瘦肉–ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day93 20190313

L31-1：Alovableeccentric

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.

音标:ɛl31-1：ə ˈlʌvəbl ɪkˈsɛntrɪk

truː ɪkˈsɛntrɪks ˈnɛvə dɪˈlɪbərɪtli sɛt aʊt tuː drɔː əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n tuː ðəmˈsɛlvz. ðeɪ ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd ˈsəʊʃəl kənˈvɛnʃənz wɪˈðaʊt ˈbiːɪŋ ˈkɒnʃəs ðæt ðeɪ ɑː ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ɪksˈtrɔːdnri. ðɪs ɪnˈveərɪəbli wɪnz ðɛm ðə lʌv ænd rɪsˈpɛkt ɒv ˈʌðəz, fɔː ðeɪ æd ˈkʌlə tuː ðə dʌl ruːˈtiːn ɒv ˈɛvrɪdeɪ laɪf.

ʌp tuː ðə taɪm ɒv hɪz dɛθ, ˈrɪʧəd Colson wɒz wʌn ɒv ðə məʊst ˈnəʊtəbl ˈfɪgəz ɪn ˈaʊə taʊn. hiː wɒz ə ʃruːd ænd ˈwɛlθi ˈbɪznɪsmən, bʌt məʊst ˈpiːpl ɪn ðə taʊn ˈhɑːdli njuː ˈɛnɪθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs saɪd ɒv hɪz laɪf. hiː wɒz nəʊn tuː ʌs ɔːl æz Dickie ænd hɪz ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪti hæd bɪˈkʌm ˈlɛʤəndəri lɒŋ bɪˈfɔː hiː daɪd. Dickie dɪsˈlaɪkt snɒbz ɪnˈtɛnsli. ðəʊ hiː əʊnd ə lɑːʤ kɑː, hiː ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə juːzd ɪt, priˈfɜːrɪŋ ˈɔːlweɪz tuː gəʊ ɒn fʊt. ˈiːvən wɛn ɪt wɒz ˈreɪnɪŋ ˈhɛvɪli, hiː ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː ˈkæri ən ʌmˈbrɛlə. wʌn deɪ, hiː wɔːkt ˈɪntuː ən ɪksˈpɛnsɪv ʃɒp ˈɑːftə ˈhævɪŋ biːn kɔːt ɪn ə pəˈtɪkjʊləli ˈhɛvi ˈʃaʊə. hiː ˈwɒntɪd tuː baɪ eɪ $300 wɒʧ fɔː hɪz waɪf, bʌt hiː wɒz ɪn sʌʧ ə bɪˈdrægld kənˈdɪʃən ðæn ən əˈsɪstənt ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː sɜːv hɪm.

任务配置:L0+L4

知识笔记:1.lovable可爱的

2.eccentric古怪的人

3.disregard不顾，漠视

4.convention风俗

5.invariably总是，经常地

6.routine常规

7.shrewd精明的

8.eccentricity怪癖

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9.set out to sth.打算，企图做某事

10.draw attention to引起……的注意

练习感悟:1.今些天在思考着信念这件事，今日晨便看到S老师发关于信念话题的文章。对于这件事我依然做的不够深入，从最初的担心自己坚持不了，到现在的习惯打卡。虽然在这段过程中也存在想偷懒、想放弃、想敷衍。不了了之，又心有不甘。

好在都坚持过来了，虽然进步不是很大，但是改变还是很明显。而我也习惯了一种循序渐进的方式，接下来就是把时间挤出来继续向前。

比起“进步”，困难和挫折又算什么。要有一种不达目的誓不罢休的信念。