新概念英语第三册讲义：LESSON 31 A LOVABLE ECCENTRIC.doc

1、 Lesson 31 41:04 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人【New words and expressions】 生词和短语lovable adj. 可爱的eccentric n. （行为）古怪的人disregard v. 不顾，漠视convention n. 习俗，风俗conscious adj. 感觉到的，意识到的invariably adv. 总是，经常地routine n. 常规；惯例shrewd adj. 精明的eccentricity n. 怪僻legendary adj. 传奇般的snob n. 诌上欺下的人intensely adv

2、. 强烈地bedraggled adj 拖泥带水的dump v. 把砰的一声抛下apologetic adj. 道歉的reprimand v. 训斥stage v. 暗中策划elaborate adj. 精心构思的lovable adj. 可爱的lovable = worthy of lovelovely = beautiful 可爱的lovable 惹人爱Eg: What he does is lovable. I like the lovely boy/girl.A large number of eccentrics are lovable. 许多怪人惹人喜爱。eccentric n.

3、（行为）古怪的人eccentric: a person whose behaviou is peculiar, unusual, rather strange.eccentric: adj. peculiar, unusual; strangestrange因为陌生而奇怪Eg.: The modern building looks strange to the villages.eccentric 行为举止古怪Eg.: I cant get on well with him, because he is eccentric.odd 强调因为少见而多怪Eg.: Look, he is weari

4、ng an odd hat.peculiar 奇异的，不同寻常的The house is peculiar.I feel peculiar today. =I feel uncomfortable / ill. = Im not myself today.eccentricity n. 怪癖disregard v. 不顾，漠视disregard: ignore; pay no attention toDisregard noise and keep workingdisregard n.have disregard of / forHe has complete disregard of /

5、for my feelings.in disregard ofHe did the work in disregard of my instructions.treat sb. with disregard 怠慢某人Anyway, dont treat your friends with disregard.convention n. 习俗，风俗convention: generally accepted practice.Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China.custom 历史悠久的社会习俗Its a

6、custom of giving presents at Christmas.He always does exactly what he wants and does not care about convention.practice 某团体的传统做法或令他人无法接受的习俗Eg.: The normal practice in the company is to send bill as soon as the job is done.Your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat-the norma

7、lly accepted practice in many northern countries.(三册L23)tradition 传统Spending Christmas Day is a tradition for western people.habit 个人习惯I have a habit of reading English aloud in the morning.conscious adj. 感觉到的，意识到的conscious =awarebe conscious of / thatbe aware of / thatHe is quite unaware of the dan

8、ger.He is not conscious of the danger.class conscious 有阶级意识的family conscious 有家庭观念的clothes conscious 注重衣着的stairs conscious 注重地位的aware, conscious的反义词直接加un-unaware, unconscioussubconscious 下意识的consciousness n.invariably adv. 总是，经常地routine n. 常规；惯例routine: the regular fixed way of sth. / doing thingsfo

9、llow the routine 墨守常规break the routine 打破常规start the daily routine 开始每天的日常生活shrewd adj. 精明的shrewed: showing good practical judgement 精明的，狡滑的，敏锐的，机灵的He is a shrewed observer.We have got shrewed common sense.Sb. is shrewed. = He has good judgement.shrewed brainedshrewed headed 头脑机灵的shrewed looking 看起来

10、机灵的L31-02 end 1126”L31-03 begin 1100”cunning: clever at deceiving 善于歉骗的sly 用更隐秘的办法来达到目的a sly old foxeccentricity n. 怪僻legendary adj. 传奇般的snob n. 诌上欺下的人intensely adv. 强烈地intense adj. very strong ; violent; extreme; sharp; etc.intense cold 严寒intense heat 酷暑intense discussion 激烈的讨论intensify vt. 使增强You

11、must intensify your sense of responsibility.你必须加强责任感。intensity n.Losing jobs are growing in intensity.sth are growing in intensity （某种程度）在加强Eg: Losing jobs are growing in intensity.bedraggled adj 拖泥带水的dump v. 把砰的一声抛下reprimand v. 训斥reprimand: scold officially and severelyblame 责备(语气程度很弱)Eg.: The teac

12、her blamed him for his coming late.scold 斥责(语气稍重一点)Dont scold me for a trifle.reproach 斥责 (语气最严重)He often reproached his children.reprimand: scold officially and severelyThe boss reprimanded his employees severely.apologetic adj. 道歉的apologize v.He apologized to his boss.The boss apologized to his em

13、ployees.He was apologetic. 他致以歉意apology n. 歉意make apology to sb. for sth. stage v. 暗中策划He stage a joke.elaborate adj. 精心构思的elaborate = carefully worked outan elaborate design 精心的设计elaborate vt.He elaborated a system of computer.【Text】Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 Listen to the tape then answer

14、 the question below.Why did the shop assistant refuse to serve Dickie?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 ot

15、hers, 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 businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life. He was known to us all as

16、 Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.Dickie disliked snobs 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 af

17、ter having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a 300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him. Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on

18、the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assis-tant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth b

19、ag. It contained 300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistants counting the money before he left- 30,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, f

20、or though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.参考译文真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。他们不顾社会习俗，意识不到自己所作所为有什么特殊之处。他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬

