People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 频繁地，屡次地;往往;动;动辄;
💡 frequent经常的+ly...地 → 经常地，频繁地
"The group have frequently used bully-boy tactics."
那个团伙常常耍流氓。
近义：oft, often, oftentimes, periodically, regularly, repeatedly
反义：occasionally, rarely, seldom, sporadically
n. 衣领;领子;（狗等的）项圈;（管子或机器部件的）圈;
vt. 抓住，逮住;扭住领口;拉用，扯用;给…套上颈圈;
💡 coll脖子+ar表名词 →衣领
"Hang your coat up by the tab on the collar."
用衣服上的领襻把上衣挂起来.
近义：sleeve, ferrule, capture, neck, ruff, choker
adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的；朴素的；单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反义：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
adv. 通常，经常，平常，惯常地;一直，向来;动不动，一般;素;
💡 usual通常的+ly副词后缀→通常地，惯常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes