练习材料：

These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. 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. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. 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. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.

/ðiz/ /deɪz/, /ˈpipəl/ /hu/ /du/ /ˈmænjuəl/ /wɜrk/ /'ɔfən/ /rəˈsiv/ /fɑr/ /mɔr/ /ˈmʌni/ /ðæn/ /'pipəl/ /hu/ /wɜrk/ /ɪn/ /ˈɔfəsəz/. /ˈpipəl/ /hu/ /wɜrk/ /ɪn/ /ˈɔfəsəz/ /ɑr/ /ˈfrikwəntli/ /rəˈfɜrd/ /tu/ /æz/ "/waɪt/-/ˈkɑlər/ /ˈwɜrkərz/" /fɔr/ /ðə/ /ˈsɪmpəl/ /ˈrizən/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈjuʒəwəli/ /wɛr/ /ə/ /ˈkɑlər/ /ænd/ /taɪ/ /tu/ /goʊ/ /tu/ /wɜrk/. /sʌʧ/ /ɪz/ /ˈhjumən/ /ˈneɪʧər/, /ðæt/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /ˈmɛni/ /ˈpipəl/ /ɑr/ /ˈɔfən/ /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ /tu/ /'sækrəˌfaɪs/ /ˈhaɪər/ /peɪ/ /fɔr/ /ðə/ /ˈprɪvləʤ/ /ʌv/ /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ /waɪt/-/ˈkɑlər/ /ˈwɜrkərz/. /ðɪs/ /kæn/ /gɪv/ /raɪz/ /tu/ /ˈkjʊriəs/ /ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz/, /æz/ /ɪt/ /dɪd/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /keɪs/ /ʌv/ /'ælfrəd/ Bloggs /hu/ /wɜrkt/ /æz/ /ə/ /'dʌstmən/ /fɔr/ /ði/ /ˈɛlzˌmɪr/ /ˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃən/. /wɛn/ /hi/ /gɑt/ /ˈmɛrid/, /ælf/ /wʌz/ /tu/ /ɪmˈbɛrəst/ /tu/ /seɪ/ /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ /tu/ /hɪz/ /waɪf/ /əˈbaʊt/ /hɪz/ /ʤɑb/. /hi/ /ˈsɪmpli/ /toʊld/ /hɜr/ /ðæt/ /hi/ /wɜrkt/ /fɔr/ /ðə/ /ˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃən/. 

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

receive /rəˈsiv/

offices /ˈɔfəsəz/

referred /rəˈfɜrd/

collar /ˈkɑlər/

simple /ˈsɪmpəl/

usually /ˈjuʒəwəli/

sacrifice /'sækrəˌfaɪs/

higher /ˈhaɪər/

privilege /ˈprɪvləʤ/

situations /ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz/

worked /wɜrkt/

Ellesmere /ˈɛlzˌmɪr/

married /ˈmɛrid/

embarrassed /ɪmˈbɛrəst/

anything /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/

job /ʤɑb/

本篇文章中，我会弄错的词大多是长一点的词，因为我把重音的位置写错了。比如，sacrifice /'sækrəˌfaɪs/和的Ellesmere /ˈɛlzˌmɪr/的重音和次重音我刚好弄反了。

练习感悟：

不积跬步，无以至千里；不积小流，无以成江海。