New words and expression 生詞和短語(yǔ)
double /'d?b(?)l/
twice as big, twice as much, or twice as manydouble the amount/number/size etc
001)Double Charms was succeeded by double Transfiguration.
兩節(jié)魔咒課后面接著是兩節(jié)變形課。
- Look at that. This place is for double cappuccinos, not double strollers.
你看看，這是喝咖啡的地方 不是帶小孩的地方。
003)A double standard is defined as anti-Semitism.
反猶太就是雙標(biāo)
004)And you go on a double date.
你要進(jìn)行一個(gè)double date。
005)Let's go back and double check this.
讓我們回過(guò)頭檢查一下。
006)Because I wear double zero, you twerp.
我就要穿小號(hào)的 笨蛋！
Manual/ m?nju?l / SYN blue-collarmanual job/labour/worker etc
Manual work is work in which you use your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind. 人力的;體力的；手工的
001)Well? -Let's get your manual out. -l don't have a manual!
把使用手冊(cè)拿出來(lái)！
002)In fact, it was always done manual.
實(shí)際上, 幾乎都是通過(guò)人工去計(jì)算的.
003)Manual workers often earn more than office workers.
勞力工人通常比坐辦公桌的人賺的多。
004)Lotso switched Buzz to demo mode.Where’s that manual?
抱抱熊把巴斯回設(shè)成了演示模式手冊(cè)在哪兒?
- Everybody, keep manually bagging your patients.
大家繼續(xù)手動(dòng)給病人通氣。
Collar/ k?l??/
The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over. 衣領(lǐng);領(lǐng)子
See also:blue-collar dog-collar white-collar
001)Uh, that is just a new collar.
那就是條新項(xiàng)圈。
002)Remove her collar before you bury her.
埋她之前先把項(xiàng)圈拿掉。
- Solidly built, physically imposing, maybe blue collar.
身體強(qiáng)壯 給人深刻印象 可能是藍(lán)領(lǐng)。 - You tried calling the number on the collar?
是否照狗脖子上項(xiàng)圈的電話號(hào)碼打過(guò)電話了? - But we're talking flea collars and milk bones.
這女孩是頭豬。
sacrifice /'s?kr?fa?s/
If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people. 犧牲;舍棄;獻(xiàn)出
- It takes gestation, incubation, sacrifice... a lot of sacrifice.
需要孕育 生育 還要犧牲 很多犧牲 - I mean, i made sacrifices. - I'm willing to make sacrifices. -
我做出了犧牲 - 我愿意做出犧牲啊 - Meanwhile, we'll make some sacrifices around here.
同時(shí) 我們得做點(diǎn)兒犧牲。 - We don't like sacrifice goats or anything.
我們可不會(huì)用羊來(lái)獻(xiàn)祭還是別的什么。 - That must have been a real sacrifice.
您一定做出很大犧牲。
privilege /'pr?v?l?d?/
A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has. 特權(quán)，優(yōu)惠
- Should the world's most privileged people learn about the lives of the world's least privileged?
那些世界上過(guò)著最優(yōu)越生活的人們，有沒(méi)有從那些最困難的人們身上學(xué)到東西？ - With privileges, from the sound of it.
聽(tīng)起來(lái)好像就你有特權(quán)。 - And you want that privilege for yourself.
你自己也想那樣。 - And you haven't earned the privilege yet.
你還不夠級(jí)別。 - He'll claim it's privileged, part of negotiations.
他會(huì)申請(qǐng)?zhí)卦S保護(hù) 因?yàn)檫@是談判的一部分。
status /'ste?t?s/
Your status is your social or professional position. 社會(huì)地位;專業(yè)資格;職位
- What else? - Status is status quo on my end.
有別的事嗎 -關(guān)于我這邊的情況 - When your status changes initially, I think.
我想會(huì)有，在你的處境發(fā)生變化之初 - What is your job and relationship status?
你目前的工作如何，跟伴侶的關(guān)系如何？ - Regarding the status of my liquor license.
我想問(wèn)問(wèn)販酒執(zhí)照辦的怎么樣了。 - Got to check the status in there.
我們得看一下里面的情況。
rise /ra?z/
A rise in the amount of something is an increase in it. (數(shù)量的)上升，增長(zhǎng)，上漲
- Oil prices are rising.= Oil prices are on the rise.
油價(jià)上揚(yáng)中。 - Will the sun rise where it sets and set where it rises?
太陽(yáng)會(huì)西升東落嗎? - The sun rises early and sets late.
太陽(yáng)升得早而落得晚。 - Rise and shine, Todd. - I didn't sleep.
太陽(yáng)曬屁股了 陶德 -我根本沒(méi)睡。 - Like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
像是浴火重生的鳳凰。 - The sun has risen above the horizon.
太陽(yáng)已從地平線升起。
Text 課文
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
people who do mental work = white-collar workers = people who work in offices
for more money（far副詞用來(lái)加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣= much）
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...看作為
-- I always refer to him as bookworm（n.書(shū)呆子）
for the simple reason = for 引導(dǎo)的原因狀語(yǔ)從句
for the reason that多用于正式文體，because多用于口語(yǔ)中。
-- He is refer to as a book worm for the simple reason that he spare no efforts reading.
