Ivan的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

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 L4-(1): The double life of Alfred Bloggs

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.

ɛl4-(1): ðə ˈdʌbl laɪf ɒv ˈælfrəd Bloggs 

ðiːz deɪz, ˈpiːpl huː duː ˈmænjʊəl wɜːk ˈɒf(ə)n rɪˈsiːv fɑː mɔː ˈmʌni ðæn ˈpiːpl huː wɜːk ɪn ˈɒfɪsɪz. ˈpiːpl huː wɜːk ɪn ˈɒfɪsɪz ɑːˈfriːkwəntli rɪˈfɜːd tuː æz "ˈwaɪtˈkɒlə ˈwɜːkəz" fɔː ðə ˈsɪmpl ˈriːzn ðæt ðeɪ ˈjuːʒʊəli weər ə ˈkɒlər ænd taɪ tuː gəʊ tuː wɜːk. sʌʧ ɪzˈhjuːmən ˈneɪʧə, ðæt ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl ɑːr ˈɒf(ə)n ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː ˈsækrɪfaɪs ˈhaɪə peɪ fɔː ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ɒv bɪˈkʌmɪŋ ˈwaɪtˈkɒləˈwɜːkəz. ðɪs kæn gɪv raɪz tuː ˈkjʊərɪəs ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz, æz ɪt dɪd ɪn ðə keɪs ɒv ˈælfrəd Bloggs huː wɜːkt æz ə ˈdʌstmən fɔː ðiEllesmere ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən. wɛn hiː gɒt ˈmærɪd, Alf wɒz tuː ɪmˈbærəst tuː seɪ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ tuː hɪz waɪf əˈbaʊt hɪz ʤɒb. hiː ˈsɪmpli təʊldhɜː ðæt hiː wɜːkt fɔː ðə ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən. 

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：manual体力的，sacrifice牺牲、献出，privilege好处，dustman清洁工，collar衣领，

white -collar白领

感悟：解决熟悉度，才能把流畅度和语速跟上。