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.
19. On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.
還有一次，他邀請一些評論家來參觀他私人收藏的現(xiàn)代畫。
語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:invite sb.to do sth.的意思是“邀請某人做某事”。注意本句中的see不作“看”來理解，而應(yīng)因素為“參觀，觀摩”。
20. 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.
這次展覽引起報界廣泛注意，因為這些畫名義上是名家的作品，事實上是迪基自己畫的。
語言點1:for引導原因狀語從句，這個從句里面又含有一個though引導的讓步狀語從句。In fact是狀語，起強調(diào)作用。
語言點2:be supposed to的意思是“被當作”(但實際上不是)。
21. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
他花了4年時間策劃這出精心設(shè)計的鬧劇，只是想證明評論家們有時并不解他們所談?wù)摰氖虑椤?BR> 語言點:elaborate joke的意思是“精心設(shè)計的鬧劇”。相關(guān)短語總結(jié):
elaborate account 詳盡的記述 elaborate description 詳盡的描述
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.
19. On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.
還有一次，他邀請一些評論家來參觀他私人收藏的現(xiàn)代畫。
語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:invite sb.to do sth.的意思是“邀請某人做某事”。注意本句中的see不作“看”來理解，而應(yīng)因素為“參觀，觀摩”。
20. 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.
這次展覽引起報界廣泛注意，因為這些畫名義上是名家的作品，事實上是迪基自己畫的。
語言點1:for引導原因狀語從句，這個從句里面又含有一個though引導的讓步狀語從句。In fact是狀語，起強調(diào)作用。
語言點2:be supposed to的意思是“被當作”(但實際上不是)。
21. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
他花了4年時間策劃這出精心設(shè)計的鬧劇，只是想證明評論家們有時并不解他們所談?wù)摰氖虑椤?BR> 語言點:elaborate joke的意思是“精心設(shè)計的鬧劇”。相關(guān)短語總結(jié):
elaborate account 詳盡的記述 elaborate description 詳盡的描述