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课件网) discussion How many kinds of people in our daily life Do you like some one who has got special personality How do you think eccentrics Say something about eccentrics. Lesson31 A loveable eccentric Expressions and new words lovable : friendly and attractive 友好可爱的 a lovable eccentric lovely : beautiful or attractive 漂亮可爱的 a lovely new-born baby beloved : 亲爱的，挚爱的 beloved mother 挚爱的母亲 disregard ： to ignore or treat as unimportant 不顾， 漠视 disregard one’s opposition 不顾反对 disregard one’s advise 不顾建议 eg. The eccentric disregarded social conventions and persisted in his old way. 这个怪人不顾社会习俗依然我行我素。 Convention ：custom, tradition, accepted practice eg. In the light of traditional Chinese conventions, people will stay up to celebrate Eve. 根据中国人民的传统习惯，除夕之夜要守岁。 follow the local conventions 准守当地的风俗习惯 break down the old conventions 突破旧传统 routine : the usual or normal way in which you do things 常规， 惯例 daily routine 日常生活 adj. 常规的， 例行的 a routine medical examination 常规身体检查 routine meetings 例行会议 invariably adv. always eg. parents seem invariably right. variable n. （数）变量 adj. likely to change often 易变的，多变的 the variable nature of the English climate 英国气候的多变性 invariable 不变的 invariable temperature 恒温 eccentricity n. 怪癖 eg. The old man had a reputation for eccentricity. eccentric (行为古怪超常的)怪人 eg. I was regarded as a sort of eccentric when I quit my seemingly promising job. 当我辞掉了我那份看上去大有前途的职业，就被人看成是有点像个怪人似的。 legendary adj. 传奇式的 eg. Michael Jordan, a legendary figure in US basketball, was considered to be the best player of the 1980s and 1990s. legend n. 传奇故事 the legend of King Arthur Snob : 1) someone who think he or his class is better than people from a lower class and dislikes being with them 势利小人 eg. People invariably hold snobs in despise. 2) 持才傲物的人， 自大的 Intellectual snob 自以为才高八斗的人 Intense : having a very strong feeling or felt very strong adj.强烈的， 剧烈的， 热情的， 紧张的 Intense pain 剧烈的痛苦 Intense interest 极大的兴趣 Intensive adj. 密集的，集中的 Intensive training 集训 Intensive reading 精读 bedraggled : adj. looking very untidy and dirty because you have been caught in a rain 衣服及头发凌乱不堪 look bedraggled 看上去邋遢的样子 dump n. 垃圾堆 down in the dumps :very sad and without much interesting in life 伤心透顶 eg. Peter has been feeling down in the dumps since he and his girl friend split up. v. 砰地一声扔下 eg. He dumped the bag on my desk angrily and slammed the door away. 他砰地把书摔在我的桌子上，并且种种的把门关上走了。 dump sb : to get rid of 甩掉 ed. He dumped his girl friend and fell in love with a rich women. reprimand : severe official scolding (上级对下级式的)批评 eg. The officer reprimanded the soldier severely. 军官狠狠地批评了他的士兵。 elaborate : containing a lot ... ...
