新概念英语第3册第31课.ppt

Lesson31Alovableeccentric,Lecturer:PatienceWang,Newwordsandexpressions,Readthenewwordsandexpressionsonpage146.,Lesson31Alovableeccentric(),Trueeccentricsneverdeliberatelysetouttodrawattentiontothemselves.Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythingextraordinary.Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers,fortheyaddcolourtothedullroutineofeverydaylife.Uptothetimeofhisdeath,RichardColsonwasoneofthemostnotablefiguresinourtown.Hewasashrewdandwealthybusinessman,butmostpeopleinthetownhardlyknewanythingaboutthissideofhislife.HewasknowntousallasDickieandhiseccentricityhadbecomelegendarylongbeforehedied.,Lesson31Alovableeccentric(),Dickiedislikedsnobsintensely.Thoughheownedalargecar,hehardlyeverusedit,preferringalwaystogoonfoot.Evenwhenitwasrainingheavily,herefusedtocarryanumbrella.Oneday,hewalkedintoanexpensiveshopafterhavingbeencaughtinaparticularlyheavyshower.Hewantedtobuya$300watchforhiswife,buthewasinsuchabedraggledconditionthatanassistantrefusedtoservehim.Dickielefttheshopwithoutawordandreturnedcarryingalargeclothbag.Asitwasextremelyheavy,hedumpeditonthecounter.Theassistantaskedhimtoleave,butDickiepaidnoattentiontohimandrequestedtoseethemanager.Recognizingwhothecustomerwas,themanagerwasmostapologeticandreprimandedtheassistantseverely.WhenDickiewasgiventhewatch,hepresentedtheassistantwiththeclothbag.Itcontained$300inpennies.Heinsistedontheassistantscountingthemoneybeforeheleft-30,000penniesinall!Onanotheroccasion,heinvitedanumberofimportantcriticstoseehisprivatecollectionofmodernpaintings.Thisexhibitionreceivedagreatdealofattentioninthepress,forthoughthepicturesweresupposedtobetheworkoffamousartists,theyhadinfactbeenpaintedbyDickie.Ittookhimfouryearstostagethiselaboratejokesimplytoprovethatcriticsdonotalwaysknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.,lovable,lovableadj.easytoloveorlike;pleasant讨人喜欢的；可爱的e.g.可爱的小猫alovablekittenlovelyadj.beautiful,attractive,etc.,esp.toboththeheartandtheeye美丽的，可爱的，动人的e.g.漂亮的女孩alovelygirl美丽的景色alovelyview2.(informal)verypleasantorenjoyable美好的，令人愉快的e.g.一顿美餐alovelymeal好天气lovelywhether,eccentric,eccentricn.aneccentricperson行为古怪的人e.g.那个老妇人有点古怪。Theoldladyisabitofaneccentric.eccentricadj.differinginbehaviourfromwhatisusualorsociallyaccepted,esp.inawaythatisstrangeoramusing;unconventional古怪的；（令人）好笑的；异乎寻常的e.g.与众不同的举止eccentricbehavioureccentricityn.c;u(anexampleof)eccentricbehaviour古怪行为，反常e.g.英国人以行为怪癖而出名。TheEnglisharefamousfortheireccentricities/eccentricity.,deliberately,deliberateadj.1.(esp.ofsomethingbad)doneonpurposeorasaresultofcarefulplanning;intentional尤指坏事故意的；深思熟虑的，盘算周到的e.g.这次撞车并不是什么意外事故，而是有人蓄意要谋害他！Thecarcrashwasntanaccident;itwasadeliberateattempttokillhim!2.(ofspeech,thought,ormovement)slow;unhurried言语、思想、行动等不慌不忙的，从容不迫的e.g.这位老人不慌不忙地站起来，然后离开房间。Theoldmanstoodupinaverydeliberatewayandlefttheroom.adv.deliberatelye.g.我在街上从她身边走过时，她故意不理睬我。ShedeliberatelyignoredmewhenIpassedherinthestreet.,setout,setouttoleaveaplaceandbeginajourney出发；动身；启程e.g.他们动身踏上最后一段行程。Theysetoutonthelaststageoftheirjourney.2.tobeginajob,task,etc.withaparticularaimorgoal(怀着目标)开始工作，展开任务e.g.(1)她一心努力要打破世界纪录。Shesetouttobreaktheworldrecord.(2)他们实现了既定的目标。Theysucceededinwhattheysetouttodo.setouttodosth.