Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs
New words and expressions
1． double 双的
double life 双重生活 double character 双重性格 double chin 双下巴
double bed 双人床 twin beds 两张标准床 bigamy 重婚 two-timer ：a man who dates women at the same time 脚踩2只船的人
2. manual 手动的
Manual laborer 体力劳动者 automatic 自动的 automat 自动售货机 autobiography 自传 autonomous region 自治区 self-ruled 自治区
1. collar n.衣领 gold collar 金领 white collar 白领 blue collar 蓝领 dog collar 牧师们
hot under the collar :feel angry or excited 热血沸腾
Eg：Calm down ! Don’t get hot under the collar.冷静点，不要发火。
Make a collar :Police catch criminal 抓小偷
2. privilege n.a special advantage 特权
underprivileged 贫困的下层阶级
for the privilege of 获得某项殊荣
Eg:Many people are willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming the white collar.
Eg:It’s my great privilege to make your acquaintance.能结识你，真乃三生有幸。
Eg：I’ve heard so much about you.久闻大名
Eg: Your reputation proceeds you.久仰。
3. Corporation n.大型股份制公司
Multinational corporation 跨国公司 company 小公司 enterprise 企业
Joint-venture enterprise 合资企业 state-owned enterprise 国有企业
Town-owned enterprise 乡镇企业 nongovernment run school 民办学校
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1. These days 如今，眼下 = for the time being
Money receive money 拿工资 save money 存钱 spend money 花钱 make money 挣钱
2. Far more money 表示得到更多的钱 =some more money
Lots more money =a lot more a little more 多一点
3. Be referred to as 被称为
Eg:He is referred to as walking dictionary.他被成为活字典
Be known to us all as 大家叫他
Eg：He is known to us all as walking dictionary.
Be recognized as 认为。。。。
Eg：In the torchlight ,he was recognized as Bill by the vicar.
4. Wear a collar and tie 穿着衬衫，打着领带。
A fork and knife 一副刀叉 a singer and dancer 一个歌舞演员 a father and mother 即当爹又当妈
5. Such is human nature 人之常情 that 不能引导非限制性定语从句。
Give rise to 引起 Eg：That boys are weighted more important than girls can give rise to curious situations.重男轻女会引起严重问题。
Eg:Pollution gave rise to world wide green-house effect.
Give birth to 生孩子
Eg:She gave birth to a pretty girl.
6. In the case of 就…而言 对…来说
Eg:Poverty depressed many people,but in the case of my father,it was otherwise.
Eg:Fat depressed many people ,but in the case of Han Hong ,it war otherwise.
Eg:Difficulties depressed many people ,but in the case of me,it was otherwise.
In case of 万一，以防
Eg:Take an umbrella with you in case of rain.
A:what for B in case.
7. Get married 结婚
Get engaged 订婚 get separated 分居 get divorced 离婚
Background notes:
The Oath :婚誓
I Take you as my wedded husband from the moment forward.For better or worse,for rich or poor,health or sickness to love and cherish,As God is my witness.I give my promise.
8. Dressed :in a smart suit 形容词做伴随状语
Change into 换上 change back into 换回 get into put on 换上，穿上
Eg:I can do so 书面表达 do that/this do it (口语) Eg:I can do it.
9. Fellow n.同伴 伙伴
Fellow dustman fellow townsman 同乡 my fellow countryman 同胞 fellow citizen 市民们
——mate 伙伴词缀
Workmate 同事 roommate 室友 helpmate 妻子 soul mate 红颜知己，蓝颜知己
10. Have never done … and never will
Eg:Don’t you know I have carried the torch for you for a long time.I sorry ,I have never loved you and never will.
Half as much as :原级比较 是原来的一半
As old as Eg:She is twice as old as her son.
As much as he used to (do) to 不定式省略
Eg:I asked him to go to party ,but he refused to .
Eg:I intended to go out for dinner with him,but he didn’t want to.
Rise in status 社会地位上升 rise in taxes 税收上升。 Rise in prices 物价上升
Eg：The rise in prices gave rise to a serious of social reactions.
Rise in the world 崛起
Eg：China as the largest developing country is rising in the world. 中国作为发展中国家正在崛起。
Rise and fall 上升和下降
Eg:The level of the people’s moods rises and falls during a day.
11. Worth 值得 be worth doing 无被动语态
Be worth doing /reading/watching/visiting
It’s worth the time
It’s worth the effects
It’s worth the hard work.
Eg:It’s worth all the hard work you put in education when you see so many happy children.
Worthy :值得尊敬的 be worthy of respect be worthy of being respected
Eg:She is such a good teacher that she is worthy of being respected.
Idioms
You reap what you sow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
