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L31-1：A lovable eccentric
True ec'centrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disre'gard 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 eccen'tricity had become legendary long before he died. Dickie disliked snobs in'tensely. 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 be'draggled condition than an assistant refused to serve him.
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[ɛl]31-1：[ə] [ˈlʌvəbəl] [ɪkˈsɛntrɪk]
[tru] [ɪkˈsɛntrɪks] [ˈnɛvər] [dɪˈlɪbərətli] [sɛt] [aʊt] [tə] [drɔ] [əˈtɛnʃən] [tə] [ðɛmˈsɛlvz]. [ðeɪ] [ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd] [ˈsoʊʃəl] [kənˈvɛnʃənz] [wɪˈθaʊt] [ˈbiɪŋ] [ˈkɑnʃəs] [ðət] [ðeɪ] [ər] [ˈduɪŋ] [ˈɛniˌθɪŋ] [ɪkˈstrɔrdəˌnɛri]. [ðɪs] [ɪnˈvɛriəbli] [wɪnz] [ðəm] [ðə] [lʌv] [ənd] [rɪˈspɛkt] [əv] [ˈʌðərz], [fər] [ðeɪ] [æd] colour [tə] [ðə] [dʌl] [ruˈtin] [əv] [ˈɛvriˈdeɪ] [laɪf].
[ʌp] [tə] [ðə] [taɪm] [əv] [ɪz] [dɛθ], [ˈrɪʧərd] [ˈkoʊlsən] [wəz] [wʌn] [əv] [ðə] [moʊst] [ˈnoʊtəbəl] [ˈfɪgjərz] [ɪn] [ˈaʊər] [taʊn]. [hi] [wəz] [ə] [ʃrud] [ənd] [ˈwɛlθi] [ˈbɪznəˌsmæn], [bət] [moʊst] [ˈpipəl] [ɪn] [ðə] [taʊn] [ˈhɑrdli] [nu] [ˈɛniˌθɪŋ] [əˈbaʊt] [ðɪs] [saɪd] [əv] [ɪz] [laɪf]. [hi] [wəz] [noʊn] [tʊ] [əs] [ɔl] [əz] [ˈdɪki] [ənd] [ɪz] [ˌɛksənˈtrɪsəti] [həd] [bɪˈkʌm] [ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri] [lɔŋ] [bɪˈfɔr] [hi] [daɪd]. [ˈdɪki] [dɪˈslaɪkt] [snɑbz] [ɪnˈtɛnsli]. [ðoʊ] [hi] [oʊnd] [ə] [lɑrʤ] [kɑr], [hi] [ˈhɑrdli] [ˈɛvər] [juzd] [ɪt], [prɪˈfɜrɪŋ] [ˈɔlˌweɪz] [tə] [goʊ] [ɑn] [fʊt]. [ˈivɪn] [wɛn] [ɪt] [wəz] [ˈreɪnɪŋ] [ˈhɛvəli], [hi] [rəˈfjuzd] [tə] [ˈkæri] [ən] [əmˈbrɛlə]. [wʌn] [deɪ], [hi] [wɔkt] [ˈɪntə] [ən] [ɪkˈspɛnsɪv] [ʃɑp] [ˈæftər] [ˈhævɪŋ] [bɪn] [kɑt] [ɪn] [ə] [ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli] [ˈhɛvi] [ˈʃaʊər]. [hi] [ˈwɑntəd] [tə] [baɪ] [eɪ] $300 [wɑʧ] [fər] [hɪz] [waɪf], [bət] [hi] [wəz] [ɪn] [sʌʧ] [ə] [bɪˈdrægəld] [kənˈdɪʃən] [ðən] [ən] [əˈsɪstənt] [rəˈfjuzd] [tə] [sɜrv] [hɪm].
