Notes on the text
課文注釋
1 set out to do sth. , 打算，企圖做某事。
2 draw attention to . . . , 作“引起對……的注意”講。
3 without being conscious that . . . , 沒有意識到……。
這是介詞短詞作狀語，be conscious that . . . 作“意識到……”解。
4 This invariably wins them the love and respect of others. 這常常贏來人們對他們的愛戴和尊敬。win sb. sth. , 作“使某人獲得某事（物）”講。
5 add . . . to, 把……添加到……。
6 this side of his life, 他生活中這方面的情況。
這里指的是He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman.
7 be caught in, 作“突然遇上，碰上”講。
8 Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic …
由于經理認出這個顧客是誰了，便竭力陪禮道歉……。這句話用現在分詞短語作原因狀語，most在這里起加強語氣的作用，相當于very。
9. insisted on the assistant's counting, 堅持讓店員點清。
insist on 后接動名詞，the assistant's 是動名詞的邏輯主語。
參考譯文
真正古怪的人從不有意引人注意。他們不顧社會習俗，意識不到自己所作所為有什么特殊之處。他們總能贏得別人的喜愛與尊敬，因為他們給平淡單一的日常生活增添了色彩。
理查德·科爾森生前是我們鎮(zhèn)上有名望的人之一。他是個精明能干、有錢的商人，但鎮(zhèn)上大部分人對他生活中的這一個方面幾乎一無所知。大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久，他的古怪行為就成了傳奇故事了。
迪基痛恨勢利小人。盡管他有一輛豪華小轎車，但卻很少使用，常常喜歡以步代車。即使大雨傾盆，他也總是拒絕帶傘。一天，他遇上一場瓢潑大雨，淋得透濕。他走進一家高級商店，要為妻子買一塊價值300英鎊的手表。但店員見他渾身泥水的樣子，竟不肯接待他。迪基二話沒說就走了。一會兒，他帶著一個大布口袋回到店里。布袋很沉，他重重地把布袋扔在柜臺上。店員讓迪基走開，他置之不理，并要求見經理。經理認出了這位顧客，表示了深深的歉意，還嚴厲地訓斥了店員。店員為迪基拿出了那塊手表，迪基把布口袋遞給他，口袋里面裝著300鎊的便士。他堅持要店員點清那些硬幣后他才離去。這些硬幣加在一起共有30，000枚！還有，他邀請一些評論家來參觀他私人收藏的現代畫。這次展覽引起報界廣泛注意，因為這些畫名義上是名家的作品，事實上是迪基自己畫的。他花了4年時間策劃這出精心設計的鬧劇，只是想證明評論家們有時并不了解他們所談論的事情。
Multiple choice questions
多項選擇題
Choose the. correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 Most people in the town would have regarded Dickie's behaviour as eccentric on the day he visited the shop because ______ .
a．when he set out into the rain he did not take an umbrella
b．he went to such lengths to show his dislike of snobbery
c．he spent so much money on a watch
d．he had not counted the pennies before giving them to the assistant
2 When Dickie went into an expensive shop ______ .
a．he wanted to shelter from the rain
b．he did not look like a man who could afford a watch
c．he had forgotten to bring his cloth bag with him
d．he had been sent by his wife to buy a watch
3 The press paid a great deal of attention to Dickie's exhibition because ______ .
a．it had taken him so long to prepare the paintings
b．the critics admired Dickie's ability to copy the work of famous artists
c．no one had known that Dickie was a painter
d．it became known that Dickie had succeeded in deceiving the critics
Structure 結構
4 They disregard social conventions and are quite unaware ______ they are doing anything extraordinary. (11. 2-3)
a．that what
b．of the fact that
c．if
d．when
5 As it ______ , he dumped it on the counter. (11. 14-15)
a．was weighing
b．weighed a lot
c．weighed much
d．had weighed much
6 ______ ￡300 worth of pennies in the bag. (11. 17-18)
a．There were
b．It was
c．They were
d．It had
7 He insisted ______ the money before he left. (1. 18)
a．that the assistant should count
b．the assistant to count
c．to count
d．to be counted
8 He asked a number of important critics to come ______ his private . . . (11. 19-20)
a．and see
b．seeing
c．see
d．so they saw
Vocabulary
詞匯
9 -and returned carrying a large ______ . (1. 14)
a．cloth case
b．clothes-basket
c．sack of clothing
d．bag made of cloth
10 But Dickie paid no attention to his ______ . . . (1. 15)
a．question
b．inquiry
c．query
d．demand
11 The pictures were supposed to have been ______ by famous artists. (11. 20-21)
a．worked
b．made
c．done
d．designed
12 Critics do not always ______ . (1. 22)
a．mean well
b．speak with understanding
c．tell the truth
d．talk sense
課文注釋
1 set out to do sth. , 打算，企圖做某事。
2 draw attention to . . . , 作“引起對……的注意”講。
3 without being conscious that . . . , 沒有意識到……。
這是介詞短詞作狀語，be conscious that . . . 作“意識到……”解。
4 This invariably wins them the love and respect of others. 這常常贏來人們對他們的愛戴和尊敬。win sb. sth. , 作“使某人獲得某事（物）”講。
5 add . . . to, 把……添加到……。
6 this side of his life, 他生活中這方面的情況。
這里指的是He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman.
7 be caught in, 作“突然遇上，碰上”講。
8 Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic …
由于經理認出這個顧客是誰了，便竭力陪禮道歉……。這句話用現在分詞短語作原因狀語，most在這里起加強語氣的作用，相當于very。
9. insisted on the assistant's counting, 堅持讓店員點清。
insist on 后接動名詞，the assistant's 是動名詞的邏輯主語。
參考譯文
真正古怪的人從不有意引人注意。他們不顧社會習俗，意識不到自己所作所為有什么特殊之處。他們總能贏得別人的喜愛與尊敬，因為他們給平淡單一的日常生活增添了色彩。
理查德·科爾森生前是我們鎮(zhèn)上有名望的人之一。他是個精明能干、有錢的商人，但鎮(zhèn)上大部分人對他生活中的這一個方面幾乎一無所知。大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久，他的古怪行為就成了傳奇故事了。
迪基痛恨勢利小人。盡管他有一輛豪華小轎車，但卻很少使用，常常喜歡以步代車。即使大雨傾盆，他也總是拒絕帶傘。一天，他遇上一場瓢潑大雨，淋得透濕。他走進一家高級商店，要為妻子買一塊價值300英鎊的手表。但店員見他渾身泥水的樣子，竟不肯接待他。迪基二話沒說就走了。一會兒，他帶著一個大布口袋回到店里。布袋很沉，他重重地把布袋扔在柜臺上。店員讓迪基走開，他置之不理，并要求見經理。經理認出了這位顧客，表示了深深的歉意，還嚴厲地訓斥了店員。店員為迪基拿出了那塊手表，迪基把布口袋遞給他，口袋里面裝著300鎊的便士。他堅持要店員點清那些硬幣后他才離去。這些硬幣加在一起共有30，000枚！還有，他邀請一些評論家來參觀他私人收藏的現代畫。這次展覽引起報界廣泛注意，因為這些畫名義上是名家的作品，事實上是迪基自己畫的。他花了4年時間策劃這出精心設計的鬧劇，只是想證明評論家們有時并不了解他們所談論的事情。
Multiple choice questions
多項選擇題
Choose the. correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension理解
1 Most people in the town would have regarded Dickie's behaviour as eccentric on the day he visited the shop because ______ .
a．when he set out into the rain he did not take an umbrella
b．he went to such lengths to show his dislike of snobbery
c．he spent so much money on a watch
d．he had not counted the pennies before giving them to the assistant
2 When Dickie went into an expensive shop ______ .
a．he wanted to shelter from the rain
b．he did not look like a man who could afford a watch
c．he had forgotten to bring his cloth bag with him
d．he had been sent by his wife to buy a watch
3 The press paid a great deal of attention to Dickie's exhibition because ______ .
a．it had taken him so long to prepare the paintings
b．the critics admired Dickie's ability to copy the work of famous artists
c．no one had known that Dickie was a painter
d．it became known that Dickie had succeeded in deceiving the critics
Structure 結構
4 They disregard social conventions and are quite unaware ______ they are doing anything extraordinary. (11. 2-3)
a．that what
b．of the fact that
c．if
d．when
5 As it ______ , he dumped it on the counter. (11. 14-15)
a．was weighing
b．weighed a lot
c．weighed much
d．had weighed much
6 ______ ￡300 worth of pennies in the bag. (11. 17-18)
a．There were
b．It was
c．They were
d．It had
7 He insisted ______ the money before he left. (1. 18)
a．that the assistant should count
b．the assistant to count
c．to count
d．to be counted
8 He asked a number of important critics to come ______ his private . . . (11. 19-20)
a．and see
b．seeing
c．see
d．so they saw
Vocabulary
詞匯
9 -and returned carrying a large ______ . (1. 14)
a．cloth case
b．clothes-basket
c．sack of clothing
d．bag made of cloth
10 But Dickie paid no attention to his ______ . . . (1. 15)
a．question
b．inquiry
c．query
d．demand
11 The pictures were supposed to have been ______ by famous artists. (11. 20-21)
a．worked
b．made
c．done
d．designed
12 Critics do not always ______ . (1. 22)
a．mean well
b．speak with understanding
c．tell the truth
d．talk sense