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Reading 3: Read the story. The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs
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The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs These days, people who do manual¹ work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are normally referred to as "white collar workers" for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature², that a great many people often want to sacrifice³ higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise⁴ to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman⑤ for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf was too uncomfortable 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 fine black suit. Then he changed into overalls⑥ 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. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will earn only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr. Bloggs", not "Alf".
1. manual - қолдық. 2. Such is human nature – Адамның табиғаты сондай. 3. to sacrifice – құрбан ету 4. to give rise to – бір нәрсеге себеп болу 5. dustman - қоқыс жинаушы. 6. overalls – жұмыс киімі.
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