【话匣子英语】你的性格是什么样的

人的性格分为内向和外向，内向的人更倾向于了解自己内心的感受，外向的人更擅长社交。

Harp¹:              Yeah. Today we’re doing an interesting Chatterbox. Well, they’re all interesting, but this one’s different.

 

Maura:            That’s right. This time we’re going to talk about personalities², so, how we can describe people and the way that they act and behave.

 

Harp:              Yes. We’re gonna start with talking about personality types and the different ones.

 

Maura:            And then we’re going to talk about a way that you can interpret personality types, which is through astrology and horoscopes.

 

Harp:              And then we’re going to talk about acting³ like yourself, and your personality.

 

Maura:            Right. We’re gonna talk about our own personalities, too. If you’ve been listening to a while, you might already have a sense of my personality, and Harp’s personality, too.

 

Harp:              Yeah. You probably do. All right, let’s get started, Maura.

 

Maura:            All right. So first we’re gonna talk about personality types. Now, there are really just two basic personality types: introverted and extroverted⁴.

 

Harp:              Yeah. Introverted and extroverted.

 

Maura:            They’re usually treated like opposites. Introverted describes a kind of person who is more focused on their own thoughts and feelings, and is not as interested in talking and socializing with other people. So introverted people are usually quiet people, thinking people.

 

Harp:              Yeah. And an extroverted person is usually more confident and lively. They like social situations. They like talking a lot.

 

Maura:            Right. And if you think about the words, introverted, intro-, is like looking inside of the person, so a person who is introverted is inside themselves. And extroverted, extro-, is like outside, so an extroverted person likes expressing themselves and communicating with people.

 

Harp:              Yeah. And, like you said, they’re usually talked about in terms of opposites. Someone is usually either introverted or extroverted, but sometimes it depends on the social setting.

 

Maura:            Yeah. That’s true. It’s not always so cut and dried. So someone who is introverted might be seen as socially awkward because they don’t talk to other people and they’re not really friendly people.

 

Harp:              Yeah. They’re shy. They’re usually in the corners at parties. They’re not the life of the party at all.

 

Maura:            Yeah. That’s right. They’re often soft-spoken, which means that they don’t speak loudly when they do talk. They’re the kind of person who doesn’t feel comfortable being loud and drawing attention to themselves.

 

Harp:              Yeah. Again, if you think about a party, they’re usually the wallflower, which means they always hang out in the corner, or in the back, or on the side. They’re not in the middle, in the centre of attention.

 

Maura:            Harp, have you seen that movie that came out recently called The Perks⁵ of Being a Wallflower?

 

Harp:              I haven’t seen it, but it looks really good.

 

Maura:            Yeah. I saw it just a few months ago and it was really good. This movie, I’ll say the title again, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, is about a person who is very introverted, so, who is a wallflower. He’s very quiet, he doesn’t have very many friends, he’s very intellectual. But in this movie, he makes some friends and learns to be more social.

 

Harp:              It seems like a really nice movie. I’m gonna watch it soon.

 

Maura:            Yeah. You should. It’s actually a book as well.

 

Harp:              If we talk about extroverted people, they’re very outgoing. They’re usually telling jokes or stories, and people are listening to them. They really like being the centre of attention. They like other people’s attention to be on them.

 

Maura:            Yeah. These kinds of people are the life of the party. They’re friendly. They don’t feel shy about striking up conversation with a complete stranger.

 

Harp:              Sometimes they can come off as a little bit of a show-off, ’cause they always want to talk about themselves and their stories.

 

Maura:            Yeah. There are really pros⁶ and cons⁷ to both of these personality types. If you’re extroverted, you’re very friendly, but you can also seem, maybe, loud- mouthed or arrogant⁸. And introverted people are thought to be more intellectual, but you could also seem, maybe, rude because you’re quiet all the time, or people might think you’re a hermit⁹ because you stay in and don’t go out very much.

 

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 extroverted   

a.性格外向的

参考例句：

• Do you think you are introverted or extroverted? 你认为你性格内向还是外向？
• Are you introverted or extroverted? 你个性内向还是外向？ 来自轻松英语会话---联想2000词(上)

5 perks   

额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
• Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？

6 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 arrogant   

adj.傲慢的，自大的

参考例句：

• You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
• People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

9 hermit   

n.隐士，修道者；隐居

参考例句：

• He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
• Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。