新概念英语第三册 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 讲义.docxVIP

第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 新概念英语第三册 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 讲义 Lesson 31A lovable eccentric Part 1: Text True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. He was a shrewd and wealthy business-man, but the ordinary town-folk hardly knew anything about this side of his life. He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died. Dickie disliked snobs(势利小人) intensely. Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry an umbrella. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a a.常规的8.shrewd [ ru:d] a.精明的9.eccentricity [eksentrisiti] n.怪癖10.legendary [led nd ri] a.传奇般的11.snob [sn b] n.势利小人，谄上欺下的人12.intensely ad.强烈地13.bedraggled [bidr gld] a.拖泥带水的；又脏又湿的14.dump [d mp] v.把……砰的一声抛下15.apologetic [ p l d etik] a.道歉的16.reprimand [reprima:nd] v.训斥17.stage [steid ] v.暗中策划18.elaborate [il b rit] a.精心构思的；精致的 ★lovable [l v bl] a.可爱的例句：Lucy is a lovely girl.原词：love★eccentric [iksentrik] n.(行为)古怪的人eccentric behavior 古怪的行为fairly/highly/unusually eccentric 非常古怪slightly eccentric 有点古怪eccentric in dress 衣着古怪eccentric in ones habits 习性古怪例句：He is an eccentric person.他是一个古怪的人。He was eccentric in dress. 他衣着古怪★disregard [disriga:d] v.不顾，无视in disregard of 不顾,无视with disregard 不顾地disregard for 不注意…disregard lightly 轻视disregard openly 公开忽视disregard totally/utterly 全然无视例句：You cant just disregard the security problem.你可不能忽视安全问题。 regard加前缀dis，否定含义 ★convention [k nven n] n.习俗，风俗attend/hold a conve