新概念第三册第31课教案.docVIP

Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 I. New words and expression 生词和短语 1. ■lovable adj. 可爱的 lovable == worthy of lovelovely = beautiful 可爱的 lovable 惹人爱 Eg: What he does is lovable. I like the lovely boy/girl. A large number of eccentrics are lovable. 许多怪人惹人喜爱。■eccentric n. （行为）古怪的人 a person whose behavio is peculiar, unusual, rather strange.eccentric: adj. peculiar, unusual; strangestrange因为陌生而奇怪 Eg.: The modern building looks strange to the villages.eccentric 行为举止古怪Eg.: I can’t get on well with him, because he is eccentric.odd 强调因为少见而多怪 Eg.: Look, he is wearing an odd hat.peculiar 奇异的，不同寻常的 The house is peculiar.I feel peculiar today. ==I feel uncomfortable / ill. == I’m not myself today.eccentricity n. 怪癖behavior or nature 古怪的行为或特性 ■disregard v. 不顾，漠视 ignore; pay no attention toDisregard noise and keep workingdisregard n. have disregard of / for：不顾 He has complete disregard of / for my feelings.in disregard of：He did the work in disregard of my instructions.不顾我的指示继续做这项工作。treat sb. with disregard 怠慢某人Anyway, don’t treat your friends with disregard. ■convention n.习俗，风俗 generally accepted practice.Shaking hands when meeting people is normal convention in China.custom 历史悠久的社会习俗It’s a custom of giving presents at Christmas.He always does exactly what he wants and does not care about convention. 他总是想做什么就做什么，不顾常规。 practice 可以表示custom的意思，但常指“某团体的传统做法或令他人无法接受的习俗Eg.: The normal practice in the company is to send bill as soon as the job is done.这个公司通常做法是工作一做完就寄账单 Your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat- -the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.(三册L23) tradition 传统Spending Christmas Day is a tradition for western people.habit 个人习惯I have a habit of reading English aloud in the morning.