可爱怪人.ppt

A Lovable eccentric可爱的怪人 Fast reading 1 While farmhands stayed at Endley Farm _____ . a. they woke up during the night to find their work had been done for them b. they often saw a figure working in the fields at night c. they did not have any work to do d. it never occurred to them that there was someone in hiding on the farm 2 Eric remained in hiding after the war because_____ . a. he feared the penalty he might receive for his desertion [‘pen?lti] 惩罚；?刑罚 b. his father had told everyone he had died c. he was afraid of being sent abroad by the authorities d. he was fond of the life of a recluse 3 When did the identity of the ‘ghost’ become known? a. When the villagers attended the funeral. b. Fifty years after the outbreak of the Second World War. c. when the father of the three Cox brothers died. d. When Joe and Bob felt they would have to have their brother buried. [‘berid]埋葬 9 _____ , it became an accepted fact. … (1.8) a. At the time b. On time c. In time d. At times 11 All these years, Eric had lived _____ . (ll.20-21) a. out of this world b. a secret life c. without a companion d. the life of a recluse convention n.: generally accepted practice 被普遍接受的行为准则、常规、惯例,可受时间影响 custom 历史悠久的社会习俗,不受时间影响 practice 某团体的传统做法或令他人无法接受的习俗 tradition 传统,比custom有更悠久的历史 habit 个人习惯 ‘ True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. 【 真正古怪的人不会故意做些事情来引人注目。】 eccentrics /ik′sentrik/ n. 古怪的人 deliberately /di′lib?r?tli/ adv. 慎重地 故意地 set out 出发 启程[=set off] 开始 装饰 陈列 安排宣布 移植 陈述 they set out for Rome 他们动身去罗马 set out to do 开始 着手 打算 draw /pay attention to 注意 当心 They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.【他们玩世不恭，却没有意识到他们正在做着与众不同的事情。】 disregard v. 不顾 漠视 convention n. 习俗 风俗 惯例 大会 协定 conscious adj. 意识到的 有知觉的 extraordinary / ?ks′tr?:d?n?ri/ adj. 特别的 This invariably