新概念英语III讲义

Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric

Comprehension questions

1. Do true eccentrics set out to draw attention to themselves?

2. What do they do to social conventions?

3. What do they add to the dull routine of everyday life?

4. Who was one of the most notable figures in our town?

5. Was he stupid and poor or shrewd and wealthy?

6. Did many people in the town know about this side of his life?

7. What did all of us call him?

8. What had become legendary before he died?

9. Who did Dickie dislike intensely?

10. Did he own a large car?

11. Why did he hardly ever use it?

12. Did he carry an umbrella when it was raining heavily?

13. He walked into a shop one day. What did he want to buy for his wife?

14. Why did the assistant refuse to serve him?

15. What did he do with the large cloth bag when Dickie returned?

16. Was the manager apologetic?

17. When he was given the watch, what did Dickie do?

18. What did the bag contain?

19. What did the assistant have to do?

20. Who were the paintings in Dickie's exhibition painted by?

21. Who were they supposed to be the work of?

2__________ to organize an event, especially one that you hope many people will notice

3__________ to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong

4__________ to ignore something or treat it as unimportant

5__________ a person who is considered by other people to be strange or unusual

6__________(disapproval)someone who admires people in the higher social classes to much and has no respect for people in the lower social classes

7__________ someone whose job is to judge whether a movie, book etc. is good or bad

8__________(disapproval) a situation in which life is boring because things are always done the same way

She needed a break from routine. (她需要摆脱一下刻板的生活。)

9__________ the way in which sth is done that most people in a society expect and consider to be polite or the right way to do it social conventions (社会习俗)

10__________ aware of sth; noticing sth

11__________ looking messy and dirty, especially from being out in the weather

12__________ clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation

13__________ famous and admired; important

14__________ carefully planned and produced with many details

15__________ punishing sb in an extreme way when they break a particular set of rules

a severe punishment or sentence (重罚/重判) adv. severely

16__________ always; without exception

17__________ strongly

18__________done in a way that was planned; on purpose