2012年ESL之日常生活 08 Describing Height and Build

 

Describing Height and Build

Gwen: Do you see that heavyset guy over there, the one towering over everyone else? 

Denzel: Yeah, what about him? 

Gwen: He’s my ex-boyfriend. I haven’t seen him in years. When I knew him he was really skinny. He’s really put on a few pounds. It’s amazing what a few years can do. 

Denzel: None of us are as svelte¹ as we used to be. 

Gwen: That’s true enough. I’m not as petite as I used to be, that’s for sure. 

Denzel: How come you’ve never mentioned this ex- boyfriend before? 

Gwen: Oh, I’d almost forgotten about him. Oh, no. I hope that guy over there didn’t see me. 

Denzel: Who? That short, stocky guy? 

Gwen: No, the average height guy who’s walking this way. He’s another one of my exes. I’d hoped never to see him again. 

Denzel: It was a bad breakup? 

Gwen: Right. Let’s head toward² the door. 

Denzel: Why hadn’t you mentioned him before? 

Gwen: I thought I had. There have been so many... 

Denzel: Don’t look now, but your ex is also headed toward the door. 

Gwen: Which one? 

Denzel: The tall medium build guy walking next to you! 

 

Script³ by Dr⁴. Lucy Tse 

1 svelte   

adj.（女人）体态苗条的

参考例句：

• The countess was tall,svelte and very pale.伯爵夫人身材修长，苗条优雅，面色十分苍白。
• Her figure is svelte.她身材苗条。

2 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

3 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

4 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。