1、The double life of Alfred Bloggs艾尔弗雷德艾尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活布洛格斯的双重生活 Lesson 4What do you want to be in the future?doctornurseteacherastronautscientist actress/actor directorsingerflight attendantpilotfirefighterpolicemanjudgebuilderminer postmanThere are white-collar workers,and blue-collar workers.Today w
2、ell talk about a man who wanted to change his job.New Words:词根词缀分析记忆法词根词缀分析记忆法-派生词派生词 词根词根(root)决定词基本义决定词基本义 前缀前缀(prefix)改变词义改变词义 后缀后缀(suffix)改变词性改变词性 manual ad.体力的体力的 manu-=hand 用手做用手做 manu(用手做)+al(.的)=manual(体力的)maun(用手做)+script(稿子)=manuscript(手稿)physicalmanual work:体力工作mental work:脑力工作sacrifice s
3、acre-:神圣神圣,宗教宗教 -ify:动词词缀动词词缀 使使.(I 服了服了you)-ce 名词词缀名词词缀eg.sacre(神圣,宗教)+ify(使.)=sacrify(使成为圣物,使献出,使牺牲)sacre(神圣)+ed(.的)=sacred(神圣的)eg.terr(恐怖分子)+ify=terrify(使恐怖,使害怕)class(级)+ify=classify(使分类)eg.sacrify(使牺牲)+ce(名词后缀)=sacrifice(牺牲)silent(安静的)+ce=silence(安静)v.vt.牺牲,献出sacrifice ones life for the countrys
4、acrifice timen.献祭,供奉,祭品;牺牲;献身make many sacrificesn.献祭,祭品;牺牲;献身make many sacrificesv.vt.献出,牺牲sacrifice ones life for the countrysacrifice timeprivilege n.特权,好处特权,好处privi:私人:私人 privi(私人)+ate(有.性质的)=private(私有的)leg:法律:法律 leg+ist=legist(法律学家)legislate 立法 so:privi(私人)+leg(e)(法律)=privilege(私人的法律即特权,因特权会产生
5、好处)grant sb.the privilege of doing sth.赋予某人做某事的特权 It is a great to know you.认识您非常荣幸!认识您非常荣幸!corporation n 团体,社团,公司团体,社团,公司 corpor:body 体体eg.corpor(体-团体)+ate(有.性质的)=corporate(团体的、社团的)corporate+tion(名词后缀)=(团体、社团、公司)multinational corporations.跨国公司frequently:adv.频繁地频繁地-ly:副词词缀副词词缀 .地地 frequent(频繁的)+ly=f
6、requently(频繁地)simple(简单的)+ly=simply(简单地,仅仅,只)collarn.衣领white-collar:白领 blue-collar:蓝领 pink-collar:粉领 gray-collar:灰领 gold-collar:金领 bright-collar:亮领 (get)hot under the collar:怒气冲天 Text These days,people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.如今,现在Nnowadays;at
7、present;at the moment;currently;到目前为止Up to now;so far;目前形势the present situation;the existing situation;the current situation;News travels quickly these days.如今消息传播得很快。Jobs are hard to come by these days.现在很难找到工作。These days,people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work i
8、n offices.far more moneyfar是副词,常放在形容词比较级前面用来强调语气,相当于muchpeople who do manual work blue-collar workerspeople who work in offices/do mental work white-collar workers 可以修饰比较级的词:much,a lot,far,的多a little,a bit,一点儿even甚至,still仍然Tom looks even younger than before.This train runs much faster than that one.
