可爱的怪人-(精选·公开·课件).pptVIP

A Lovable eccentric可爱的怪人 ‘ True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. 【 真正古怪的人不会故意做些事情来引人注目。】 eccentrics /ik′sentrik/ n. 古怪的人 deliberately /di′lib?r?tli/ adv. 慎重地 故意地 set out 出发 启程[=set off] 开始 装饰 陈列 安排宣布 移植 陈述 they set out for Rome 他们动身去罗马 set out to do 开始 着手 打算 draw /pay attention to 注意 当心 They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.【他们玩世不恭，却没有意识到他们正在做着与众不同的事情。】 disregard v. 不顾 漠视 convention n. 习俗 风俗 惯例 大会 协定 conscious adj. 意识到的 有知觉的 extraordinary / ?ks′tr?:d?n?ri/ adj. 特别的 This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.【这种做法常常使他们赢得别人的爱戴和尊敬，因为他们给单调的日常生活增添了色彩。】 invariably [in′v??ri?bli] adv. 总是 routine n. 常规 惯例 例行公事 程序 Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. 【Richard Colson生前是我们镇上最负盛名的人物之一】 notable adj. 显著的、值得注意的 figure /′f?g?/ n. 人物；外形；形象；计算；价格、数量；图表 He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman,but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life. 【他是一个精明有钱的生意人，但是镇上的一般人几乎不知道他生活中的这一面】 shrewd /?ru:d/ 机智的 精明的 shrewdness n. He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.【我们都叫他Dick，他的怪癖性格在他死之前早已闻名遐迩了】 legendary /′led??ndary/ adj. 传说的 传奇般的 be known to 被…所知道 long before 很久以前 Dickie dislike snobs intensely. 【Dickie对势利人是深恶痛绝的】 snob n.势利小人 谄上媚下的人 Intensely /?n′tensli/ adv. 强烈地 Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. 【虽然他拥有一辆大汽车，但他几乎从来不用，而总是喜欢步行外出】 though 引导让步状语从句，同类连词有 although /even if /even though等。 own adj.自己的 （用在所有格后面，加强语气） I saw it with my own eyes. n. 自己的东西 This book is my own vt. 拥有 Who owns the dog?; 承认 He owns that he was w