The Double life of Alfred Bloggs

Words/Sentences to remember:
-Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming a "white collar worker"
-This can give rise to (to cause) such a curious situation, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman
-overalls: clothes that cover all the body, and is usually worn over other clothes for protection
-he will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.

Comprehension and Precis:
After getting married, Alfred Bloggs simply told his wife that he worked for a Corporation, without (mentioning)saying what the job was about. Each morning, he dressed in a black suit before he left home, then he changed into overalls and worked the next eight hours as a dustman. At the end of the day, he took a shower and changed back into his black suit before he left for home. This lasted for 2 years, and his fellow dustman helped him keep his secret. However, his wife will never learn the truth as her husband has just found a new job as a junior clerk in an office.

Vocabulary:
receive: to get something from someone, to earn something
sacrifice: to give up a something that is valuable in return for a worse one because of a particular reason.
privilege: the advantage that only a certain group of people have over the others.
curious: a state of being interested in knowing something secret, something interesting, or other people's business (interested in learning things and people around you/STRANGE)
embarrassed: to be ashamed of
discovered: to learn about the fact of something that already exists
status: position

Comprehension: Nearly Caught
Alf and three other dustman were doing their routine work, collecting rubbish at the Southern part of the city, when they arrived at Mrs Frost's house. Alf had never learned that Mrs. Frost was a friend of his wife, and at that time his wife was visiting her house. Alf and his co-workers were collecting rubbish as usual, and Alf was getting out of the dustcart when suddenly he caught the sight of someone very familiar on the doorstep of Mrs. Frost's house. He soon realized that his wife was leaving Mrs.Frost's house, so he immediately pulled himself back and hid in the dustcart. Waiting outside for so long, one of Alf's colleagues decided to get into the dustcart to look for him, and he sooned knew about what was happening. He came out and urged other dustman to help Alf finish his job as soon as possible, while Alf's wife was still talking to Mrs Frog on the doorstep. They managed to complete all their job in within ten minutes and the dustcart drove away just as Mrs Bloggs came towards it.

Key structure: What has happened? What has been happening?
Since last April, up till now, just, ever, yet.

Special Difficulties:
He explained the difficult to me
I described the scene to my wife
He said nothing to me about it
Did you suggest this idea to him?
I confided the secret to sister

I described the film to my aunt
I said nothing to her
He explained the position to me
She proposed the idea to us

His rise in status is well worth the loss of money
That film is not worth seeing

Is it worth 5 pounds?
Is it worth buying?
You car is not worth 500
I don't think it is worth going into all that troubles.