Personal descriptions 自我描述

1. Personal descriptions

Samples:

1. He had a very solid, squarish face with large ears, a double chin, a long nose and staring

eyes. His head was almost completely bald and he had a very serious, stern look on his face.

He looked a very stern, unfriendly person.

2. He was in his early forties. He had a squarish face with a small mouth and very even,

white teeth. His hair was short and dark. He looked a very strong, determined person.

She was in her sixties. Her hair was going grey. She had dark eyes, dark eyebrows and a large nose. She looked a very serious, honest person.

3. She was probably in her twenties when they took this picture. Her hair was short and curly

and she looked very beautiful. She had bright, wide eyes and soft, smooth skin. She looked a very calm, sophisticated person.

1.People:

Build: slim, slender, plump, well-build (M), overweight,

broad-shouldered,

Age: elderly, middle-aged, in his 30’s

In her early 40’s, in her mid-50’s, in his late60’s, in h er late teens,

Height: 1.70m, maximum. med. min. medium-height, average height, below average, hair style: neat, untidy, with plaits, bald,

pony-tail, in a bun(发髻), swept back, parted on the right side, wavy, curly,

hair color: blonde, grey, mousey, dyed, (fair)

face: oval, squarish, heart-shaped, high forehead, high cheekbones, thin lips, full lips, turned-up nose, broken-nose,

double chin, pointed chin, cleft chin,

eyes:

long eyelashes, thick, bushy, eyebrows, double eyelid,

distinguishing features:

beard, moustache, side-burns, a scar, unshaven, clean-shaven, a beauty-spot, a mole, freckles, with dimples, with spots, with wrinkles (lines,) made-up,

complexion:

pale, olive-skinned, fair-skinned, oriental, fair

2.Clothes:

What kind of clothes they are wearing

dress jeans blouse skirt shirt suit

jacket T-shirt pullover套衫 sweater针织套衫 jumper tights evening suit tracksuit raincoat cardigan coat

trousers socks stockings belt boots high heeled checked striped spotted floral

open-necked short-sleeved long-sleeved

light-colored darkish woollen knitted

loose smart scruffy不整齐 well-dressed

casual conservative elegant雅洁 sleeveless

waist coat 马甲 evening dress fashionable

v-necked petticoat 裙；衬裙 pants scarf bra

pantsuit裤套装

3.Character: the general impression of the person described

Good qualities:

amusing creative

artistic easy-going 宽大的；

capable

careful efficient

cheerful energetic

clever enthusiastic

confident flexible 柔顺的

considerate generous

good-humoured, helpful

good-nature honest

imaginative intelligent

lively loyal

open-minded, organized

patient perceptive 有洞察力的

polite practical

rational 理智的 reliable rely on

sensible be sensitive to

sincere sociable

spontaneous 自然的 sympathetic

tactful 老练；圆滑 thoughtful

unselfish versatile 多才多艺

wise witty 机智的