打算，企图做某事e.g.我认为你正一步步地有意想惹我生气。Ithinkyouredeliberatelysettingouttoannoyme.,attention,attention/tenn/n.u注意，留心，专心，注意力payattentiontosth把精力集中在，留心e.g.Youmustpayattentiontotheteacher.你必须专心听老师讲课。attractonesattention吸引某人的注意catchonesattention引起某人的注意e.g.Shewavedherhandtoattract/catchmyattention.她挥手以吸引（引起）我的注意。,disregard,disregardvt.topaynoattentionto;treatasunimportantorunworthyofnotice不顾，不理会；无视，漠视e.g.他完全不理会我们的各种反对意见。Hecompletelydisregardedallourobjections.disregardn.u(for,of)lackofproperattentiontoorrespectforsomeoneorsomething;neglect漠视，忽视，蔑视e.g.政府对穷人的需求表现出完全漠视的态度。Thegovernmenthasshownatotaldisregardfortheneedsofthepoor.,convention,conventionn.1.c;u(anexampleof)generallyacceptedpractice,esp.withregardtosocialbehaviour惯例；常规；习俗e.g.商人应该穿西装，这是惯例而已。Itisamatterofconventionthatbusinessmenshouldwearsuits.2.c(ameetingof)agroupofpeoplegatheredtogetherwithashared,oftenpoliticalpurpose常为政治性的大会，会议；全体与会者e.g.教师大会ateachersconvention3.caformalagreementesp.betweencountriesonsomethingthatisimportanttothemall尤指国际间的公约；协定e.g.这些国家都同意签订公约。Thecountriesallagreedtosigntheconvention.conventionaladj.followingacceptedcustomsandstandards,sometimestoocloselyandwithoutoriginality常贬按惯例习俗办事的；因袭的，守旧的；传统的e.g.守旧观点conventionalopinions,extraordinary,extraordinaryadj.verystrange非常奇怪的e.g.多么奇特的帽子呀！Whatanextraordinaryhat!2.morethanwhatisordinary;special不平常的；特别的e.g.一个特别漂亮的女孩agirlofextraordinarybeauty3.(ofanagreement)inadditiontotheordinaryone(s)额外安排的；临时的e.g.下星期三将有一个额外安排的会议专门讨论紧急决议。TherewillbeanextraordinarymeetingnextWednesdaytodiscusstheemergencyresolution.extraordinarily/ik,str:rdnerli/adv.1)非常奇怪地e.g.为什么他的行为那么奇怪？Whydoeshebehavesoextraordinarily?2）不寻常地；极端地e.g.这事情花了特别长的时间。Ittookanextraordinarilylongtime.,invariable,invariableadj.whichcannotordoesnotvaryorchange恒定的；不变的；始终如一的e.g.(1)不变量aninvariablequantity(2)他来见我时又提出了他那一贯的借钱的要求。Hecametoseemewiththeinvariablerequest(=therequesthealwaysmakes)foraloan.adv.invariablyinaninvariableway始终不变地always总是e.g.我去那里时总是下雨。ItinvariablyrainswhenIgothere.,win,winv.(won,winning)tobethebestorfirstin(abattle,competition,race,etc.);defeatonesopponent(in)(在中)获胜，赢，战胜对手e.g.(1)他在赛跑中获胜了。Hewontherace.(2)你觉得谁会在竞选中获胜？Whodoyouthinkwillwintheelection?2.vt.Togainbyeffort,ability,quality,etc.通过努力等赢得，博得，获得e.g.尽管我作了努力，但还是得不到她的友情。Icantwinhisfriendship,thoughIvetried.Inthistext,winsb.sth作“使某人获得某事（物）”讲e.g.她具有一种天性，可以很快获得同事们的友谊。Shehasanaturethatquicklywonherthefriendshipofhercolleagues.,add,addv.vnsth(tosth)toputsthtogetherwithsthelsesoastoincreasethesize,number,amount,etc.增加；添加e.g.我可以把你的名字写进名单吗？ShallIaddyournametothelist?2.vnAtoB/AandB(together)toputnumbersoramountstogethertogetatotal加e.g.总数再加上9。Add9tothetotal.adduptosthtomakeatotalamountofsth总共是，总计为e.g.这些数字的总数恰好是一百。Thenumbersadduptoexactly100.Inthistext,addto表示“把添加到”之意e.g.他给火添了些木柴。Headdedsomewoodtothefire.,dull,dulladj.uninterestingorunexciting;boring乏味的，无聊的，令人生厌的，沉闷的e.g.整个下午的乏味讲座anafternoonofdulllectures2.(ofcolorsorsurfaces)notbright;notshining(色彩、表面等)不鲜明的；晦暗的；没有光泽的e.g.暗灰色adullgrey3.slowinthinking,learning,andunderstanding迟钝的；愚蠢的，笨的4.(ofthingswithedgesorpoints)notsharp(边、角等)钝的，不锋利的,routine,routinen.c;u(a)regularandhabitualwayofworkingordoingthings惯例，常规;例行公事e.g.她想摆脱老一套的常规。Shewantedtoescapefromthesameoldfamilyroutine.routine