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.
坐辦公室的之所以常常被稱作“白領工人”，就是因為他們通常是穿著硬領白襯衫，系著領帶去上班。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 頻繁地，屢次地;往往;動;動輒;
?? frequent經常的+ly...地 → 經常地，頻繁地
"The group have frequently used bully-boy tactics."
那個團伙常常耍流氓。
近義：oft, often, oftentimes, periodically, regularly, repeatedly
反義：occasionally, rarely, seldom, sporadically
n. 衣領;領子;（狗等的）項圈;（管子或機器部件的）圈;
vt. 抓住，逮住;扭住領口;拉用，扯用;給…套上頸圈;
?? coll脖子+ar表名詞 →衣領
"Hang your coat up by the tab on the collar."
用衣服上的領襻把上衣掛起來.
近義：sleeve, ferrule, capture, neck, ruff, choker
adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的；樸素的；單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
adv. 通常，經常，平常，慣常地;一直，向來;動不動，一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地，慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes