新概念第三冊Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可愛的怪人
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●lovable adj. 可愛的
●eccentric n. (行為)古怪的人
●disregard v. 不顧，漠視
●convention n. 習(xí)俗，風(fēng)俗
●conscious adj. 感覺到的，意識到的
●invariably adv. 總是，經(jīng)常地
●routine n. 常規(guī);慣例
●shrewd adj. 精明的
●eccentricity n. 怪僻
●legendary adj. 傳奇般的
●snob n. 謅上欺下的人
●intensely adv. 強烈地
●bedraggled adj 拖泥帶水的
●dump v. 把……砰的一聲拋下
●apologetic adj. 道歉的
●reprimand v. 訓(xùn)斥
●stage v. 暗中策劃
●elaborate adj. 精心構(gòu)思的
■lovable adj. 可愛的
lovable == worthy of love
lovely = beautiful 可愛的
lovable 惹人愛
Eg: What he does is lovable.
I like the lovely boy/girl.
A large number of eccentrics are lovable. 許多怪人惹人喜愛。
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■eccentric n. (行為)古怪的人
eccentric: a person whose behaviou is peculiar, unusual, rather strange.
eccentric: adj. peculiar, unusual; strange
strange因為陌生而奇怪
Eg.: The modern building looks strange to the villages.
eccentric 行為舉止古怪
Eg.: I can’t get on well with him, because he is eccentric.
odd 強調(diào)因為少見而多怪
Eg.: Look, he is wearing an odd hat.
peculiar 奇異的，不同尋常的
The house is peculiar.
I feel peculiar today. ==I feel uncomfortable / ill. == I’m not myself today.
eccentricity n. 怪癖
■disregard v. 不顧，漠視
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. 習(xí)俗，風(fēng)俗
convention: generally accepted practice.
Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China.
custom 歷史悠久的社會習(xí)俗
It’s a custom of giving presents at Christmas.
He always does exactly what he wants and does not care about convention.
practice 某團體的傳統(tǒng)做法或令他人無法接受的習(xí)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.(三冊L23)
tradition 傳統(tǒng)
Spending Christmas Day is a tradition for western people.
habit 個人習(xí)慣
I have a habit of reading English aloud in the morning.
■conscious adj. 感覺到的，意識到的
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 有階級意識的
family conscious 有家庭觀念的
clothes conscious 注重衣著的
stairs conscious 注重地位的
aware, conscious的反義詞直接加un-
unaware, unconscious
subconscious 下意識的
consciousness n.
invariably adv. 總是，經(jīng)常地
■routine n. 常規(guī);慣例
routine: the regular fixed way of sth. / doing things
follow the routine 墨守常規(guī)
break the routine 打破常規(guī)
start the daily routine 開始每天的日常生活
■shrewd adj. 精明的
shrewed: showing good practical judgement 精明的，狡滑的，敏銳的，機靈的
He is a shrewed observer.
We have got shrewed common sense.
Sb. is shrewed. == He has good judgement.
shrewed brained
shrewed headed 頭腦機靈的
shrewed looking 看起來機靈的
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cunning: clever at deceiving 善于歉騙的
sly 用更隱秘的辦法來達到目的
a sly old fox
■eccentricity n. 怪僻
■legendary adj. 傳奇般的
■snob n. 謅上欺下的人
■intensely adv. 強烈地
intense adj. very strong ; violent; extreme; sharp; etc.
intense cold 嚴(yán)寒
intense heat 酷暑
intense discussion 激烈的討論
intensify vt. 使增強
You must intensify your sense of responsibility.你必須加強責(zé)任感。
intensity n.
Losing jobs are growing in intensity.
sth are growing in intensity ……(某種程度)在加強
Eg: Losing jobs are growing in intensity.
■bedraggled adj 拖泥帶水的
■dump v. 把……砰的一聲拋下
■reprimand v. 訓(xùn)斥
reprimand: scold officially and severely
blame 責(zé)備(語氣程度很弱)
Eg.: The teacher blamed him for his coming late.
scold 斥責(zé)(語氣稍重一點)
Don’t scold me for a trifle.
reproach 斥責(zé) (語氣最嚴(yán)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. 暗中策劃
He stage a joke.
■elaborate adj. 精心構(gòu)思的
elaborate == carefully worked out
an elaborate design 精心的設(shè)計
elaborate vt.
He elaborated a system of computer.