新概念英语第三册第31课A lovable eccentric.docx

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新概念英语第三册第31课Alovableeccentric

新概念英语第三册第31课Alovableeccentric

Lesson31Alovableeccentric可爱的怪人

Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.

听录音,然后回答以下问题.

WhydidtheshopassistantrefusetoserveDickie?

Trueeccentricsneverdeliberatelysetouttodrawattentiontothemselves.Theydisregardsocialconventionswithoutbeingconsciousthattheyaredoinganythinge_traordinary.Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers,fortheyaddcolourtothedullroutineofeverydaylife.

Uptothetimeofhisdeath,RichardColsonwasoneofthemostnotablefiguresinourtown.Hewasashrewdandwealthybusinessman,butmostpeopleinthetownhardlyknewanythingaboutthissideofhislife.HewasknowntousallasDickieandhiseccentricityhadbecomelegendarylongbeforehedied.

Dickiedislikedsnobsintensely.Thoughheownedalargecar,hehardlyeverusedit,preferringalwaystogoonfoot.Evenwhenitwasrainingheavily,herefusedtocarryanumbrella.Oneday,hewalkedintoane_pensiveshopafterhavingbeencaughtinaparticularlyheavyshower.Hewantedtobuya$300watchforhiswife,buthewasinsuchabedraggledconditionthananassistantrefusedtoservehim.Dickielefttheshopwithoutawordandreturnedcarryingalargeclothbag.Asitwase_tremelyheavy,hedumpeditonthecounter.Theassistantaskedhimtoleave,butDickiepaidnoattentiontohimandrequestedtoseethemanager.Recognizingwhothecustomerwas,themanagerwasmostapologeticandreprimandedtheassistantseverely.WhenDickiewasgiventhewatch,thepresentedtheassistantwiththeclothbag.Itcontained$300inpennies.Heinsistedontheassistantscountingthemoneybeforeheleft--30,000penniesinall!

Onanotheroccasion,heinvitedanumberofimportantcriticstoseehisprivatecollectionofmodernpaintings.Thise_hibitionreceivedagreatdealofattentioninthepress,forthoughthepicturesweresupposedtobetheworkoffamousartists,theyhadinfactbeenpaintedbyDickie.Ittookhimfouryearstostagethiselaboratejokesimplytoprovethatcriticsdonotalwaysknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.

参考译文

真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意.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.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.

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.

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.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.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.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.

Newwordsande_pressions生词和短语

lovable

adj.可爱的

eccentric

n.（行为）古怪人

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.势利小人,谄上欺下的人

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

Notesonthete_t课文注释

1setouttodosth,打算,企图做某事.

2drawattentionto,作〝引起对...的注意〞讲.

3withoutbeingconsciousthat...,没有意识到....

这是介词短语作状语,beconsciousthat作〝意识到...〞解.

4Thisinvariablywinsthemtheloveandrespectofothers.这常常赢来人们对他们的爱戴和尊敬.

winsb.sth.,作〝使某人获得某事（物）〞讲.

5addto,把...添加到....

6thissideofhislife,他生活中这方面的情况.

这里指的是Hewasashrewdandwealthybusinessman.

7becaughtin,作〝突然遇上.碰上〞讲.

8Recognizingwhothecustomerwas,themanagerwasmostapologetic

由于经理认出这个顾客是谁了,便竭力陪礼道歉.这句话用现在分词短语作原因状语,most在这里起加强语气的作用,相当于very.

9insistedontheassistantscounting坚持让店员点清.

insiston后接动名词,theassistants是动名词的逻辑主语.

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