21、，因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。理查德.科尔森生前是我们镇上最有名望的人之一。他是个精明能干、有钱的商人，但镇上大部分人对他生活中的这一个方面几乎一无所知。大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久，他的古怪行为就成了传奇故事了。 迪基痛恨势利小人。尽管他有一辆豪华小轿车，但却很少使用，常常喜欢以步代车。即使大雨倾盆，他也总是拒绝带伞。一天，他遇上一场瓢泼大雨，淋得透湿。他走进一家高级商店，要为妻子买一块价值300英镑的手表。但店员见他浑身泥水的样子，竟不肯接待他。迪基二话没说就走了。一会儿，他带着一个大布口袋回到店里。布袋很沉，他重重地把布袋扔在柜台上。店员让迪基走开，他置之不理，并要求见

22、经理。经理认出了这位顾客，表示了深深的歉意，还严厉地训斥了店员。店员为迪基拿出了那块手表，迪基把布口袋递给他，口袋里面装着300镑的便士。他坚持要店员点清那些硬币后他才离去。这些硬币加在一起共有30,000枚！ 还有一次，他邀请一些著名评论家来参观他私人收藏的现代画。这次展览引起报界广泛注意，因为这些画名义上是名家的作品，事实上是迪基自己画的。他花了4年时间策划这出精心设计的闹剧，只是想证明评论家们有时并不解他们所谈论的事情。【课文讲解】deliberately: on purposeset out to do = set about doing = start doing / to do s

23、th.draw attention to 吸引对.的注意capture/attract/hold/catch/arrest/receive/draw attention to 吸引对的注意力He made a mistake without being conscious of the factinvariably = alwaysHer fine character quickly won her the friendship of her colleagueswin sb sth 为某人赢得add colour to 增添色彩Eccentrics add colour to our dul

24、l life.背诵第一自然段。up to the time of his death: before he died. 完成时notable: famousthis side of his life 生活的这一面L31-03 end 1100”L31-04 begin 1110”Dickie disliked snobs intensely / violentlypreferring 现在分词做伴随状况状语be caught in a heavy shower 遇到瓢泼大雨 be caught in a heavy snow 遇到大雪be caught in a heavy storm 遇到风

25、暴pay no attention to sb = ignore sb = take no notice of sb = turn a deaf ear to sb对不予理睬Dickie took no notice of himdickie turned a deaf ear to him.refuse to listen to request 求见（非常正式而有礼貌的用词，语气相当强烈，假如你request某件东西的话，通常你有权利得到你想要的。）I requested the headmaster.Every student can request assistance of their

26、 teachers.demand 在语气上还要强烈，假如你demand某件东西的话，你坚决认为你有权利得到你想要的，且不愿意接受否定的回答。I demand my rights. 我要求我的权力。ask 口头或写信介到某物I asked to get the book.he asked me for help.realizing or recognizing 在这里现在分词做原因状语most = very muchpresent sb. with sth. or present sth. to sb. 把.交给insist on doing / insist thatHe insisted t

27、hat the shop assistant should count the money before he left.背诵：receive a great deal of attention in the press 引起了报界广泛注意simply to prove = only to provetalk nonsense 胡说八道talk sense 说正经话背诵第三段及关键句型L31-04 end 1110”L31-05 begin 1056”【Multiple choice questions】P148Comprehension1 Most people in the town wo

28、uld have regarded Dickies behaviour as eccentric on the day he visited the shop because _ .a. when he set out into the rain he did not take an umbrellab. he went to such lengths to show his dislike of snobberyc. he spent so much money on a watchd. he had not counted the pennies before giving them to

29、 the assistantgo to lengths 竭尽全力2 When Dickie went into an expensive shop _ .a. he wanted to shelter from the rainb. he did not look like a man who could afford a watchc. he had forgotten to bring his cloth bag with himd. he had been sent by his wife to buy a watch3 The press paid a great deal of at

30、tention to Dickies exhibition because _ .a. it had taken him so long to prepare the paintingsb. the critics admired Dickies ability to copy the work of famous artistsc. no one had known that Dickie was a painterd. it became known that Dickie had succeeded in deceiving the criticsStructure4 They disr

31、egard social conentions and requite unaware _ they are doing anything extraordinary. (ll.2-3)a. that what b. of the fact that c. if d. when(of the fact可省略)5 As it _ , he dumped it on the counter. (ll.14-15)a. was weighing b. weighed a lot c. weighed much d. had weighed muchmuch多用于疑问句或否定句中，而肯定句中多用a l

32、ot; a great dealEg.: He knows a lot about it.He doesnt know much about it.Does he know much about it?6 _ 300 worth of pennies in the bag. (ll.17-18)a. There were b. It was c. They were d. It had7 He insisted _ the money before he left.(l.18)a. that the assistant should count b. the assistant to coun

33、tc. to count d. to be counted8 He asked a number of important critics to come _ his private (ll.19-20)a. and see b. seeing c. see d. so they sawVocabulary9 -and returned carrying a large _ . (l.14)a. cloth case b. clothes-basket c. sack of clothing d. bag made of cloth10 But dickie paid no attention

34、 to his _ (l.15)a. question b. inquiry c. query d. demand11 The pictures were supposed to have been _ by famous artists.(ll.20-21)a. worked b. made c. done d. designed12 Critics do not always _ . (ll.22)a. mean well b. speak with understanding c. tell the truth d. takl sensetalk nonsence 胡说【Key to Multiple choice questions】1. B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. C 12. DL31-05 510” Lesson 31 41:04 L31-05_32-01 543”