新概念英语第三册 Lesson 04(课文2)
4, 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.give rise to引起，惹起
相当于：result in, lead to, cause
e.g. Such conduct might give rise to misunderstandings. 这种行为会引起误解。
e.g. The bad conditions have given rise to a lot of crimes. 不良的环境会引起犯罪。
in the case of: 至于，就......而言
e.g. Stealing is no shame in the case of him.
区别：in case of: (连) 万一，以防
e.g. You should ensure your house in case of fire.
5，When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
too embarrassed to say:太尴尬而没有说明
be ashamed of感到羞愧
e.g. Alf was ashamed of his job as a dustman.
get married 结婚
总结：marry v. 娶，嫁
如果强调动作：He married the girl.
如果表示状态：get married, be married
如果表明和某人已经结婚多长时间了：be married to sb.
e.g. The old man has been married to his wife 50 years.
too...to..., 太...而不能...
6, Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
dressed in a smart black suit-----分词作状语，表示一种伴随状态
e.g.
He got to work dressed in a beautiful coat.
He left home wearing a smart black suit.
7, He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
Changed into: 换上
区别：change back into 换回
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