练习材料：

L31-1：A lovableeccentric

True eccentricsnever deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregardsocial conventions without being conscious that they are doing anythingextraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, forthey add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.

Up to the time ofhis death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. Hewas a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knewanything about this side of his life. He was known to us all as Dickie and hiseccentricity had become legendary long before he died. Dickie disliked snobsintensely. Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferringalways to go on foot. Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry anumbrella. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught ina particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a $300 watch for his wife, but hewas in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him.

ə ˈlʌvəbl ɪkˈsɛntrɪk

truː ɪkˈsɛntrɪks ˈnɛvə dɪˈlɪbərɪtli sɛt aʊt tuː drɔː əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n tuː ðəmˈsɛlvz. ðeɪ ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd ˈsəʊʃəl kənˈvɛnʃənz wɪˈðaʊt ˈbiːɪŋ ˈkɒnʃəs ðæt ðeɪ ɑː ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ɪksˈtrɔːdnri. ðɪs ɪnˈveərɪəbliwɪnz ðɛm ðə lʌv ænd rɪsˈpɛkt ɒv ˈʌðəz, fɔː ðeɪ æd ˈkʌlə tuː ðə dʌl ruːˈtiːn ɒvˈɛvrɪdeɪ laɪf. ʌp tuː ðə taɪm ɒv hɪz dɛθ, ˈrɪʧəd Colson wɒz wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈnəʊtəbl ˈfɪgəz ɪn ˈaʊə taʊn. hiː wɒz ə ʃruːd ænd ˈwɛlθi ˈbɪznɪsmən, bʌt məʊst ˈpiːpl ɪn ðə taʊn ˈhɑːdli njuː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs saɪd ɒv hɪz laɪf.

hiː wɒz nəʊn tuː ʌs ɔːl æz Dickie ænd hɪz ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪti hæd bɪˈkʌm ˈlɛʤəndəri lɒŋ bɪˈfɔː hiː daɪd. Dickie dɪsˈlaɪkt snɒbz ɪnˈtɛnsli. ðəʊ hiː əʊnd ə lɑːʤ kɑː, hiː ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə juːzd ɪt, priˈfɜːrɪŋ ˈɔːlweɪz tuː gəʊ ɒn fʊt. ˈiːvən wɛn ɪt wɒz ˈreɪnɪŋ ˈhɛvɪli, hiː ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː ˈkæri ən ʌmˈbrɛlə. wʌn deɪ, hiː wɔːkt ˈɪntuː ən ɪksˈpɛnsɪv ʃɒp ˈɑːftə ˈhævɪŋ biːn kɔːt ɪn ə pəˈtɪkjʊləli ˈhɛvi ˈʃaʊə.hiː   wɒntɪd tuː baɪ eɪ $300 wɒʧ fɔː hɪz waɪf, bʌt hiː wɒz ɪn sʌʧ ə bɪˈdrægld kənˈdɪʃənðæn ən əˈsɪstənt ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː sɜːv hɪm.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、lovable：可爱的，2、eccentric：怪人，古怪，偏心，3、disregard：漠视，4、convention：习俗，公约，5、conscious：有意识的，6、extraordinary：非凡的，7、invariably：总是，8、dull：乏味的，9、routine：常规，10、notable：显著，11、shrewed：精明的，12、eccentricity：怪癖，13、legendary：传奇的，14、snob：势利小人，15、intensely：强烈地，16、bedraggled：脏兮兮的

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练习感悟： 今天感觉摸出了一个新方法，那就是把不熟的句子多读几遍，然后再来读全文，减少卡顿，这样读的速度就不会真的太慢。