新概念第三册第31课

lesson31ALovableEccentricTrueeccentricsneverdeliberately（onpurpose）setouttodrawattentiontothemselves.eccentricn.（行为）古怪的人(apersonwithanunusualoroddpersonality.)Askewusedseveralnames,andhadareputationasaneccentric.艾斯丘用过几个名字，并以“怪人”著称。eccentricadj.odd,strangeIcan’tgetonwellwithhim,becauseheiseccentric.eccentricityn.怪癖hiseccentricityhadbecomelegendarylongbeforehedied.InceptionTheDarkKnightRises蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士崛起10,000B.C.Finally,visitorswillcomefacetofacewiththenear-legendarywarriorsofChina’sterracottaarmy.Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythingextraordinary.socialconventions:socialnorms/socialcustomsfollow/conformsocialconventionsdisregardv.不顾，漠视(ignore;paynoattentionto)Hedisregardedtheadviceofhisexecutives.regardvt.看待;注重，尊敬Hewasregardedasthemostsuccessfulpresidentofmoderntimes.disregardn.忽视；不尊重Whoeverplantedthebombshowedatotaldisregardforthesafetyofthepublic.不论谁安置了炸弹都显示出对公众安全的全然漠视。consciousadj.感觉到的，意识到的beconsciousof/thatbeawareof/thatunawareadj.不知道的unconsciousadj.无意识的Heisunawareofthedanger.Heisunconsciousofthedanger.subconsciousadj.潜意识的；下意识的classconscious有阶级意识的familyconscious有家庭观念的clothesconscious注重衣着的consciousnessn.意识legalconsciousness法律意识Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers,fortheyaddcolortothedullroutineofeverydaylife.invariablyadv.总是，经常地vary（vt.改变）-variable-variably-invariablyaddcolortosth.:tomakesth.morecolorful/moreinterestingOneofthemostcolorfulfiguresinboxinghistorywasDanielMendoza,whowasbornin1764.addsalttoinjury往伤口上撒盐HewasknowntousallasDickieandhiseccentricityhadbecomelegendarylongbeforehedied.Franklin–Frank、FrankieDennis–DennyAlexander、Alexandra--Alexis、AlexVictoria–Vicky、VickieAnthony–TonyWilliam–WillNickname昵称Firstname名Lastname姓DickieDickRichardColsonDickiedislikedsnobsintensely.snobissomeonewholooksdownuponthosewhoareinferiorandflattersthosewhoaresuperior势利小人snobbish['snɑbɪʃ]adj.势利的snobbery['snɑbəri]n.势利的行为（特性）intenselyadv.（strongly）强烈地；表示情感的强度Iwasintenselymovedbythefilm.Oneday,hewalkedintoanexpensiveshopafterhavingbeencaughtinaparticularlyheavyshower.becaughtin:beinaverydifficult/unpleasantsituation陷入某种困境Iwascaughtinatrafficjamonmywaytomyairport.Hewantedtobuya￡300watchforhiswife,buthewasinsuchabedraggledconditionthatanassistantrefusedtoservehim.beinacondition：beinacertainkindofstate(especiallyphysicalstate)在什么样的状态下，尤其指外表、身体状况insuchabedraggledcondition：hewaswet,dirty,anduntidy.beinadyingcondition濒临垂危beinacriticalcondition情况危急,危笃状态beinastablecondition情况稳定Asitwasextremelyheavy,hedumpeditonthecounter.dump:putdownsth,especiallysthheavy猛地扔下来、重重地放下getridofsth./sb.扔掉Hedumpedhisoldcar.Shedumpedherboyfriend.Theassistantaskedhimtoleave,butDickiepaidnoattentiontohimandrequestedtosee(askedtosee)themanager.Recognizingwhothecustomerwas,themanagerwasmostapologeticandreprimandedtheassistantseverely.apologetic：toshowortosayyouareverysorry.apologizev.apologizetosbforsthapologyn.makeanapologytosbsystematic（系统的）romantic(浪漫的)politic（有策略的）chaotic(混乱的)most:extremely,非最高级reprimandv.训斥reproach,scold,blame；reprimand强调在公开场合的指责Itcontained￡300inpennies.Heinsistedontheassistant'scountingthemoneybeforeheleft——30,000penniesinall!insistonsb’sdoingsth.坚持让某人做某事insistthat+虚拟语态(should)+动词原形Heinsistedthattheassistant(should)countthemoney.Thisexhibitionreceivedagreatdealofattentioninthepress,forthoughthepicturesweresupposedtobetheworkoffamousartists,theyhadinfactbeenpaintedbyDickie.thepress：newspapers,magazines,TVs,orradios新闻界weresupposedtobe被认为是Ittookhimfouryearstostagethiselaboratejokesimplytoprovethatcriticsdonotalwaysknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.stage:toarrangetostageaplayelaborateadj.精心构思的(carefullyworkedout)anelaboratedesign精心的设计否定意义的副词mostpeopleinthetownhardlyknewanythingaboutthissideofhislife.Thoughheownedalargecar,hehardlyeverusedit,preferringalwaystogoonfoot.Trueeccentricsneverdeliberatelysetouttodrawattentiontothemselves.动词表示否定Theydisregardsocialconventionsherefusedtocarryanumbrella.anassistantrefusedtoservehim.without介词短语做伴随状语，表示同时没有做Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythingextraordinary.Dickielefttheshopwithoutaword.Comprehensionquestions1.Dotrueeccentricssetouttodrawattentiontothemselves?No,theydon’t2.Whatdotheydotosocialconventions?Theydisregardthem.3.Whatdotheyaddtothedullroutineofeverydaylife?Color.4.Whowasoneofthemostnotablefiguresinourtown?RichardColson.5.Washestupidandpoor?No,hewasn’t.hewasshrewdandwealthy.6.Didmanypeopleinthetownknowthissideofhislife?No,theydidn’t.7.Whatdidallofuscallhim?Dickie.8.Whathadbecomelegendarybeforehedied?Hiselectricity.9.WhodidDickiedislikeintensely?Snobs.10.Didheownalargecar?Yes,hedid.11.Whydidhehardlyeveruseit?Becausehepreferredtogoonfoot.12.Didhecarryanumbrellawhenitwasrainingheavily?No,hedidn’t.13.Hewalkedintoashoponeday,whatdidhewanttobuyforhiswife?A300poundswatch.14.Whydidtheassistantrefusetoservehim?Becausehewasinsuchabedraggledcondition.15.WhenDickiereturned,whatdidhedowith