9、She drives still more carefully than her husband.她开车比她丈夫还认真。2.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.urefer to.as=regard.as 把.看作为I always refer to him as bookworm(书呆子).ufor the simple r
10、eason,for 引导的原因状语从句for the reason that比because正式,因此多用于正式文体u重点句型1:sb be referred to as for the simple reason that 之所以被称作.是因为eg.Aphrodite,frudaiti is frequently referred to as the goddess of love and beauty for the simple reason that she is gorgeous.阿芙萝迪特之所以被称为爱与美的女神是因为她长得很美丽。3.Such is human nature,th
11、at a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.uhuman nature 人性uSuch用在句首,起强调作用,后面要用倒装语序 Human nature is such .u自然语序:主语+谓语u倒装语序:谓语+主语uthat引导同位语从句,进一步补充说明such的基本内涵Only in this way can we work out the physics problem.We can work out t
12、he physics problem only in this way.只有用这种方法,我们才能解出这道物理题来。4.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.ugive rise to,lead to,cause:引起,惹起result inSuch behavior might give rise to misunderstandings.The bad condit
13、ions have given rise to a lot of crimes.uin the case of 至于,就.而言concerningStealing is no shame in the case of him.in case of 假设,万一Take umbrella in case of rain 带上雨伞以防下雨。5.When he got married,Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.utoo embarrassed to say:太尴尬而没有说明 tooto太而不能(含
14、否定意义)=so.that(not)He is too young to dress himself.=He is so young that he cant dress himself.uget married 当“结婚”讲时,marry为不及物动词,一般用get married 或 be married,来表示结婚这件事。My best friend got married last weekend.当“嫁、娶”讲时,marry为及物动词,后面直接加宾语(marry sb.)。Jane married Jone.珍妮嫁给了约翰。6.Every morning,he left home dr
15、essed in a smart black suit.He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.udressed in a smart black suit-形容词短语表示一种状态 He got to work dressed in a beautiful coat.He left home wearing a smart black suit.uchanged into:换上 She changed into the working clothes.她换上了工作服。7.Before r
16、eturning home at night,he took a shower and changed back into his suit.Before returning home=Before he returned homeBefore和动名词搭配,相当于Before引导的时间状语从句。如果运用动名词形式,动名词的逻辑主语必须是主句的主语。该句中,return的逻辑主语和主句的主语he是保持一致的,可以用介词before和动名词搭配After getting home,he had a good rest.=After he got home,he had a good rest.Be
17、fore having dinner,he finished all his homework.=?8.Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.ukeep secret:保守秘密Alfs wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,for Alf has just found another job.she never will=she will never discover the secre
18、t在省略句式中,never要放在助动词之前9.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.倍数表达法:half/a quarter/twice/three times+as.as.表示倍数-I wont marry a man who is twice as old as me.-We got three times as many people as we expected.-This room i
19、s about three times as large as that one.是.的几倍:.as+形容词或副词原形+as.比.多几倍:.times+形容词或副词比较级+thanT h i s r o a d i s f o u r t i m e s l o n g e r t h a n t h a t o n e.=This road is five times as long as that one.uworth adj.值钱的,值的看中的 be worth+n be worthy of+n 值得值得.的的e.g.The clothes is worth the money.The
20、man is worthy of praise.be worth doing sth be worth to be done 某事某事e.g.Bible is worth reading.=Bible is worth to be read.uWell 副词用来加强语气,修饰形容词worth10.From now on,he will wear a suit all day and others will call him Mr.Bloggs,not Alf.ufrom now on 从现在起 from then on 从那时起uall day 整天Translation Practice1.
21、People who work in offices _(经常被称作)white-collar workers.2.Alf was_(感到太难为情而没有说)anything to his wife about his job.3.He_(将来挣得只有过去的一半),but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.4._(晚上回家前),he took a shower and changed back into his suit.5.Only after they had performed hundreds
22、 of experiments,(他们才成功地解决了这个问题)1.本题考查被动语态及固定短语,are frequently referred to as 2.本题考查固定结构用法,too embarrassed to say3.本题考查倍数表达,固定词组及时态,will be earning only half as much as he used to4.本题考查时间状语从句及省略句,Before returning home at night5.本题考查部分倒装结构、固定短语及时态,did they succeed in solving the problem.New word 1.man
23、u manual 体力的2.sacre/-ify/-ce sacrifice 献上;牺牲3.privi/leg privilege 特权;好处4.corpor/-ate corporation 团体;社团;公司5.-ly frequently 频繁地6.collar 衣领Useful phrases:manual work refer to.as for the simple reason be willing to do sth.give rise to in the case of get married tooto dress in change into keep ones secre
24、t from now on be worth sth 体力劳动 把.看做为 因为 心甘情愿做某事 引起,导致 至于,就.而言 结婚 太而不能 穿着 换上 替某人保密 从此,从现在开始 值得.的Main sentences1.sb be referred to as for the simple reason that 之所以被称作.是因为2.倒装句(部分倒装)such.,that.3.(倍数词汇)as.as 表倍数 Jordan is referred to as Air Jordan.He is too old to be her husband.Such is human nature that we all love to get something for nothing.It is well known to all that the volume of the earth is 49 times as large as the moons.Youd better back up your files in case of a crash.1.乔丹被大家叫做“飞人”乔丹。2.这个人年龄太大不适合做她的丈夫。3.此乃人之本性,那就是我们都喜欢不花钱白捞。4.众所周知,地球的体积是月球体积的49倍。5.你最好给你的文件做个备份,以防电脑死机。