新概念英语第三册 Lesson 4.ppt

Lesson 4The double life of Alfred Bloggs 阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活 manual [‘m?nju?l] adj.手工、体力的 It will take some time to eliminate the difference between manual and mental labor. 要消除脑力劳动和体力劳动的差别还需要相当一段时日。 He can pick work with ease, be it manual or mental. 他干什么都是得心应手，无论是体力活还是脑力活。 collar [k?l?] n.衣领, 领子 Ben was so indignant that he seized the man by the collar. 本气极了，揪住了那个人的衣领。 The wind was cold and many a passer-by turned up his collar. 风很冷，许多人都把衣领竖起来。 sacrifice [s?krifais] vt.牺牲, 献出 He sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire. 为了从大火中抢救那个孩子，他牺牲了自已的生命。 In order that the family may prosper, the individual members are often sacrificed to it. 为了使家族繁荣，家族个体往被牺牲。 privilege [privilid?] n.特权,特殊荣幸 It is a privilege to hear her sing. 听她唱歌真的享受。 It is an immense privilege to be elected to this position and to be able to serve the Association in it. 被选到这个位子，为协会服务，是莫大的荣幸。 dustman [d?stm?n] n.清洁工 What will our world be like without dustmen? 没有清洁工，我们的世界会变成什么样子？ The old dustman has been working on this street for twenty years. 这个老清洁工达条街上干了20年了。 corporation [,k?:p?rei??n] n.公司 Large corporations may require hundreds or even thousands of employees. 大公司往往需要上百、甚至上千名员工。 Corporations’ earnings are accumulated separately from its paid-in equity capital. 股份有限公司的盈利是在其缴入的业权资本之外单独累积的。 overalls【机】 工作服, 工装 He seems more at home in his shabby overalls. 他穿着那套破烂烂的工作服好像更自在些。 I see no point why one cannot go to work in overalls. 我不明白为什么不能穿着工作服去上班。 shower [?au?] n.阵雨；淋浴 What a treat it must be to have a shower in the desert! 在沙漠不关心里洗耳恭听淋浴是多美的享受！ They eat dinner late here. Take a shower. 这里晚饭开得晚。洗得淋浴吧。 secret [si:krit] n.秘密, 机密 Like all magicians, he kept his secrets to himself. 像所有魔术师那样，他的秘密谁也不告诉。 He disapproved the project and made no secret of it. 他不赞成这项计划，而且对些事毫不掩饰。 status [steit?s] n.身份, 地位； People of a lower status use credit extensively to buy today and pay tomorrow. 社会地位低的人大量使用信贷，今天买，明天付钱。 The country celebrated its regained status as a sovereign and independent nation. 这个国家庆祝自已重新获得主权和独立