White / blue-collar worker 白领，蓝领_BBC_英语广播-查字典英语网

White / blue-collar worker 白领，蓝领

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大家好，我是冯菲菲。

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, what kind of workers are we - are we blue-collar workers or white-collar workers?

什么蓝领、白领的？你穿着没领子的T恤衫，你就是“无领”；我么，是黄色斑点衬衫领 a yellow-with-polka-dot-collar worker. How about that?

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Come one, , you know that this has nothing to do with fashion! It has to do with colours but more by tradition than by fact.

Indeed – I was just joking. A blue-collar worker 也就是我们汉语里说的从事体力劳动的、上班需要穿制服的“蓝领”。

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Yes. In the early 20th century, they usually wore clothing which was sturdy, cheap and didn't show dirt easily. Their uniform was made of fabric like denim.

不过在办公室办公，做秘书或管理等工作的人常被称为 white-collar workers，也就是我们说的“白领”。这肯定跟他们穿的白色衬衫有关系吧。

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This is also a tradition from last century which has been incorporated into the language. I work in an office and we are not told to wear a particular uniform so I wear any colour I like.