2008年10月22日 星期三

筆記_Speaking_PEOPLE

外部 - hair ,  face , body
內部 - personality ,  character
主觀正反
例子

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HAIR:
She got straight hair.
She got long wavy hair.
She got curly hair.

He got a crew-cut.
He is bald.
He got receding hair.
He got rebellious hair.

Her hair is never a hair out of place.
Her hair is always neat and tidy.

His hair always looks unkempt / untidy / scruffy.


FACIAL APPEARANCE and COMPLEXION
I have noticed Robert has put on weight.
He's getting a double chin.(fat around the chin)
He has a rather swarthy complexion.
His sister's complexion is more sallow.
He works incredibly hard; he often looks haggard and exhausted.

She is thin-faced.
She got a thin face.
She is round-faced.

She is dark-skinned.

He has freckles.
His face was freckled all over.

He got a beard and moustache.

He has a chubby face.
He is chubby-faced.

Her face is full of wrinkles.
 

SIZE:
He was too scrawny to be a football player.   
A lanky teenager walked in.
A portly figure stood near the ticket desk.
She's the stout woman wearing glasses, over there.
She introduced me to a rather corpulent gentleman.

FAT
impolite - fat , a whale
polite - plump , chubby , stout

THIN
impolite - skinny , a rake
polite - slim , thin

# There are many problems in the world, such as A, B and C.
--> The world is plagued with(by) numerous issues, including A, B and C.

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十二生肖
My birth year is the rat.
I was born in the year of  the rat.

Rat
imaginative
charming
generous
quick-tempered
opportunistic

Buffalo
conservative
a born leader
methodical
chauvinistic
conscientious

Tiger
sensitive
emotional
stubborn
rebellious
tend to get carried away

Rabbit
sentimental
obliging
gallant
superficial
affectionate

Dragon
fun-loving
popular
perfectionist
gifted
be tactless

Snake
charming
stingy
sagacious
intuitive
inclined to procrastinate

Horse
independent
friendly
can be selfish and diligent
hard-working
cunning
placid

Goat
elegant
artistic
always ready to complain
plagued by worry

Monkey
witty
distrustful
magnetic
self-seeking

Rooster
industrious
decisive
a dresser
shrewd
flashy
extravagant

Dog
down-to-earth
sharp-tongued
altruistic
morose
faultfinder

Pig
intellectual
tolerant
could be desire for material goods
naive

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