伊卡莱姆的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

练习材料:

L31-1：A lovable eccentric

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 than an assistant refused to serve him.

应用配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：  eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntrɪk    deliberately/dɪˈlɪbərətli    disregard/dɪsrɪˈgɑrd    conscious /kɑnʃəs    extraordinary/ɪkˈstrɔrdəˌnɛri    invariably/ɪnˈvɛriəbli    dull/dʌl    routine/ruˈtin    shrewd/ʃrud    eccentricity/ɛksənˈtrɪsəti    legendary/lɛʤənˌdɛri    snobs/snɑbz    intensely/ɪnˈtɛnsli    bedraggled/bɪˈdrægəld   

练习感悟：单词挺多，多花了些时间记录。群里总算有人开始讨论起来，有几个牛人毒的确实不错，需要向他们学习。今天赶时间，最后的一版还是有停顿和读错的地方，没再继续修正。