A Lovable Eccentric 可愛的怪人
True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life. He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died. Dickie disliked snobs intensely. Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry an umbrella. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a 300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him. Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained 300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left——30,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
13.As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter.
布袋很沉，他重重地把布袋扔在柜臺上。
語言點1:句子結構分析:as引導原因狀語從句，表示因為袋子重，所以把它扔在柜臺上。
語言點2:dump sth.on的意思是“把某物重重地砸在…上”。
14. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager.
店員讓迪基走開，他置之不理，并要求見經(jīng)理。
語言點:句子結構分析:but并列連接兩個轉折關系的句子。
15. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
經(jīng)理認出了這位顧客，表示了深深的歉意，還嚴厲地訓斥了店員。
語言點1:句子結構分析:recognising為現(xiàn)在分詞，引導原因狀語；后面的who引導賓語從句，說明recognising的內(nèi)容。
語言點2;reprimand的意思是“訓斥”，語氣較重，注意它和blame(責備)的程度不同，后者語氣較弱，例如:The teacher blamed him for his coming late.（老師責怪他遲到了。）
True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life. He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died. Dickie disliked snobs intensely. Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry an umbrella. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a 300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him. Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained 300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left——30,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
13.As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter.
布袋很沉，他重重地把布袋扔在柜臺上。
語言點1:句子結構分析:as引導原因狀語從句，表示因為袋子重，所以把它扔在柜臺上。
語言點2:dump sth.on的意思是“把某物重重地砸在…上”。
14. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager.
店員讓迪基走開，他置之不理，并要求見經(jīng)理。
語言點:句子結構分析:but并列連接兩個轉折關系的句子。
15. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
經(jīng)理認出了這位顧客，表示了深深的歉意，還嚴厲地訓斥了店員。
語言點1:句子結構分析:recognising為現(xiàn)在分詞，引導原因狀語；后面的who引導賓語從句，說明recognising的內(nèi)容。
語言點2;reprimand的意思是“訓斥”，語氣較重，注意它和blame(責備)的程度不同，后者語氣較弱，例如:The teacher blamed him for his coming late.（老師責怪他遲到了。）