卖萌的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day149 20190313

练习材料：

[Day 1629 2019-03-13]

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 that an assistant refused to serve him.

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朗读时间：1min14/1min15

任务配置： L0+L4

知识笔记：

eccentric (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.古怪的

invariably ADVERB In every case or on every occasion; always. 经常

shrewed Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute. 犀利地

snobs A person with an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth who seeks to associate with social superiors and looks down on those regarded as socially inferior.趋炎附势之人

bedraggled dishevelled (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered.不干净不整洁的样子

听写错误的单词：legendary

练习感悟：

1 有钱人的脑洞好大！

2 hardly invariably deliberately 感觉这几个单词中间不能完全按照音标发音？还是录音读了但我没听出来，总之有几个音吞掉了的感觉，我应该放慢语速听才好，今天玩了先睡觉吧…

3 今天任务都早早完成，于是和同学约了吃饭，结果中间出差错耽误了些时间，本来能十点半睡觉的…

4 加油喽