Lesson31AlovableeccentricWhichisthemostattractive?NewWordsandExpressions•lovablea.可爱的•eccentricn.(行为)古怪的人•disregardv.不顾,无视•conventionn.习俗,风俗•consciousa.感觉到的,意识到的•invariablyad.总是,经常地•routinen.常规;惯例;•shrewda.精明的•eccentricityn.怪癖NewWordsandExpressions•legendarya.传奇般的•snobn.势利小人,谄上欺下的人•intenselyad.强烈地•bedraggleda.拖泥带水的;又脏又湿的•dumpv.把……砰的一声抛下•apologetica.道歉的•reprimandv.训斥•stagev.暗中策划•elaboratea.精心构思的;精致的Lesson31Alovableeccentric•Trueeccentricsneverdeliberatelysetouttodrawattentiontothemselves.Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythingextraordinary.Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers,fortheyaddcolourtothedullroutineofeverydaylife.onpurposeNotesontheText•lovableadj.可爱的•lovable=worthyoflove惹人爱的•lovely=beautiful可爱的•e.g:Whathedoesislovable.•他的所作所为很惹人爱。•e.g:Ilikethelovelyboy/girl.•我喜欢这个可爱的孩子。•e.g:Alargenumberofeccentricsarelovable.许多怪人惹人喜爱。NotesontheText•eccentricn.(行为)古怪人:•eccentricn.=apersonwhosebehaviorispeculiar,unusual,ratherstrange.;•adj:peculiar,unusual,strange•strange因为陌生而奇怪•e.g:Themodernbuildinglooksstrangetothevillagers.•eccentrica.行为举止古怪•Ican'tgetonwellwithhim,becauseheiseccentric.NotesontheText•odd强调指出因为少见而多怪•e.g:Look,heiswearinganoddhat.•peculiar奇异的,不同寻常的•e.g:Thehouseispeculiar.•e.g:Ifeelpeculiartoday.•=Ifeeluncomfortable/ill.•=I’mnotmyselftoday.•eccentricityn.怪癖NotesontheText•deliberateadj.深思熟虑的,慎重的,谨慎的•e.g:Hismannerwasquiet,hisspeechdeliberate.•故意的,蓄意的;不慌不忙的,从容的••vi.仔细考虑,思考[+about/on/upon]•e.g:Theyaredeliberatinguponwhattodo.•他们在考虑该怎么办.•NotesontheText•disregardv.不顾,漠视•disregardv.=ignore,paynoattentionto•e.g:Disregardnoiseandkeepworking.•haveadisregardof/for•e.g:Hehascompletedisregardof/formyfeelings.•indisregardof不顾,忽视,漠视•e.g:Hedidtheworkindisregardofmyinstructions.•treatsb.withdisregard怠慢某人•e.g:Anyway,don'ttreatyourfriendswithdisregard.NotesontheText•conventionn.习俗,风俗•conventionn.:generallyacceptedpractice•被普遍接受的行为准则、常规、惯例,可受时间影响•e.g:ShakinghandswhenmeetingpeopleisnormalconventioninChina.•custom历史悠久的社会习俗,不受时间影响•e.g:ItisacustomofgivingpresentsatChristmas.•e.g:Healwaysdoesexactlywhathewantsanddoesnotcareaboutconvention.NotesontheText•practice某团体的传统做法或令他人无法接受的习俗•e.g:Thenormalpracticeinthecompanyistosendbillassoonasthejobisdone.•e.g:anormallyacceptedpractice•普遍接受的做法•tradition传统,比custom有更悠久的历史•e.g:SpendingChristmasdayisatraditionforwesternpeople.NotesontheText•consciousadj.感觉到的,意识到的=aware•beconsciousof/that=beawareof/that•e.g:Heisquiteunaware/notconsciousofthedanger.