新概念英语第三册第4课

manual adj. 体力的，手工的(=physical 身体的）；

New words：
n. 手册，指南 manual work; mental(精神的，思想的） work ; manual labour 体力劳动 manual worker; manual labourer; manual craft（技术，手艺） 手工艺； manual training 手工课； training manual 训练手册
these days “目前，当前，如今”；类似的还有： at present，at the present time, currently, nowadays, for the time being 眼下 for the moment 暂时，目前 for more money（far副词用来加强语气= much）
overalls n.工作服
working clothes; sports wear 运动服；nighty 睡衣 boiler（锅炉，热水器)suit 连体工作服
shower n.淋浴；阵雨；（一）阵，（一）批）
a shower of 一阵, 大量 a shower of criticism / arrows be showered with 被大量给予…
sacrifice n.牺牲（品），献身，供品 privilege n.好处； v. 给予…特权；特免
（= advantage n.优势, 有利条件, 利益） sacrifice one„s advantage/privilege 牺牲掉某人的好处 enjoy privileges 享有特权 privilege sb. from sth. 特免某人… privilege n.特权, 特别待遇；免责特权（= special right） -give/grant sb. the privilege of doing sth 特许某人做某事 privileged a.荣幸的 -- We are privileged to be together with professor Smith this evening.
Eg. She will always be showered with love, affection and adoration. 她一定 会沐浴在爱、亲情和赞美之中。
பைடு நூலகம்
secret n.秘密 adj.秘密的, 隐秘的 confidential adj.机密的 keep a / one‟s secret 保密
-- It's between you and me. 此事只介于你我之间。 -- I'll 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 make no secret of 不隐瞒 status n.地位（= social position）
concerning prep.关于, 涉及, 就...说
Eg. His kindness was such that we will never forget him.
= Such was his kindness that… （such在句首要倒装）
Such is human nature that everybody tries to earns more and work less. If such is the case, we need not to go there.
white/blue-collar白领的；蓝领的 golden-collar 金领的；pink-collar 粉领的（常指职业女性） get hot under the collar 怒气冲天 Eg. He got hot under the collar when he knew that they laughed at him.
Such is human nature, that a great many people a re often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. human nature 人性 such...that... （that引导同位语从句, 进一步补充说明 such的基本内涵）
People who work in offices are frequently referred to as "white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and ti e to go to work. refer to...as = regard...as “把...叫作；把…看作” eg. We always refer to the teacher as a gardener. 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， -- He is refer to as a bookworm(书呆子） for the simple reason
that he spares no efforts to read. -- He was send to prison for he could not pay his debts.
A collar and tie （看成一套东西）“穿着衬衣，打着领带”
a knife and fork; a cup and saucer一套杯碟; a cart and horse 马车; bread and butter 生计
collar n. 衣领；环状物；v. 揪衣领

sacrifice vt.牺牲，献出 （to give up for good purpose）
-- sacrifice one's life for the country -- sacrifice time eg. A fireman sacrificed his life to save the kid from the fire. sacrifice sth. for. sth. / sacrifice sth. To do sth. at/by the sacrifice of 以……为代价
诚然，政府的经济政策对于对外贸易的收支平衡有好处，但它使得失业率上 升。 lead to + n. 造成，导致；His careless led to his failure. bring about 引起，造成，实现 The Second World War was brought about by Hitler‟s invasion of Poland. result in 引起，导致，致使 The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production. 这次水灾造成相当大的减产。
be willing to do sth. 乐于做…，愿意做… be glad to do/ be pleased to do / be ready to do a great / good many “许多” many a + 可数名词单数 （谓语动词为单数）


This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the ca se of Alfred Bloggs who worked asa dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. give rise to 导致, 引起 -- Such conduct might give rise to misunderstandings.
这种行为会引起误解。 不良的环境引起了犯罪。
-- The bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes.
-- The government‟s economic policy gave rise to increased unemployment, though it is true that it produced a favorable balance of payments in the country‟s international trade.
dustman n.清洁工
garbage man; garbage collector; trash man; 清洁工；cleaner 保洁员 trashcan (AmE.) 垃圾筒；dustbin (BrE.)垃圾筒
corporation n.公司，社团，团体
作有限公司解时，美国人多用corporation, 英语人多用company firm 公司 （较广泛，统称）group 集团公司 listed company 股票上市公司 government-owned enterprise 国有企业
in the case of 就...来说, 关于, 就...而言
-- Stealing is no shame in the case of him. 偷窃对他来说不是一件可耻的事。 --Poverty depresses most people; in the case of my father it was otherwise(另外 的，不同的）
NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH
BOOK 3
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs
Summary writing of L3
Archaeologists found a clay fragments in an ancient temple. These represented the fifteen statues of goddess which had once been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains from the fifteenth century B.C.. While its head was found among remains from the fifth century B.C. . When the fragments were reconstructed, they turned out to be
Text 课文 Why did Alf want a white-collar job? The double life of Alfred Bloggs
double character 双重性格 double chin双下巴
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
statue n.雕像, 塑像 the Statue of Liberty A high / low status in society 高/低的社会地位 Employment status就业状况；marital status 婚姻状况 A high status businessman 有地位的商人