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Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 一、单词讲解 New words and expressions manual['mænjuəl] adj. 体力的 collar['kɔlə] n.衣领 sacrifice['sækrifais] v. 牺牲,献出 privilege['privilidʒ] n.好处 dustman['dʌstmən] n.清洁工 corporation[kɔ:pə'reiʃən] n. 公司 overalls['əuvərɔ:lz] n. 工作服 shower['ʃauə] n.淋浴 secret['sikrit] n.秘密 status['steitəs] n. 地位 double double life 双重生活 double characther 双重性格 double chin 双下巴 double bed 双人床 twin beds 两张标准床 bigamy 重婚 t wo-timer 脚踩两只船 (a man who dates 2 women at the same time) manuala a. 体力的 manual laborer 体力劳动者 auto- 自动的 automatic adj. 自动的 automat 自动售货机 autobiography 自传 autonomous region (self-ruled) 自治区 collar n. 衣领 gold collar white collar blue collar dog collar (牧师们) hot under the collar (feel angry or exctited) 气愤不已;热血沸腾 Eg: Calm down! Don't get hot under the collar. make a collar (Police catch criminals.) privilege n. 特权, 特别待遇,殊荣 underprivileged 贫困的下层阶级的 for the privilege of 为了某种特权(殊荣) Eg: Many people are willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. It's my great privilege to make your acquaintance. 能结识您,实乃三生有幸 I've heard so much about you. 久闻大名 Your reputation proceeds you. 久仰 give sb.the privilege of doing sth 特许某人做某事 corporation n. 大型股份有限公司 multinational corporation 跨国公司 company 小公司 enterprise 企业 joint-venture enterprise 合资企业 state-owned enterprise 国有企业 township enterprise 乡镇企业 non-government run school 民办学校 二、课文讲解 These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than peoplewho work in offices. 表示“当前,目前”的短语总结: these days 如今;at present 目前;at the present time 目前;currently 当今;nowadays 目前;forthe moment目前;for the time being 时下;presently 时下 receive money 拿工资 save money 存钱 spend money 花钱 make money 挣钱 Eg: Spend the money tomorrow today. (今天花明天的钱) 英文表示“许多”的方式: (1) 只能修饰名词复数形式 many、 a great/good many 、a great/large number of 、scores of、dozens of和quite a few ,这类“许多”修饰作主语的名词时,谓语动词用复数 注意: ① many 作代词,表示“许多人,许多”的意思 Eg: Many of them have watched the TV play. ② a great/good many 做代词,表示“许多人(东西)” Eg: A great many of us like American English better than British English.(我们中的许多人喜欢美语胜过英国英语) ③the number of + n (可数名词复数)表示"....的数目”,用它做主语时,谓语用单数 (2) 只能修饰不可数名词的“许多” much、 a great / good deal of 和a large amount of ,这类“许多”修饰主语名词时候,谓语用单数 注意: ①much 单用,做名词表示“许多,大量” eg Much has been said about it .(关于这种事已经说的很多了) ②a great deal 做名词词组和副词词组,也表示“大量,许多”/ 还可以修饰比较级,表示程度。 (3) 既可以修饰可数名词复数,又可以修饰不可数名词 a lot of 、lots of 、plenty of 、supplies of 注意: ①a lot 名词词组表示“大量,很多”/做副词词组表示“很多,非常,相当”/做程度状语修饰比较急 ②large quantities of + 不可数名词/可数名词复数 ,谓语用复数 (4) many a /an + 单数可数名词 也表示许多,这个短语作主语时谓语用单数 People who work in offices are frequently referred to as'white collar workers' for thesimple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. That引导同位语从句,解释说明reason的内容 be referred to as 被称作 Eg: He is referred to as walking dictionary. 他被称作活字典。 be known to us all as 大家叫他... Eg: He is known to us all as walking dictionary. 大家都叫他活字典。 be recognized as 认出是... Eg: In the torchlight, he was recognized as Bill by the vicar. refer---referred---referring prefer---preferred---preferring stir---stirted---stirring star-starred-starring Eg: Forrest Gump starred by Tom Hanks. 《阿甘正传》由汤姆·汉克斯主演的 (wear) a collar and tie 穿着衬衫,打着领带 a fork and knife 一副刀叉 a singer and dancer 一个歌舞演员 a father and mother 既当爹又当妈 Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higherpay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. 句子结构分析:such为代词,放在句首,引起句子倒装 that 从句是such的同位语从句,而不是非限制定语从句 =Such great many people are often willing to sacrifice higherpay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers is human nature such is human nature 此乃人之常情 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 引起 Eg: That boys are weighed more important than girls can give rise to curious situations. 重男轻女会引起奇怪的社会现象 Eg: Pollution gave rise to a world wide gree-house effect. 污染导致了全球温室效应 give birth to 生了 (...孩子) Eg: She gave birth to a pretty girl. as it did... 正像刚刚提到的这种现象所发生的一样 as引导了一个方式状语从句 方式状语从句常见的引导词有表示“像……”的as和表示“好像……”的as if/as though 句首的this和后半句中的it都指代上一句that后说明的情况 did: give rise to curious situations of AlfredBloggs 做case的定语 in the case of 就...的情形而言,对...来说 it was otherwise 另当别论 Eg: Poverty depressed many people,but in the case of my father,it was otherwise. Eg: Fat depressed many people,but in the case of Han Hong,it was otherwise. Eg: Difficulties depressed many people,but in the case of me,it was otherwise. in case of 万一,以防 Eg: Take an umbrella with you in case of rain. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.