听力材料
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
知识点: deliberately/dɪˈlɪbərɪtli/故意;有意；draw attention 引起注意；social conventions 社会习俗； be conscious 意识到；
学习感悟
早晨朗读了多遍，对我来说，短文生僻词比较多（形容词副词较多）。
通过5个月每天的朗读，还是很受益，一坚持一件事情没有想象中那么难；二中间过程不断调整，由开始的晚上阅读——假期中的不定时—早晨朗读，注重追求效果而非例行打卡；三对于生僻词较多的文章不再有畏难情绪，多读几遍就是；四虽然一直在做最基础的朗读，中间也会有放水，但这也是自己自发做事为期最久的一次，坚持一年再看成果，希望英语新概念朗读只是一个好的开端。
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