Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

Before returning home at night.He took a shower and changed back into his suit.

晚上回家前，他洗個淋浴，重新換上那身黑色西服。

Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job.

兩年多以來，艾爾弗一直這樣，他的同事也為他保守秘密。 艾爾弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁給了一個清潔工，而且她永遠也不會知道了，因為艾爾弗已找到薪職，

Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

He will soon be working in an office.

不久就要坐辦公室里工作了。

Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

He will be earning only half as much as he used to,

他將來掙的錢只有他現在的一半。

Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.

不過他覺得，地位升高了，損失點兒錢也值得。

Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr.Bloggs', not 'Alf'.

從此，艾爾弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。別人將稱呼他為“布洛格斯先生”，而不再叫他“艾爾弗”了。

Lesson 5 The facts

Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader with unimportant facts and statistics.

報刊雜志的編輯常常為了向讀者提供成立一些關緊要的事實和統計數字而走向極端。

Lesson 5 The facts

Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic.

去年，一位記者受一家有名的雜志的委托寫一篇關于非洲某個新成立共和國總統府的文章。

Lesson 5 The facts

When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it.

稿子寄來后，編輯看第一句話就拒絕予以發表。

Lesson 5 The facts

The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace'.

“幾百級臺階通向環繞總統的高墻。

Lesson 5 The facts

The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.

”編輯立即給那位記者發去傳真，要求他核實一下臺階的確切數字和圍墻的高度。

Lesson 5 The facts

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts,

記者立即出發去核實這些重要的事實，

Lesson 5 The facts

but the took a long time to send them Meanwhile,

但過了好長時間不見他把數字寄來，

Lesson 5 The facts

the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press.

在此期間，編輯等得不耐煩了，因為雜志馬上要付印。

Lesson 5 The facts

He sent the journalist two more faxes, but received no reply.

他給記者先后發去兩份傳真，但對方毫無反應。

Lesson 5 The facts

He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired.

于是他又發了一份傳真，通知那位記者說，若再不迅速答復，將被解雇。

Lesson 5 The facts

When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.

但記者還是沒有回復。編輯無奈，勉強按原樣發稿了。

Lesson 5 The facts

A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist.

一周之后，編輯終于接到記者的傳真。

Lesson 5 The facts

Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well.

那個可憐的記者不僅被捕了，而且還被送進了監獄。

Lesson 5 The facts

However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.

不過，他終于獲準發回了一份傳真。在傳真中他告訴編輯，就在他數通向15英尺高的總統府圍墻的1，084級臺階時，被抓了起來。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

The expensive shops in a famous near Piccadilly were just opening.

皮卡迪利大街附近的一條著名拱廊街道上，幾家高檔商店剛剛開始營業。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.

在早晨的這個時候，拱廊街上幾乎空無一人。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

Mr.Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new display.

珠寶店主泰勒先生正在欣賞新布置的櫥窗。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished.

他手下兩名店員從早上8點就開始忙碌，這時剛剛布置完畢。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.

鉆石項鏈、戒指漂亮地陳列在黑色絲絨上面。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘就回到了店里。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its home blaring, roared down the arcade.

寧靜突然被打破，一輛大轎車亮著前燈，響著喇叭，呼嘯著沖進了拱廊街，

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

It came to a stop outside the jeweller's.

在珠寶店門口停了下來。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stocking over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.

一人留在駕駛座上，另外兩個用黑色長筒絲襪蒙面的人跳下車來。他們用鐵棒把商店櫥窗的玻璃砸碎。

Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab

While this was going on, Mr.Taylor was upstairs.

這開始發生時，泰勒先生正在樓上。