A Lovable Eccentric 可愛的怪人
True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life. He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died. Dickie disliked snobs intensely. Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry an umbrella. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a 300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him. Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained 300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left——30,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
1.True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.
真正古怪的人從不有意引人注意。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:deliberately在本句中充當(dāng)方式狀語。Set out to do sth.的意思是“打算做某事”。
語言點2:以下短語都可表示“吸引對…的注意”:
draw attention to capture attention to attract attention to hold attention to catch attention to attrest attention to receive attention to
2.They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
他們不顧社會習(xí)俗，意識不到自己所作所為有什么特殊之處。
語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:that引導(dǎo)賓語從句，說明“沒有意識到的”是什么。
3. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
他們總能贏得別人的喜愛與尊敬，因為他們給平淡單一的日常生活增添了色彩。
語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，說明他們贏得喜愛和尊敬的原因是什么。
True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life. He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died. Dickie disliked snobs intensely. Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. Even when it was raining heavily, he refused to carry an umbrella. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavy shower. He wanted to buy a 300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him. Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag. As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter. The assistant asked him to leave, but Dickie paid no attention to him and requested to see the manager. Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely. When Dickie was given the watch, he presented the assistant with the cloth bag. It contained 300 in pennies. He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left——30,000 pennies in all! On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
1.True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.
真正古怪的人從不有意引人注意。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:deliberately在本句中充當(dāng)方式狀語。Set out to do sth.的意思是“打算做某事”。
語言點2:以下短語都可表示“吸引對…的注意”:
draw attention to capture attention to attract attention to hold attention to catch attention to attrest attention to receive attention to
2.They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
他們不顧社會習(xí)俗，意識不到自己所作所為有什么特殊之處。
語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:that引導(dǎo)賓語從句，說明“沒有意識到的”是什么。
3. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
他們總能贏得別人的喜愛與尊敬，因為他們給平淡單一的日常生活增添了色彩。
語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，說明他們贏得喜愛和尊敬的原因是什么。