-- He was send to prison for he could not pay his debts.
Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for
the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
human nature 人性
such...that... （that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句, 進(jìn)一步補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明such的基本內(nèi)涵）
-- His kindness was such that we will never forget him.
= Such was his kindness that… （such在句首要倒裝）
= He was so kind that we will never forget him.
-- Such is human nature that we want to get a lot of things free.
介詞for表示一種目的
be willing to do sth = be ready to do sth 心甘情愿做
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 =（lead to v.導(dǎo)致, 通向）（cause vt.引起, 惹起）（result in v.導(dǎo)致）
-- Such conduct might give rise to misunderstandings. 這種行為會(huì)引起誤解。
-- The bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes. 不良的環(huán)境引起了犯罪。
in the case of 就...來(lái)說(shuō), 關(guān)于, 就...而言 （= concerning prep.關(guān)于, 涉及, 就...說(shuō)）
-- Stealing is no shame in the case of him. 偷竊對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)不是一件可恥的事。
in case of（副詞）萬(wàn)一, 以防 ? （in case conj.萬(wàn)一）
-- You should ensure your house in case of fire. （ensure vt.保證; 擔(dān)保, 保險(xiǎn)）
-- Take umbrella in case of rain 帶上雨傘以防下雨。
who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
too embarrassed to say 太尷尬而沒(méi)有說(shuō)明
be ashamed of 感到羞愧, 慚愧
-- Alf was ashamed of his job as a dustman.
marry 強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作 （-- He married the girl. 他娶了這個(gè)女孩。）
get married 強(qiáng)調(diào)過(guò)程（-- Last year they got married.）
be married to sb 強(qiáng)調(diào)狀態(tài)（-- The old man has been married to his wife for 50 years.）
He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
Simply 副詞--用來(lái)修飾限定動(dòng)詞told
Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
dressed in a smart black suit --形容詞短語(yǔ)表示一種狀態(tài) 打方框代表有問(wèn)題
-- He go to work dressed in a beautiful coat.
-- He left home wearing a smart black suit.
He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
changed into 換上 / change back into 換回
Before returning home at night. He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
Before returning home = Before he returned home
Before和動(dòng)名詞搭配, 相當(dāng)于Before引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
如果運(yùn)用動(dòng)名詞形式，動(dòng)名詞的邏輯主語(yǔ)必須是主句的主語(yǔ)
-- After getting home, he had a good rest.
-- Before having dinner, he finished all his homework.
Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.
Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf
has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office.
she never will = she will never discover the secret
在省略句式中, never要放在助動(dòng)詞之前
-- “will you go to see her?”
-- “I will never to to see her" = "No, I never will."
He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well
worth the loss of money.
half as much as
half / a quarter / twice / three times + as...as... 表示倍數(shù)
-- I won't marry a man who is twice as old as me.
-- We got three times as many people as we expected.
-- This room is about three times as large as that one.
是...的幾倍：...as +形容詞或副詞原形+ as...
比...多幾倍：...times +形容詞或副詞比較級(jí)+ than…
-- This road is four times longer than that one. = This road is five times as long as that one.
What he obtained is well worth the loss of time. 他的所得是值得花時(shí)間的。
well 副詞用來(lái)加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣, 修飾形容詞worth
From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
Special difficulties 難點(diǎn)
impossibility n.不可能之事, 不可能
grant vt.同意, 準(zhǔn)予
A. 兩類詞匯：
1>tell, give等動(dòng)詞可以和雙賓語(yǔ)搭配（指物的直接賓語(yǔ)，指人的間接賓語(yǔ)）
-- He told a story to me. = He told me a story .
2>explain, say等動(dòng)詞只能代一個(gè)(直接)賓語(yǔ), 在間接賓語(yǔ)前要用介詞to
-- He explain the difficult to me. / He said nothing to me.
-- She speaks English to her husband and Swedish to her children.
-- He admitted his guilt to the police.（guilt n.罪行, 內(nèi)疚）
-- Did you suggest this idea to him?
當(dāng)直接賓語(yǔ)比較長(zhǎng)或者是個(gè)從句時(shí), 通常放在間接賓語(yǔ)之后（但say除外）
-- I explained to him the impossibility of granting his request.
= I explained the impossibility of granting his request to him.
-- He confessed to me that he had fallen asleep during the meeting.
= He confessed that he had fallen asleep during the meeting to me.
confide vt., vi.
1> 傾訴（與in連用）
-- Jone felt she could only confide in her mother. 瓊覺(jué)得她只有向她媽媽傾吐心中的秘密。
2> 吐露 (心事、秘密等), 與to連用
-- One evening he came and confided to me that he had spent five years in prison.
有一天晚上他到我家來(lái)向我吐露他曾坐過(guò)五年牢。
B.“Worth"后面只能跟名詞或動(dòng)名詞
-- His suggestion is worth considering.
-- His rise in status is worth the loss of money.
