新概念英语第三册课堂笔记:第31课

新概念英语第三册课堂笔记：第31课

Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

●lovable adj. 可爱的

●eccentric n. （行为）古怪的人

●disregard v. 不顾，漠视

●convention n. 习俗，风俗

●conscious adj. 感觉到的，意识到的

●invariably adv. 总是，经常地

●routine n. 常规；惯例

●shrewd adj. 精明的

●eccentricity n. 怪僻

●legendary adj. 传奇般的

●snob n. 诌上欺下的人

●intensely adv. 强烈地

●bedraggled adj 拖泥带水的

●dump v. 把……砰的一声抛下

●apologetic adj. 道歉的

●reprimand v. 训斥

●stage v. 暗中策划

●elaborate adj. 精心构思的

■lovable adj. 可爱的

lovable == worthy of love

lovely = beautiful 可爱的

lovable 惹人爱

Eg： What he does is lovable.

I like the lovely boy/girl.

A large number of eccentrics are lovable. 很多怪人惹人喜爱。

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■eccentric n. （行为）古怪的人

eccentric： a person whose behaviou is peculiar, unusual,

rather strange.

eccentric： adj. peculiar, unusual; strange

strange因为陌生而奇怪

Eg.： The modern building looks strange to the villages.

eccentric 行为举止古怪

Eg.： I can’t get on well with him, because he is

eccentric.

odd 强调因为少见而多怪

Eg.： Look, he is wearing an odd hat.

peculiar 奇异的，不同寻常的

The house is peculiar.

I feel peculiar today. ==I feel uncomfortable / ill. ==

I’m not myself today.

eccentricity n. 怪癖

■disregard v. 不顾，漠视

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. 习俗，风俗

convention： generally accepted practice.

Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in

China.

custom 历史悠久的社会习俗

It’s a custom of giving presents at Christmas.