【导语】新概念英语作为家喻户晓的经典之作，它有着全新的教学理念，有趣的课⽂内容及其全⾯的技能训练，为⼴⼤的英语学习者提供帮助！如果你也想学好英语，⼜怎能错过新概念英语？下⾯⽆忧考为您提供了相关内容，希望对您有所帮助！ 1、Why did Alf wanta white-collar job? These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. people whodo 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) 2、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 referto 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 wormforthe simple reason that he spare no efforts reading. -- He wassend to prison for he could not payhisdebts. 3、Such is human nature,that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becomingwhite-collarworkers. human nature⼈ 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 suchthat 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 forgethim. -- 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 4、This can give rise to curious situations, as itdid in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as adustman 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。
