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.
而這常常會引起種種奇怪的現象，在埃爾斯米爾公司當清潔工的艾爾弗雷德。布洛斯就是一個例子。
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
adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
?? cur關心+ious….的→關心的，好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他們對住在樓上的人感到很好奇。
近義：odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反義：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. （實）例，事例;情況，狀況;訴訟（事件），案件，判例;容器（箱，盒）;
vt. 把…裝入箱（或盒等）內;加蓋于;包圍，圍住;[俚語]（尤指盜竊前）探察，偵查，窺測;
?? cas(to fall)+e→事件；事情；場合；狀態；訴訟事件；患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義：incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance
n. 公司;法人;社團，團體;〈口〉（凸出的）大肚子;
?? corpor身體，團體+ation表名詞 → 公司，團體
"News Corporation was headquartered in Sydney."
新聞集團的總部設在悉尼。
近義：institution, association, merging, partnership, society, business
反義：individual
vt.& vi. 給予;贈送;作出;
vt. 供給;產生;舉辦;（為購買某物或做某事而）支付;
vi. （物體）塌下;讓步;
n. 伸展性，彈性;
?? 給吾(諧音): 給
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我們再給你幾分鐘時間讓你連續打下去.
近義：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反義：attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
vi. 上升;增強;（數量）增加;休會;
n. （數量或水平的）增加;興起;（數量、價格、價值等的）增長;（日、月等的）升起;
vt. 使…浮上水面;使（鳥）飛起;復活;發酵;
?? 紅日(se)升起，金色(se)滿天
"the rise of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century"
19世紀中產階級的興起
近義：arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
反義：lapse, lower, peter, reduce, subside, deescalate