新东方笔记：PartⅡ重点话题人物篇

 　　PartⅡ部分重点话题精讲

　　一、People Topics

　　Appearance → Personality      → Influence: values价值观 e.g.: honest…

　　相关词汇和句型：

　　1、  Appearance:

　　⑴ Age: over 70 years old, middle age, in her 20’s.

　　She looks younger than her age.

　　She looks fantastic for her age.

　　⑵ Height: fairly tall, medium height.

　　He’s of medium height.

　　He’s of average height.

　　⑶ Figure: overweight, heavyset (for men only), slim, in good shape, clean-shaven (for men only).

　　He always gives the impression of being someone who is very efficient and pretty professional/smart.

　　He has a pleasant face and gives the impression of being someone who is very friendly.

　　⑷ Hair: perm v. /n., thin v. /n. (His hair is thinning.), gray hair…

　　beard, moustache…

　　2、  Personality

　　⑴ Family members: understanding, supportive, respect your parents, respect each other’s privacy¹, kind…

　　⑵ Famous person/star: creative, sensitivity², attractive, original, unique style, nice personality, fighting spirit, courage, committed, devoted³, a sense of justice, a sense of integrity⁴, brave/tough, a sense of social responsibility/equality/justice…

　　⑶用最高级来描述：

　　She’s the most kind-hearted/warm-hearted and sweetest person I have ever met/seen/known.

　　用排比句来描述：

　　She’s always full of passion/enthusiasm, love and concern about /for people around her.

　　3、  Influence:

　　Values: honesty, charity, dedication⁵, optimistic…

　　Honest is the best policy.

　　Card 1 : 老人题  Old Person

　　1.      Introduction 1-2句话 : I ‘d like to talk about my grandfather, who used to be a worker in a company.

　　2.      Appearance描述3-5句话

　　3.      Personality描述3-5句话：①最高级句型 ②排比句型 ③ quality

　　4.      Influence: respect n., n. & n.

　　Keep the family together. He/She is just like the glue(women)/Rock(men)/light(启蒙).

　　* 要做到：

　　Emotional involvement

　　Personal touch

　　Fun

　　Card2 : 名人题  Famous Person

　　Take Yaoming for an example

　　1.      Introduction : The famous person I want to talk about is Yaoming, who is a very famous and successful basketball player. Now he lives in Houston, but his hometown is Shanghai, China.

　　2.      Appearance : He’s famous for his height. He’s very tall and strong.

　　He’s not exactly/actually the handsome type, but he has very nice personalities⁶.

　　His status in NBA is central. He’s talented and hard working. / He works very hard and has talented skills.

　　He also behave very modesty⁷ and calmly before the public.

　　He shows the perseverance⁸ before succeed.

　　He’s my role model/hero. He teaches me to be more confident.

　　He becomes a faith that I believe in.

　　Card 3 : 小孩题 Child  nephew/niece

　　1.      Introduction : The child I want to talk about is my 8-year old nephew/niece who is in the kindergarten/primary school now.

　　2.      Appearance : cute, has curly⁹ hair, pleasant face…

　　3.      Personality : curious/curiosity, rebellious¹⁰, love of nature…

　　4.      Hobby : role-play, teddy bear, cartoons, watching TV

　　5.      Stress : They’re also experiencing stress and pressure from parents, teachers and peers¹¹, sometimes even from the Mass Media.

　　New Card : the Happiest Person

　　Who is he/she?

　　Why is he/she the happiest person?

　　How do you feel about he/she?

　　Help others, faith, fighting spirit, love, optimistic/optimism

　　Stand up to the challenges.

　　Laugh at life.

　　Hobby : He/She’s always telling jokes, singing, smiling.

　　He can get great satisfaction out of life.

　　He’s always ready to help others.

1 privacy   

n.私人权利，个人自由，隐私权

参考例句：

• In such matters,privacy is impossible.在这类事情中，保密是不可能的。
• She wept in the privacy of her own room.她在自己房内暗暗落泪。

2 sensitivity   

n.敏感（性），灵敏（度）

参考例句：

• Hearing sensitivity declines with age.听觉因年老而衰退。
• Such is the sensitivity of the information that only two people are allowed to know it.这信息极为敏感，只允许两个人知道。

3 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

4 integrity   

n.正直，诚实，诚恳，完整，完全，完善

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• He is a man of the highest integrity.他是个极其正直的人。

5 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。

6 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。

7 modesty   

n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素

参考例句：

• Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
• As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。

8 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

9 curly   

adj.卷曲的，卷缩的

参考例句：

• The little boy has curly hair.这小男孩长着一头卷发。
• She is tall and dark with curly hair.她高高的个子，黑皮肤，卷头发。

10 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。

11 peers   

n.同等的人，贵族vi.凝视，窥视vt.与…同等，封为贵族v.凝视( peer的第三人称单数 )；盯着看；同等；比得上

参考例句：

• She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。
• She peers into my eyes. 她盯着我的眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》