Leon 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 I.New words and expreion 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; strange strange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 working disregard 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 / that He is quite unaware of the danger.
He is not conscious of the danger.丝毫没有意识到
cla 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, unconscious subconscious 下意识的；
consciousne 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 discuion 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 severely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 bo reprimanded his employees severely.
■apologetic adj.道歉的 apologize v.
He apologized to his bo.The bo 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: ignore
Conventions: habits, rules
conscious: aware
Notable figures: famous people
shrewd: clever
Elaborate: detailed, carefully planned
TEXT
Answer to the question: because he was snob.Dickey looked too poor to be able to afford anything in the expensive shop.So the shop aistant 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 colleagues
4.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 untidy
7.dump: put down sth esp.sth heavy carelely(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。She dumped her boyfriend.他把男朋友甩了。
8.request to do：ask to do, but request is more formal than ask
Every student can request aistance of their teachers.有权利请求老师帮助
Demand: 语气比request更强，如果你坚决认为你有权利得到你所要求的，并不愿接受否定回答，I demand my rights.我要求我的权利。
9.Apologetic: adj.to show or to say that you are extremely sorry表示抱歉的
10.Insist on sb’s doing / that subj 坚持让某人做某事
He insisted that the aistant should count the money before he left=the aistant’s counting the money..She insisted on her innocence.他坚持他的清白无辜。
11.… the attention of the pre.the pre: newspapers, magazines, or TV and radio that broadcasts use …..电台，电视台播报新闻的 the freedom of pre新闻自由
12.stage: n 舞台v.to arrange or organize sth 安排，策划
Stage a play 拍一部戏arrange and perform
stage an event: to arrange an event so as to put on a performance 在英文中最常见的表达否定是no 和not，besides, there are a lot ways expreing negitives 1.用副词否定： hardly，never
2.用动词否定：disregard，don’t follow; refuse 3.介词表示否定without
Come back to the topic of eccentric people.The text tells us that eccentrics disregard social conventions.Is it good or bad? How should we look at social conventions? Generally speaking, we should follow social conventions, because we need social recognitions（社会的承认）.In English there is such a sentence “Human beings are social animals.” But the text tells us that Eccentrics are lovable, because they disregard social conventions, which is why people feel them lovable What is your opinion about this idea? We should not invariably follow the social conventions, because if a person is being too conventional, he or she might be too conservative and one may lose his individuality.
And the text also tells us there are true eccentrics who never deliberately draw attention to themselves, then there must be false eccentrics who will try their best to draw attentions.(虚假怪人，也可能就是哗众取宠的人吧。) III.Summary-writing points 1.Caught in heavy shower-walked into expensive shop 2.₤300 watch for wife-bedraggled-aistant refused 3.Left shop-returned-heavy cloth bag-dumped on summer 4.Asked for manager-given watch-gave bag-₤300 on pennies.5.Aistant had to count Summary
Dickie had been caught in a heavy shower when he walked into an expensive shop.He wanted a ₤300 watch for his wife, but he was so bedraggled the aistant refused to serve him.He left the shop and returned with a heavy cloth bag which he dumped on the counter.Dickie asked for the manager.When he was given the watch, he gave the aistant the bag which contained ₤300 in pennies, which the aistant had to count.IV.Letter writing I was extremely sorry to hear that John had paed away.Unfortunately, I did not even know that he had been seriously ill.Otherwise I would have written to him.
As you know, John and I were at university together and used to write to each other as often as we could.We also used to meet at least once a year with others for an anniversary dinner.We shall mi him.
If there is any way I can help, please do not hesitate to ask me.You know that you can always phone me or write me a note.
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新概念二册第31课Leon 31 Succe story 成功者的故事
