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.
而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德。布洛斯就是一个例子。
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
adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
💡 cur关心+ious….的→关心的，好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
近义：odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反义：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. （实）例，事例;情况，状况;诉讼（事件），案件，判例;容器（箱，盒）;
vt. 把…装入箱（或盒等）内;加盖于;包围，围住;[俚语]（尤指盗窃前）探察，侦查，窥测;
💡 cas(to fall)+e→事件；事情；场合；状态；诉讼事件；患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他们申请早日审理他们的案子.
近义：incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance
n. 公司;法人;社团，团体;〈口〉（凸出的）大肚子;
💡 corpor身体，团体+ation表名词 → 公司，团体
"News Corporation was headquartered in Sydney."
新闻集团的总部设在悉尼。
近义：institution, association, merging, partnership, society, business
反义：individual
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出;
vt. 供给;产生;举办;（为购买某物或做某事而）支付;
vi. （物体）塌下;让步;
n. 伸展性，弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反义：attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
vi. 上升;增强;（数量）增加;休会;
n. （数量或水平的）增加;兴起;（数量、价格、价值等的）增长;（日、月等的）升起;
vt. 使…浮上水面;使（鸟）飞起;复活;发酵;
💡 红日(se)升起，金色(se)满天
"the rise of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century"
19世纪中产阶级的兴起
近义：arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
反义：lapse, lower, peter, reduce, subside, deescalate