新概念英语第三册 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric课堂笔记

Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 1、True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. 真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。 · eccentric (adj.) （人的行为、举止）古怪的 = peculiar (n.) 怪人 eg. eccentric habits 古怪的习惯 The club seemed to be full of eccentrics. 这个俱乐部看起来都是怪人。 · deliberately (adv.) 故意地 = on purpose · set out for sp. 动身出发，前往某地 · set out to do sth. 打算做某事，决心做某事 = plan to do sth. = intend to do sth. = mean to do sth. = be going to do sth. eg. 她决心要打破世界记录。 She set out to break the world record. 他们打算做的事成功了。 The thing which they set out to do was successful. They succeed in what they set out to do. · draw attention to 促使…注意 = attract attention to 反：pay attention (to) 注意 2、They disregard social conventions without being conscious （that they are doing anything extraordinary.宾语从句） 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。 · disregard（v.） 无视，漠视 反：regard (v.) 注视 = see eg. 她好奇地看我。 She regarded me curiously. · regard A as B 把A看作B eg. 我把你看作我最好的朋友之一。 I regard you as one of my best friends. 人们把长城看作是中国的象征。 People regard the Great Wall as the symbol of China. eg. 他完全无视我的观点。 He completely disregarded my point of view/opinion. · conscious (adj.) 有意识的 · be conscious of/that 意识到 = be aware of/that = realize · consciousness(n.) 意识 · conscience (n.) 良心 · conscientious (adj.) 认真负责的，兢兢业业的 eg.我意识到了阅读的重要性。 I was conscious of the importance of reading. · extraordinary (adj.) 非凡的，显著的，杰出的 = extra 额外的 + ordinary 普通的，平凡的 3、This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, （for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.原因状语从句） 他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬，因为他们给平淡单一的日常生活增添了色彩。 · invariably (adv.) = always 总是，一直 eg. 他总是迟到。 He is invariably late. 午饭后我总是习惯打个盹儿。 Invariably, I used to taking a nap after lunch. 这家饭店几乎总是空的，我不知道他们怎么盈利。 This restaurant is almost invariably empty, I don’t know how they can manage to make a profit. · add…to… 把…加到…里 eg. 请把糖加到牛奶里。 Please add some sugar to the milk. · everyday VS every day 每日的，日常的 每天 （adj.）作前置定语 （adv.）作时间状语 4、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 Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died. 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。 · notable (adj.) = famous = well-known = lengendary(very notable) · legendary(adj.) 传奇的，传说的 · legend (n.) 传奇，传说 · shrewd (adj.) 精明的 eg. a shrewd shopper/ plan /businessman /politician · eccentricity (n.) 古怪 eccentric(adj.) 古怪的 (n.) 怪人 · long before = long long ago = once upon a time 很久以前 before long = soon 不久 5、Dickie disliked snobs intensely. （Though he owned a large car,让步状语从句） he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. Even （when it was raining heavily,时间状语从句） he refused to carry an umbrella. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. 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。 · snob (n.) 势利小人 snobbish(adj.) 势利眼的 · intensely (adv.) （指感情）强烈的，热烈的 eg. intense interest/anger/jealousy 强烈的兴趣/愤怒/妒忌 hate/love sb. intensely · be caught in + 灾害 遭遇自然灾害 （catch caught caught） 6、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.定语从句） Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. （As it was extremely heavy,原因状语从句） he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. 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，并要求见经理。 · buy sth. for sb. = buy sb. sth. · bedraggled (adj.) 全身湿透的，全身污泥的 raggle (n.) 水槽，水管 eg. a bedraggled child/bird He bedraggled the bed. 他尿床了。 · bedraggle (v.) 弄湿，弄脏 · have a word with sb. 和某人说句话 have words with sb. 和某人吵架 · clothes 衣服（集合名词，出现即为复数） cloth 布料（原材料，[u]） clothing 服装（总称，[u]） · counter (n.) 柜台 count (v.) 数 accountant (n.) 会计 countable (adj.) 可数的 uncountable(adj.) 不可数的 7、Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. 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。 · apologetic (adj./adv.) 抱歉的 · be apologetic about sth. 对…充满歉意 eg. 他为他的迟到表示歉意。 He was apologetic about his late arrival. · apologize (v.) 道歉 · apologize to sb. for doing sth. 为某事向某人道歉 · reprimand (v./n.) 训斥，谴责 · reprimand sb. for doing sth. 因某事训斥某人 eg. 他因在课上讲话被老师训斥了。 He was reprimanded by the teacher for talking in class. 我因为说谎被我爸严厉训斥了。 I was reprimanded severely by my father for telling a lie. 8、（When Dickie was given the watch,时间状语从句）he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained $300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left -- 30,000 pennies in all! 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！ · present sb. with sth. 把某物赠送给某人 = give sb. sth. = present sth. to sb. = give sth. to sb · insist on 坚持 = persist in · in all 总共，合计 9、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, （for 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.宾语从句)] 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。 · in fact 事实上，实际上 = as a matter of fact · elaborate (adj.) 精心制作的 eg. an elaborate plan / hair style/ meal Supplementary exercises: · His behavior was above . A. comment B. scolding C.criticism D. reproach 解析：正确答案 D 他的行为是无可指责的。 A.评价 ； B.指责； C.批评； D.强烈的批评。 （固定搭配：above/beyond reproach 表示“无可挑剔，完美无缺”。 · The school being over, the children were allowed to watch television their heart’s content. A. at B. on C. for D. to 解析：正确答案 D 固定搭配：to one’s heart’s content 尽情地 (在这个短语中，heart永远用单数名词的所有格。) 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$