look bedraggled 看上邋遢的樣子

slobbery agj.流著口水的 （slobber：口水、唾液）

TV slob 電視迷

shabby adj. 衣衫襤褸的、邋遢的（wearing clothes that are old and worn）

a shabby tramp 一個衣衫襤褸的流浪漢

★ dump v. 把……砰的一聲拋下 n.垃圾堆

down in the dumps 傷心透頂

（very sad and without much interest in life）

eg：Peter has been feeling down in the dumps since he and his girl friend split up.

v. 碰地一聲仍下

eg：He dumped the bag on my desk angrily and slammed the door away.

他碰地把書摔在我的桌子上，並且重重地把們關上走了。

dump sb：to get rid of 甩掉

eg：He dumped his girl friend and fell in love with a rich woman.

★ reprimand v. 訓斥

severe official scolding （上級對下級式的）批評

eg：The officer reprimanded the soldier severely.

軍官狠狠地批評了他的士兵。

rebuke v. ＝ reprimand

reprove sb for doing sth 因..而責罵

eg：The boy was reproved for playing with fire.

Reproach sb for / with sth

（to criticize someone in a way that shows you are disappointed, but not angry ）失望地批評某人

eg：The hen-pecked husband was reproached for lack of foresight.

這位懼內的丈夫倍妻子責備缺法遠見。

scold：to criticize a kid

blame v. 歸罪於某人

blame sb fore sth ； blame sth on sb

★ elaborate adj. 精心構思的

（containing a lot of details or parts that are connected with each other）

一個精心製作的小說 /故事/藉口 /晚餐/計劃 /語音 /準備

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Why did the shop assistant refuse to serve Dickie?

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 business-man, but the ordinary town-folk 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(勢利小人) 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