /hiː/ /fiːlz/ /ðæt/ /hɪz/ /raɪz/ /ɪn/ /ˈsteɪtəs/ /ɪz/ /wɛl/ /wɜːθ/ /ðə/ /lɒs/ /ɒv/ /ˈmʌni/. /frɒm/ /naʊ/ /ɒn/, /hiː/ /wɪl/ /weər/ /ə/ /sjuːt/ /ɔːl/ /deɪ/ /ænd/ /ˈʌðəz/ /wɪl/ /kɔːl/ /hɪm/ 'Mr. Bloggs', /nɒt/ 'Alf'.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
Give rise to 使发生,引起
Such as human nature 此乃人之常情
Overalls 工作服
练习感悟:继续补作业