I have little interest in bird watching, but it sure beats working.
虽然我对赏鸟并没多大兴趣,但我宁愿赏鸟也不愿去工作。
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。