练习材料：

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.

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 ɑː ˈfriːkwəntli rɪˈfɜːd tuː æz "ˈwaɪtˈkɒlə ˈwɜːkəz" fɔː ðə ˈsɪmpl ˈriːzn ðæt ðeɪ ˈjuːʒʊəli weər ə ˈkɒlər ænd taɪ tuː gəʊ tuː wɜːk. sʌʧ ɪz ˈhjuːmən ˈneɪʧə, ðæt ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl ɑːr ˈɒf(ə)n ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː ˈsækrɪfaɪs ˈhaɪə peɪ fɔː ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ɒv bɪˈkʌmɪŋ ˈwaɪtˈkɒlə ˈwɜːkəz. ðɪs kæn gɪv raɪz tuː ˈkjʊərɪəs ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz, æz ɪt dɪd ɪn ðə keɪs ɒv ˈælfrəd Bloggs huː wɜːkt æz ə ˈdʌstmən fɔː ði Ellesmere ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən. wɛn hiː gɒt ˈmærɪd, Alf wɒz tuː ɪmˈbærəst tuː seɪ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ tuː hɪz waɪf əˈbaʊt hɪz ʤɒb. hiː ˈsɪmpli təʊld hɜː ðæt hiː wɜːkt fɔː ðə ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：manual 手工的，体力的；receive 收到；frequently 往往，动辄；refer 提到；white-collar 白领阶级的；collar 衣领；willing 乐意的；sacrifice 牺牲，献祭；privilege 特权，特殊荣幸；situation 局面，形势；dustman 清洁工；corporation 公司；

词组：far more 多得多；refer to 指的是，涉及；such is 这就是；give rise to sth 导致某种现象出现；in the case of 就…来说；

练习感悟：

长难句越来越多，单个看上去很简单、连起来却完全看不懂的词组也终于告诉我什么叫做一脸懵……只能配套查百度，一个一个弄懂。

寒假会把之前的知识笔记进行一个系统性的整理，希望能有新的收获~