Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ●lovable adj. 可爱的 ●eccentric n. (行为)古怪的人 ●disregard v. 不顾，漠视 ●convention n. 习俗，风俗 ●conscious adj. 感觉到的，意识到的 ●invariably adv. 总是，经常地 ●routine n. 常规;惯例 ●shrewd adj. 精明的 ●eccentricity n. 怪僻 ●legendary adj. 传奇般的 ●snob n. 诌上欺下的人 ●intensely adv. 强烈地 ●bedraggled adj 拖泥带水的 ●dump v. 把……砰的一声抛下 ●apologetic adj. 道歉的 ●reprimand v. 训斥 ●stage v. 暗中策划 ●elaborate adj. 精心构思的 ■lovable adj. 可爱的 lovable == worthy of love lovely = beautiful 可爱的 lovable 惹人爱 Eg: What he does is lovable. I like the lovely boy/girl. A large number of eccentrics are lovable. 许多怪人惹人喜爱。 L30-05_31-01 end 11’02” L31-02 begin 11’26” ■eccentric n. (行为)古怪的人 eccentric: a person whose behaviou 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. I feel peculiar today. ==I feel uncomfortable / ill. == I’m not myself today. eccentricity n. 怪癖 ■disregard v. 不顾，漠视 disregard: ignore; pay no attention to Disregard noise and keep working disregard n. have disregard of / for He has complete disregard of / for my feelings. in disregard of He did the work in disregard of my 包含uctions. treat sb. with disregard 怠慢某人 Anyway, don’t treat your friends with disregard. ■convention n. 习俗，风俗 convention: generally accepted practice. Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China. custom 历史悠久的社会习俗 It’s a custom of giving presents at Christmas. He always does exactly what he wants and does not care about convention. practice 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. Your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat- -the normally acceptedpractice in many northern countries.(三册L23) tradition 传统 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 conscious ==aware be conscious of / that be aware of / that He is quite unaware of the danger. He is not conscious of the danger. 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, unconscious subconscious 下意识的 consciousness n. invariably adv. 总是，经常地 ■routine n. 常规;惯例 routine: 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. 精明的 shrewed: showing good practical judgement 精明的，狡滑的，敏锐的，机灵的 He is a shrewed observer. We have got shrewed common sense. Sb. is shrewed. == He has good judgement. shrewed brained shrewed headed 头脑机灵的 shrewed looking 看起来机灵的 L31-02 end 11’26” L31-03 begin 11’00” 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 ■eccentricity n. 怪僻 ■legendary adj. 传奇般的 ■snob n. 诌上欺下的人 ■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. Losing jobs are growing in intensity. sth are growing in intensity ……(某种程度)在加强 Eg: Losing jobs are growing in intensity. ■bedraggled adj 拖泥带水的 ■dump v. 把……砰的一声抛下 ■reprimand v. 训斥 reprimand: scold officially and severely blame 责备(语气程度很弱) Eg.: 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. reprimand: scold officially and severely 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 stage a joke. ■elaborate adj. 精心构思的 elaborate == carefully worked out an elaborate design 精心的设计 elaborate vt. He elaborated a system of computer.
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