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.
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：
新词：eccentric 奇怪的，古怪的人；deliberately 从容不迫、故意地；disregard 不理会；social 社会上的；convention 会议，惯例，习俗；conscious 自觉的，有意识的；invariably 总是；dull 迟钝、呆滞的；routine 乏味生活；shrewd 精明狡诈的；legendary 传说的；snob 势利小人；intensely 强烈地；bedraggled 被弄得湿淋淋的，破旧的；
词组：set out to 打算，着手；draw attention to 吸引注意力；add colour to 为…增添色彩；up to 在于…；
练习感悟：
又起晚了，但是这一次情绪就很焦躁。
所幸，还是很快。