【正文】 being white collar workers. 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. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls ( ) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf39。Mr. Bloggs39。Alf39。坐 辦 公室的之所以常常被 稱 作 “白 領(lǐng) 工人 ”，就是因 為 他 們 通常是穿著硬 領(lǐng) 白 襯 衫，系著 領(lǐng)帶 去上班。而這 常常 會(huì) 引起 種種 奇怪的 現(xiàn) 象，在埃爾斯米爾公司 當(dāng)清潔 工的艾爾弗雷德 .布洛斯就是一 個(gè) 例子。他只 說(shuō) 在埃爾斯米爾公司上班。 晚 上回家前，他洗 個(gè) 淋浴，重新 換 上那身黑色西服。艾爾弗的妻子一直不知道 她 嫁 給了一 個(gè)清潔 工，而且 她 永 遠(yuǎn) 也不 會(huì) 知道了，因 為 艾爾弗已找到薪 職 ，不久就要坐 辦公室里工作了。不 過(guò) 他 覺(jué) 得，地位升高了， 損 失點(diǎn) 兒錢 也 值 得。 別 人 將稱 呼他 為 “布洛格斯先生 ”，而不再叫他 “艾爾弗 ”了。s palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 39。s palace.39。s palace. 報(bào) 刊 雜 志的 編輯 常常 為 了向 讀 者提供成立一些 關(guān)緊 要的事 實(shí) 和 統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù) 字而走向 極端。稿子寄 來(lái) 后， 編輯 看第一句 話 就拒 絕 予以 發(fā) 表。 ”編輯 立即 給 那位 記 者 發(fā) 去 傳真 ，要求他核 實(shí) 一下臺(tái) 階 的確切 數(shù) 字和 圍墻 的高度。他 給記 者先后 發(fā) 去 兩份傳真 ，但 對(duì)方毫無(wú)反 應(yīng) 。但 記 者 還 是 沒(méi) 有回 復(fù) 。一周之后， 編輯終 于接到 記 者的 傳真 。不 過(guò) ，他 終 于獲 準(zhǔn) 發(fā) 回了一 份傳真 。 Lesson 6 Smashandgrab The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o39。s. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds. 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(yíng)業(yè) 。珠 寶 店主泰勒先生正在欣 賞 新布置的 櫥 窗。 鉆 石 項(xiàng)鏈 、戒指漂亮地 陳 列在黑色 絲絨 上面。 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(jìn) 了拱廊街，在珠 寶店 門 口停了下 來(lái) 。他 們 用 鐵 棒把商店 櫥 窗的玻璃 砸 碎。他 與 店 員動(dòng) 手向窗外投 擲 家具，椅子， 桌 子 飛 落花流水在拱廊街上。 這場(chǎng)搶 劫只持 續(xù) 了 3分 鐘 ，因 為 竊 賊爭(zhēng) 先恐后地爬上 轎車 ，以 驚 人的速度 開跑 了。但他已無(wú)法 抓 住那些竊 賊 了。 Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies Children often have far more sense than their elders. This simple truth was demonstrated rather dramatically during a civil defence exercise in a small town in Canada. Most of the inhabitants were asked to take part in the exercise during which they had to pretend that their city had been bombed. Airraid warnings were sounded and thousands of people went into special airraid shelters. Doctors and nurses remained above ground while Police patrolled the streets in case anyone tried to leave the shelters too soon. The police did not have much to do because the citizens took the exercise seriously. They stayed underground for twenty minutes and waited for the siren to sound again. On leaving the airraid shelters, they saw that doctors and nurses were busy. A great many people had volunteered to act as casualties. Theatrical makeup and artificial blood had been used to make the injuries look realistic. A lot of People were lying 39。 in the streets. The living helped to carry the dead and wounded to special stations. A Child of six was brought in by two adults. The child was supposed to be dead. With theatrical makeup on his face, he looked as if he had died of shock. Some people were so moved by the sight that they began to cry. However, the child suddenly sat up and a doctor asked him to ment on his death. The child looked around for a moment and said, 39。re all crazy!39。 對(duì) 英 國(guó) 人 來(lái)說(shuō) ， 值 得 慶 幸的是英 國(guó)銀 行有一 個(gè)殘鈔鑒別組 ， 負(fù)責(zé) 理那些把 錢 塞 進(jìn) 機(jī)器或塞 給 狗的人提出的索 賠 要求。 最近的一 個(gè) 案例 與簡(jiǎn) .巴特林有 關(guān) ， 她 的未婚夫 約 翰 擁 有一家生意 興 隆家具店。然后，他和 簡(jiǎn) 一起去 騎馬 。可以想像他 們發(fā)現(xiàn) 一只煮得很好看的 錢 包， 鈔 票已化成灰 時(shí) 的沮 喪 心情。他 們鑒 定了 這 些 殘 留物。 “只要有 東 西可供 識(shí)別 ，我 們會(huì) 把 錢還給 人家的， ”銀 行的一位女 發(fā) 言人說(shuō) 。 ” Lesson8 A famous monastery The Great St Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2470 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot. During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars, As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different. The temperature drops to 30 and very few people attempt to cross the Pass. The monks Prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure. The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm. Wele at St Bernard39。 11世紀(jì) 建造的著名的 圣 伯 納 德修道院位于離山口 1英里 遠(yuǎn) 的地方。那些最先 從亞 洲引 進(jìn) 的狗，待人友