§ Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可愛的怪人
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●lovable adj. 可愛的
●eccentric n. （行為）古怪的人
●disregard v. 不顧，漠視
●convention n. 習俗，風俗
●conscious adj. 感覺到的，意識到的
●invariably adv. 總是，經常地
●routine n. 常規；慣例
●shrewd adj. 精明的
●eccentricity n. 怪僻
●legendary adj. 傳奇般的
●snob n. 謅上欺下的人
●intensely adv. 強烈地
●bedraggled adj 拖泥帶水的
●dump v. 把……砰的一聲拋下
●apologetic adj. 道歉的
●reprimand v. 訓斥
●stage v. 暗中策劃
●elaborate adj. 精心構思的
■lovable adj. 可愛的
lovable == worthy of love
lovely = beautiful 可愛的
lovable 惹人愛
Eg: What he does is lovable.
I like the lovely boy/girl.
A large number of eccentrics are lovable. 許多怪人惹人喜愛。
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■eccentric n. （行為）古怪的人
eccentric: a person whose behaviou is peculiar, unusual, rather strange.
eccentric: adj. peculiar, unusual; strange
strange因為陌生而奇怪
Eg.: The modern building looks strange to the villages.
eccentric 行為舉止古怪
Eg.: I can’t get on well with him, because he is eccentric.
odd 強調因為少見而多怪
Eg.: Look, he is wearing an odd hat.
peculiar 奇異的，不同尋常的
The house is peculiar.
I feel peculiar today. ==I feel uncomfortable / ill. == I’m not myself today.
eccentricity n. 怪癖
■disregard v. 不顧，漠視
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. 習俗，風俗
convention: generally accepted practice.
Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China.
custom 歷史悠久的社會習俗
It’s a custom of giving presents at Christmas.
He always does exactly what he wants and does not care about convention.
practice 某團體的傳統做法或令他人無法接受的習俗
Eg.: The normal practice in the company is to send bill as soon as the job is done.
Your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat- -the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.(三冊L23)
tradition 傳統
Spending Christmas Day is a tradition for western people.
habit 個人習慣
I have a habit of reading English aloud in the morning.
■conscious adj. 感覺到的，意識到的
conscious ==aware
be conscious of / that
be aware of / that
He is quite unaware of the danger.
He is not conscious of the danger.
class conscious 有階級意識的
family conscious 有家庭觀念的
clothes conscious 注重衣著的
stairs conscious 注重地位的
aware, conscious的反義詞直接加un-
unaware, unconscious
subconscious 下意識的
consciousness n.