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课件网) Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 1.What are eccentrics 2. Eccentrics are happier and healthier than the rest of us. Why do you think that is so 3.Do you know Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou The eccentric is very creative and curious and has vivid visual imagination in the daytime and vivid dreams at night. Eccentrics are intelligent and frequently have a sense of humor as well as disregard the conventions of their own time . Eccentrics don‘t give a hoot( 毫不在乎）what the rest of the world thinks of them; if someone makes-fun of them, instead of getting angry or embarrassed, they regard the other person as the one with a problem. In fact, eccentrics revel(陶醉于） in the fact that they make people laugh. Eight Eccentric Painters of Yangzhou The Eight Eccentric Painters of Yang zhou, with Zheng Banqiao as its representative, refers to the painters in the region of Yang zhou in the reigns of Kangxi and Qian long in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Their paintings have strong personal character, breaking away from the restrains of that time. The style of their paintings has influenced a lot of great painters of later generations, such as Zhao Zhiqian, Qi Baishi and Wu Changshuo. The eight painters were not only masters of poem, calligraphy (书法）and painting, but also good at seal cutting（篆刻艺术） . Zheng Xie (Zheng Banqiao) 郑燮, Jin Nong金农, Huang Shen黄慎, Li Shan李鱓, Li Fangying李方膺, Wang Shishen汪士慎, Gao Xiang高翔 and Luo Pin罗聘. Zheng Xie (Zheng Banqiao) 郑燮 Jin Nong 金农 Huang Shen 黄慎 Li Shan 李鱓 Li Fangying 李方膺 Wang Shishen 汪士慎 Gao Xiang 高翔 Luo Pin 罗聘 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 color to the dull routine of everyday life. 1.Do true eccentrics set out to draw attention to themselves 2.What do they do to social conventions 3.What do they add to the dull routine of everyday life Why eccentric: 1)n. an eccentric : an eccentric person 2)adj . strange ; odd eccentricity: eccentric behavior --Most people considered him a harmless eccentric. --Some boys like wearing eccentric clothes . --His eccentricity had become legendary long before he died . social conventions: generally accepted customs follow /conform to social conventions --She is a woman who invariably disregards social conventions . --It is a matter of convention that men should open doors for ladies . vary--variable--invariable--invariably vary: v. be different variable : adj .changeable invariable: adj. unchangeable ; constant invariably : adv. without change ; constantly； always The price varies from $3 to $5 . The prices of crops are variable recently . The temperature is not invariable. He invariably arrives late . Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable ... ...
