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新概念英语第三册笔记 lesson 4 Lesson 04 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 1.New words and expression 生词和短语Double adj.两倍的, 双重的 -- Double life, 双重生活 -- Double character:双重人格 -- Double chin:双下巴 -- Double bed: 双人床,twin beds: 两张标准床。 Two-timer: a man who dates two women at the same time, 脚踩两只船。manual adj.体力的(= physical adj.身体的, 物质的) -- manual work 体力工作 -- manual labor 体力劳动者mental work 脑力工作collar n.衣领 -- gold-collar adj. 金领阶层的。 - -white-collar adj.白领阶层的, 脑力劳动者(those who do mental work) -- blue-collar adj 蓝领阶级的, 工人阶级的(those who do manual work) hot under the collar 怒气冲天 -- He got hot under the collar when he knew that they laughed at him. make a collar: police catch criminals, 警察抓小偷sacrifice vt.牺牲,献出(to give up for good purpose) -- sacrifice ones life for the country -- sacrifice time sacrifice n.牺牲(-- make many sacrifices) dustman n.清洁工 corporation n.公司,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 overalls n.工作服shower n.淋浴 secret n.秘密 adj.秘密的, 隐秘的Confidential adj.机密的 keep secret 保密 -- Its between you and me. 此事只介于你我之间。 -- Ill keep it to myself. 我会保守秘密的。 in secret 私下里(= secretly, in private, privately)-- I was told about it in secret. in the secret 知道内情-- He was in the secret from the beginning status n.地位(= social position)statue n.雕像, 塑像 rise n.发生, 出现loss n.损失 1 fellow n.伙伴, 朋友, 同事 adj.同伴的, 同事的, 同道的2.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: 蓝领工人people who do mental work = white-collar workers = people who work in offices:白领,脑力劳动者 ●receive money/拿工资, save money/存钱, spend money/花钱,make money/挣钱 -- Spend the money tomorrow today. ●far more money(far,表示程度的副词,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 us