Describing people 描述人
To talk about people's appearance or personality you can use (在描述某人的长相和性格时,可以使用): be + adjective
Verb: To be Adjective I'm slim He's well-built She's matronly You're handsome We're extroverted They're shy To talk about physical characteristics you can use (在描述某人的身体特征时,可以使用): have got + (adjective) + noun
Verb: Have got (Adjective) + Noun I've got hazel eyes He's got a shaved head She's got gorgeous black hair You've got a five o'clock shadow We've got green eyes They've got long legs Some adjectives have a negative connotation (or feeling) and some are more neutral (某些形容词有负面涵义或感受,有些则是中性的):
Negative Neutral fat(negative) plump or large(neutral) skinny(negative) slim(neutral) spinster(negative) single(neutral)
To ask about someone's appearance you can use (询问某人的容貌,可以使用): do + look like?
Verb: To do Look like?
What do I look like? What do you look like? What does he/she/it look like? What do they look like?
To ask about someone's personality you can use (询问某人的性格,可以使用): be + like?
Verb: To be Like? What am I like? What are you like? What is he/she/it like? What are we like? What are they like?
Vocabulary (词汇):
A five o'clock shadow: is a kind of beard or moustache (but not a full beard or moustache) that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two 有时候,爱长胡子的男士,就算早上剃了胡子,到下午五点左右,胡子的须根已经露出来,那些五点左右再长出来的胡子,或者,一、两天未刮胡子,而长出来的须根,就被称做"五点左右的须根阴影"(A five o'clock shadow)
Bald (adj): a person with no hair. A person can have a shaved head if s/he is bald or if s/he has hair but chooses to shave it off 秃顶的;剃光头的;无毛的
Extroverted (adj): a confident person who enjoys being with other people 外向性格的人;喜欢与他人交往的、自信的人
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