大耳朵英語聽力材料素材(3)
大耳朵英語聽力：Character
Character [ˈkæriktə]
Beginner
A: Do you like Barry?
B: No, not very much. He's too ambitious and dishonest.
A: I agree. I like his brother Paul. They are not alike.
B: Yes. They are completely different. Paul is very sociable and much more honest
than his brother.
A: What kind of person do you consider yourself to be?
B: I think I'm polite, careful, relaxed and shy.
A: Oh, I don't think you're shy! You are always chatting with new people when we
go to a party.
B: Well. Yes, but those people always start talking to me. I never talk to them first.
Perhaps I'm not as shy as I think. Anyway, you're certainly not shy!
A: You're right. I love going out and making new friends.
B: So, you'll be at my birthday party on Friday?
A: Of course!
words
ambitious [æmˈbiʃəs] adj.有雄心的;野心勃勃的
( having a strong desire for success or achievement )
She is an ambitious woman. 她是一個(gè)雄心勃勃的女人。
sociable 好交際的;善交際的 (friendly and pleasant)
Adler was an outgoing, sociable kind of man.
艾德勒是一個(gè)爽直的、好交際的人。
Intermediate
A: How do you think people get their personalities?
B: I think it's mainly from the environment a person lives in.
A: Don't you think people get their personalities from their parents?
B: No, but parents control a lot of the environment that kids grow up in,
so they certainly influence their kid's personalities a lot.
A: So why do you think many kids have personalities that are so different from
their parents.
B: Maybe when they become teenagers, they want to be completely different to
their parents.
A: You might be right. I guess most parents want their kids to be like them, but
kids today grow up in a different environment. You know, they know much more
about the world from the internet, newspapers, and tv.
B: Do you think that teenagers get a lot of their bad behaviour from tv and movies?
A: Maybe some of it. I think a lot of people blame TV and movies when the real problem is that the parents aren’t bringing their child up correctly.
B: Parents have a difficult job. They have to bring up their children and usually have to work too.
A: Yes, that's true. Your son is doing well at school, isn't he?
B: Yes, he is. He's very hardworking when he's at school. Then he comes home from school and does his homework before dinner. After dinner, he goes out with his friends.
A: So, he's not a bookworm? It's good that he has an outgoing personality. Some kids are very quiet and introverted. You wonder how they'll survive in the real world without their parents to support them.
Words:
personality [ˌpəːsəˈnæliti] n. ( pl. personalities )
( the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual )
人格,品格 His personality left a deep impression on us.
他的人品給我們留下了深刻的印象。
(顯明的)個(gè)性,性格 He has a strong personality. 他性格堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。
introverted [’intrəvə’tid] adj.(性格)內(nèi)向的;不愛交際的
words
polite extrovert careless innocent impolite aggressive friendly frank ambitious unfriendly honest energetic serious relaxed shy quiet noisy outgoing thoughtful curious stubborn arrogant reliable jealous sociable
polite [pəˈlait] adj.有禮貌的,客氣的;殷勤的
(showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.)
He's always so polite to people. 他對(duì)人總是非常有禮貌。
extrovert [ˈekstrəuvəːt] n. 個(gè)性外向的人
(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
careless: marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes";
innocent [ˈinəsnt] adj.
1.無罪的,清白的 He was pronounced innocent of the charge. 他被宣告無罪。
2.無害的 The butterfly is an innocent insect. 蝴蝶是一種無害的昆蟲。
3.天真的,單純的
4.幼稚的;頭腦簡單的,愚鈍的
Don't be so innocent as to believe everything he says.
不要這么天真,竟相信他所說的一切。
impolite [ˌimpəˈlait] adj. (Rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is the disrespect and failure to behave within the context of a society or a group of people's social laws or etiquette. These laws have already unspokenly been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behaviour )
aggressive : characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
frank: blunt: characterized by directness in manner or speech
energetic: [ˌenəˈdʒetik] adj.精力旺盛的;精神飽滿的
( possessing or exerting or displaying energy )
He is an energetic tennis player. 他是個(gè)精力充沛的網(wǎng)球手。
serious: He was kind and affectionate, but very serious.
他仁慈、親切,但非常嚴(yán)肅。
affectionate [əˈfekʃənit] adj.充滿深情的,溫柔親切的
( having or displaying warmth or affection )
She was very affectionate with children. 她很愛孩子。
curious: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about
others' concerns) The boy was curious about everything he saw.
那男孩對(duì)所見的一切都感到好奇。
stubborn: [ˈstʌbən]adj. refusing to move or change one's opinion
arrogant [ˈærəgənt] adj.傲慢的;自大的;自負(fù)的
John is so arrogant that he thinks he is better than everyone else.
約翰太驕傲自大,以為比誰都強(qiáng)。
reliable: [riˈlaiəbl] adj.可信賴的;可靠的;確實(shí)的
( worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy )
I found this to be a reliable brand of washing machines.
我覺得這是一種牌子可靠的洗衣機(jī)。
jealous [ˈdʒeləs] adj.
1.妒忌的 Why is he so jealous? 他為何這么會(huì)妒忌?
He was jealous of his friend's reputation. 他妒忌朋友的聲譽(yù)。
2.吃醋的
If other men spoke to her intimately he was immediately jealous.
一見到別的男人跟她親熱地交談,他便會(huì)醋勁大發(fā)。
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