•classconscious有阶级意识的•familyconscious有家庭观念的•aware;conscious的反义词直接加un-----unaware;unconscious•subconscious下意识的•consciousnessn.意识、知觉、个人思想NotesontheText•invariableadj.不变的;恒定的,一律的•e.g:aninvariabletemperature恒温•n.常数;不变量•invariablyadv.不变地;一定地;总是=always•routinen.常规,惯例•routine=theregularfixedwayofsth./doingthings•e.g:followtheroutine•e.g:breaktheroutine•e.g:startthedailyroutineNotesontheText•routine•n.常规;例行程序;生活乏味•e.g:Hecheckeduponyouasamatterofroutine.•e.g:Familyholidaysaremeanttobeabreakfromroutine.•adj.例行的;常规的;日常的;普通的•e.g:aseriesofroutinemedicaltests...•e.g:Somanydaysareroutineanduninteresting,especiallyinwinter.NotesontheText•(1)drawattentionto…•引起对……的注意,把注意力吸引到•(2)payattentionto…关心,注意•(3)receiveagreatdealofattentioninthepress引起了报界的广泛注意•(4)attentionn.注意,注意力,专心;照料,检修;照顾,治疗;立正姿势(或口令);(尤指男性对女性的)殷勤•e.g:Shegaveheragingparentsmuchattention.NotesontheText•draw/capture/attract/hold/catch/arrest/receiveattentionto吸引对...的注意•setouttodo=setaboutdoing=startdoing/todosth.•打算,企图做某事;动身,出发;安排,组织NotesontheText•winsbsth/winsthforsb为某人赢得某物•e.g:Herfinecharacterquicklywonherthefriendshipofhercolleagues.•addto增加,加强•e.g:Thislessonaddstothevalueofthebook.•add...to把...加到....•e.g:Toaddsugertocoffee.•addupto合计达•e.g:Thefiguresaddupto592.Lesson31Alovableeccentric•Uptothetimeofhisdeath,RichardColsonwasoneofthemostnotablefiguresinourtown.Hewasashrewdandwealthybusinessman,butmostpeopleinthetownhardlyknewanythingaboutthissideofhislife.HewasknowntousallasDickieandhiseccentricityhadbecomelegendarylongbeforehedied.beknowntosb.众所周知NotesontheText•figuren.数字;人影;体形;重要人物•v认为;猜想;不奇怪;很正常;合乎情理•e.g:NewGovernmentfigurespredictthatoneintwomarriageswillendindivorce.•e.g:Afigureinabluedressappearedinthedoorway.•e.g:Workitoutandyou'llfinditfigures.•figureout想出;理解;弄清•e.g:Ittookthemaboutonemonthtofigureouthowtostarttheequipment...NotesontheText•shrewdadj.精明的,狡猾的,敏锐的,机灵的•shrewd=showinggoodpracticaljudgement•e.g:Heisashrewdobserver.•e.g:Wehavegotshrewdcommonsense.•Sb.isshrewd.=Hehasgoodjudgement.•e.g:shrewdbrained头脑机灵的•shrewda.精明的•cunning:cleveratdeceiving善于欺骗的•sly用更隐秘的办法来达到目的强于cunning•e.g:aslyoldfox非常狡猾的老狐狸NotesontheText•legendaryn.传奇故事;a.传奇的•legendn.传说•upto的用法•1.“upto”意为“多达”。•e.g:Icantakeuptofourpeopleinmycar.•2.“upto”意为“不多于,不迟于”。•e.g:Readuptopage109.•3.“upto”意为“可与某事物相比,比得上”。•e.g:Asadoctor,heisnotuptoMr.Smith.•4.“upto”意为“有某种能力的,能胜任的”。•e.g:He'snotuptothepartofOthello.NotesontheText•5.“upto”意为“从事于,忙于”。•e.g:What'sheupto?•6.“upto”意为“由„„决定,由„„负责”。•e.g:It'suptoyouwhetherweacceptthepresentornot.•7.“upto”意为“(时间)直到”。•e.g:Uptonowhe'sbeenquiet.•8.“upto”后面接表示时间、日期的名词时,意