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 ˈwɒntɪd 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：偏心，怪癖，古怪，3、deliberately：故意地，4、set out to do：着手去做，5、disregard：无视，漠视，置之度外，6、invariably：总是，不变的，7、dull：乏味的，枯燥，8、routine：常规，例行，惯例，9、notable：值得注意的，显目，著名人士，10、shrewd：精明，厉害，敏捷，11、eccentricity：偏心，怪癖，12、legendary：传奇的，13、snobs：势利小人，14、intensely：强烈地，15、be caught in：陷于，淋雨，16、bedraggled：衣衫褴褛，
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练习感悟： 读得跌跌撞撞，不是很标准，不过勉强也算达标，放水一点点了，总体来说，还是比较难读的
