True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.
deliberately adv.故意地；从容不迫地，小心翼翼地
- on purpose 故意地：有意地、刻意地做某事。
- intentionally adv.故意地，有意地
set out to do begin a job, task, etc with a particular aim or goal 带着目的去做某事
- The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.
- Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
'We never set out to hurt you, Victor. And I'm sorry we did.' 'Are you done?' 'Yeah.'
| set out / off (不限方式)动身出发 |
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| start out / off 出发、开始、着手去做 |
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draw (one's) attention 引起(某人)的注意
- attract / capture / catch / arrest / command / get (one's) attention 吸引了/捕捉了/逮捕/掌握了/引起了 (某人)的注意
- This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
receive (one's) attention 得到了、受到了关注
- This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, ...
They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
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| without being conscious (of the fact) that ... 完全没有意识到... | without being conscious of ... |
| without being aware (of the fact) that ... | without being aware of ... |
| (being) unaware (of the fact) that ... | (being) unaware of ... |
| (being) unconscious (of the fact) that ... | (being) unconscious of ... |
- People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. NCE3-59
- He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley.
- They disregard social conventions, quite unconscious / unaware of the fact that they are doing anything extraordinary. 替换
造句：They disregard safety problems, without being conscious that they are doing anything dangerous.他们无视安全问题，意识不到自己的所作所为有什么危险之处。
This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
invariably always 始终如一地，一贯地
- They almost invariably get it wrong. 他们几乎总是将它弄错。
| win sb. sth. 为某人赢得某物 | My sincerity won me her heart. 我的真诚赢得了她的芳心。 |
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| win sth. for sb. 为某人赢得某物 | My sincerity won her heart for me. |
add color to sth. 给…增添色彩
- Intelligent use of metaphors can add color to your writing.
add luster / lustre to sth. 使…增光添彩
- Using appropriate quotations from classics will add lustre to your essay.恰当地称引名篇会使你的文章增色不少。
add flavor / spice to sth. 给…增添趣味/增添情趣
- Their campus visits will add spice to college life.他们的校园之行将会为大学生活增添趣味。
add variety to sth. 使…多样化、增加多样性
- Many of my lucky participants tried hard to add variety to their lives. 我的许多幸运参加者努力给自己的生活中添加乐趣。
| every day adv. 每天都（时间状语） | everyday adj.日常的 |
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| You need to practise every day. 你需要每天练习。 | The Internet has become (a) part of everyday life.互联网已成为日常生活的一部分。 |
the dull routine of everyday life 单调乏味的日常生活
| dull | 枯燥无聊的（boring） | I felt she found me boring and dull. 我觉得她认为我令人厌烦而又乏味（monotonous）。 |
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| 无精打采的; 无生气的 | The body's natural rhythms mean we all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3 pm. 身体的自然节律造成我们在下午1点至3点间都会感到无精打采、昏昏欲睡。 | |
| 黯淡的(颜色) | The stamp was a dark, dull blue colour with a heavy black postmark. 这枚邮票是模糊的暗蓝色的，上面盖着一个粗黑色的邮戳。 | |
| (天气) 阴沉的 | It's always dull and raining. 天老是阴沉沉的，下着雨。 | |
| 钝的；迟钝的 | Her eyes were dull.她目光呆滞。 |
造句：Surfing the Net invariably wins itself the fascination of the young, for it adds color to the dull routine of everyday life. 网上冲浪总是能赢得年轻人的痴迷，因为它给平淡的日常生活增添了一丝亮色。