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课件网) Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric lovable adj. 可爱的 lovable=worthy of love 惹人爱的 -他的所作所为很惹人爱。 -What he does is lovable. lovely=beautiful 可爱的 -I like the lovely child. eccentric n. （a person whose behavior is unusual, rather strange) （行为）古怪的人 adj.=unusual , rather strange 行为举止古怪 -I can't get on well with him , because he is eccentric. eccentricity n.怪癖 -One of his eccentricities is sleeping under the bed instead of on it. 【辨】 strange 强调因为陌生而奇怪 -The modern building looks strange to the villagers. odd 强调因为少见而多怪 -Look，he is wearing an odd hat. disregard v.不顾，漠视 = ignore , pay no attention to -Please disregard noise and keep working. have a disregard of/for -He has complete disregard of/for my feeling. -他对我的感受漠然不顾。 in disregard of 不顾，漠视 -He did the work in disregard of my instruction. treat sb. with disregard 怠慢某人 -Anyway，don't treat your friends with disregard. convention n.习俗，风俗 （generally accepted practice 被普遍接受的常规、惯例，可受时间影响） -Shaking hands when meeting people is normal in China. 【辨】1）custom 历史悠久的社会习俗，不受时间影响 -It is a custom of giving presents at Christmas. 2）tradition 传统，比custom有更悠久的历史 -Spending Christmas day is a tradition for western people. 3）practice 某团体的传统做法或令他人无法接受的习俗 a normally accepted practice 普遍接受的做法（见23课） 4）habit 个人习惯 -I have a habit of reading loudly in the morning. conscious adj.感觉到的，意识到的= aware be conscious of/that = be aware of/that -He is conscious of the danger.= -He is aware of the danger. class conscious 有阶级意识的 family conscious 有家庭观念的 clothes conscious 注重衣着的 stairs conscious 注重地位的 conscious和aware的反义词直接加un：unconscious/unaware subconscious adj. 下意识的 consciousness n.意识，知觉 【混】conscience n.良心，道德 routine n.常规，惯例 （the regular fixed way of sth./doing things) 墨守成规 follow the routine 打破常规 break the routine start the daily routine 开始每天的日常生活 日常工作 daily work invariably adv.总是，经常地 -They almost get the figure wrong invariably. variable adj.可变的，易变的 -His mood is variable. -他的情绪多变。 vary v.变化，改变 vt. -I can vary the car speed at will. vi. vary from 不同 -每个人的观点都不同。 -The ideas vary from person to person. vary with 随...变化 -The demand of clothes varies with the season. shrewd adj.精明的，狡猾的，敏锐的，机灵的 （showing good practical judgement） -她是个敏锐的观察者。 -She is a shrewd observer. shrewd brained/headed 头脑机灵的 shrewd looking 看起来机灵 同： cunning adj. （clever at deceiving） 善于欺骗的 sly 用更隐秘的办法达到目的 强于cunning 非常狡猾的老狐狸 a sly old fox legendary adj.传奇般的 -He is a legendary hero. legend n.传奇 古希腊传说 the legends of ancient Greece 网坛传奇（人物） tennis legend 足坛/乐坛传奇（人物） footballing/music legend snob n.势利眼，欺上瞒下的人 -people describe him ... ...
