Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人I. New words and expression 生词和短语1. ■lovable adj. 可爱的lovable == worthy of love；lovely = beautiful 可爱的lovable 惹人爱Eg: What he does is lovable. 他的所作所为惹人爱I like the lovely boy/girl.A large number of eccentrics are lovable. 许多怪人惹人喜爱。

■eccentric n. （行为）古怪的人a person whose behavior 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 can’t get on well with him, because he is eccentric. odd 强调因为少见而多怪Eg.: Look, he is wearing an odd hat.peculiar 奇异的，不同寻常的The house is peculiar. 这房子很奇怪I feel peculiar today. ==I feel uncomfortable / ill. == I’m not myself today. eccentricity n. 怪癖odd or strange behavior or nature 古怪的行为或特性■disregard v. 不顾，漠视ignore; pay no attention to：Disregard noise and keep workingdisregard n. have disregard of / for：不顾He has complete disregard of / for my feelings.in disregard of：He did the work in disregard of my instructions.不顾我的指示继续做这项工作。

treat sb. with disregard 怠慢某人Anyway, don’t treat your friends with disregard.■convention n.习俗，风俗generally accepted practice.被普遍接受的准则（很有可能受到时间的限制）Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China.custom历史悠久的社会习俗（不受时间影响）It’s a custom of giving presents at Christmas.He always does exactly what he wants and does not care about convention.他总是想做什么就做什么，不顾常规。

practice 可以表示custom的意思，但常指“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.这个公司通常做法是工作一做完就寄账单Your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat- -the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.(三册L23)tradition 传统，比custom更悠久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==aware be conscious of / that；be aware of / thatHe is quite unaware of the danger. He is not conscious of the danger. 丝毫没有意识到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.■routine n. 常规；惯例the regular fixed way of sth. / doing things；follow 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.：showing good practical judgment精明的，狡滑的，敏锐的, 机灵的He is a shrewd observer. 敏锐的观察家We have got shrewd common sense. 敏锐的判断常识Sb. is shrewd. == He has good judgment.shrewd brained shrewd headed 头脑机灵的；shrewd looking 看起来机灵的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 fox■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 must intensify your sense of responsibility.你必须加强责任感。

intensity n. 剧烈，紧张，强烈sth is growing in intensity …（某种程度）在加强Eg: Losing jobs are growing in intensity. 失业现象越来越严重了■reprimand v. scold officially and sever ely训斥正式而严厉的批评blame 责备(语气程度很弱) The teacher blamed him for his coming late.scold 斥责(语气稍重一点) Don’t scold me for a trifle.reproach 斥责(语气最严重) He often reproached his children.The boss reprimanded his employees severely.■apologetic adj. 道歉的apologize v. He apologized to his boss.The boss apologized to his employees. 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 staged a joke. 策划一个玩笑■elaborate adj. 精心构思的== carefully worked out；an elaborate design 精心的设计elaborate vt. He elaborated a system of computer.Deliberately: on purpose, intentionally disregard: ignoreConventions: habits, rules conscious: awareNotable figures: famous people shrewd: cleverElaborate: detailed, carefully plannedTEXTAnswer to the question: because he was snob. Dickey looked too poor to be able to afford anything in the expensive shop. So the shop assistant simply refused to serve him.课文主要线索是发生在这家高级商店里的事。

但课文内容并不止于此。

第一段先向我们对所有怪人做了概述（一般现在时，陈述一般规律），第二段有对Dickie这个怪人做了一个简介，第三段举了几个例子进一步说明Dickie这个怪人的古怪之处，（过去时，讲述的是具体的人）1. a lovely eccentric■ set out to do = set about doing = start doing / to do sth. adj.同义词odd, strange Eccentricity: odd or strange behavior or nature His eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.2. 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3. social conventions 社会习俗，与之相关的词还有：social norms社会规范，social customs …风俗disregard / follow (conform to) social conventions 不遵守/ 遵守社会风俗win sb sth为某人赢得……Her fine character quickly won her the friendship of her colleagues4. add colour to sth: to make sth colourful or more interesting使…更有色彩/更有意思Intensely: strongly 常用来表带情感的强度I was intensely moved by the film. 深深的被打动5. be caught in: be in a very difficult or very unpleasant situation陷入某种困境I was caught in the traffic jam on my way to the airport.6. be in a …condition: be in a certain kind of state esp. physical state在…状态下(外表或身体状况) Be in a bedraggled condition: be wet, dirty and untidy7. dump: put down sth esp. sth heavy carelessly(sb/ sth) / get rid of 猛地扔下来，重重地方下She dumped her bags on the floor and flopped onto the bed. 把包扔在地上，然后扑通一声倒在床上He dumped his old car. 把旧车扔掉了。