《英语口语 一语千说》第五篇 友好交际（一） 04品头论足

品头论足

1. 词组句型

责任

duty, responsibility

sentence patterns:

I do it purely out of a sense of duty.

It\'s my duty to clean the house.

It\'s my responsibility to lock the doors.

沉默的，不爱说话的

reserved, quiet, reticent

sentence patterns:

He is reticent about his plans.

She seemed reticent on the subject of her past.

She is a quiet girl.

When other talked about the thing, he always kept reserved.

失望

let somebody down, disappoint

sentence patterns:

What he did never let the others down.

I can\'t disappoint my public by retiring.

说别人坏话

speak ill of somebody, backbiter

sentence patterns:

We have no reason to speak ill of the others freely.

Is she a backbiter?

自大的

proud, conceited, arrogant

sentence patterns:

She is proud of her new house.

I am proud to know my new friend, Tom.

He is so arrogant that he always looks down upon the people around him.

古怪的

weird, bizarre

sentence patterns:

The little boy\'s action is quite weird.

He is bizarre.

2. 多种表达

He is dead nuts on work.

He is a workaholic.

Is he quick on the uptake?

Is he a fast learner?

Does he have a quick mind?

She is a good guy.

She is a good person.

Don\'t pass it on to anyone else.

You must keep it as a secret.

I am versatile.

I am very talented.

Is he a real go-better?

Is he a capable person?

His father is a man of the world.

His father has great experience.

She is efficient.

She gets things done efficiently.

She handles things quickly.

She handles matters promptly.

Dose she look old for her age?

Does she look older than she is?

I am energetic.

I am full of energy.

I am wise for my age.

I am wise considering my age.

I am for a man of my age.

He is gifted.

He is talented.

She is quite good with her hands.

She is skillful.

He is a go-better.

He is a man of action.

He is a man of ability.

She is faithful.

She has strong sense of duty.

She is honest.

He has a high voice.

His voice is very high.

I have put on weight.

I have gained weight.

She has a strong sense of duty.

She has a strong sense of responsibility.

She is kind hearted.

She is kind.

You have a lot of nerve.

You have a lot of guts.

You are bold.

You are quite brave.

I am a modest girl.

I am modest.

I am very polite.

I am not boastful.

I don\'t like to brag.

I don\'t like to speak ill of others.

I am not a backbiter.

He doesn\'t like to show off.

He is not fond of the limelight.

She treats everyone in the same way.

She treats everyone equally.

I have a bad mood.

I am in bad mood.

Is he a bootlicker?

Is he a brownnoser?

Is he a flatterer?

Is he an ass-kisser?

He is nosy.

He is inquisitive.

He is not himself.

He is not acting like himself.

He is not acting normally.

He is much weird.

He is bizarre.

He is very strange.

I eat like a bird.

I eat very little.

I don\'t eat very much.

She is very slim.

She has a good figure.

Is she acting big?

Is she putting on airs?

My father is a stubborn old man.

My father is a die-hard.

I don\'t like to make a fuss.

I don\'t like to make a mountain out of a molehill.

My mother is getting on in years.

My mother is aging.

My mother is getting older.

She is a chain smoker.

She smokes non-stop.

She is a heavy smoker.

She smokes like a chimney.

She is selfish.

She is self-centered.

She is self-sewing.

She doesn\'t care about anyone, but herself.

He is a penny pincher.

He is a miser.

He is mean.

She is as sly as a fox.

She is very cunning.

She is a simple girl.

She is simple-minded.

She isn\'t so smart.

He looks very blue today.

He looks depressed today.

He is in low spirits.

He was on edge yesterday.

He\'s in a bad mood yesterday.

She is quite well off.

She is a wealthy woman.

She is rich.

His wife is talkative.

His wife is a motor-mouth.

His wife never shuts up.

She is a smooth talker.

She is a honey-tongued.

She is very difficult to deal with.

No one could take advantage of her.

She is very shrewd.

She is nobody\'s fool.

Is she a stubborn old woman?

Is she a hardheaded old woman?

He is childish.

He acts like a child.

She has no sense of responsibility.

She is so irresponsible.

She has no sense of duty.

Does he often say absurd things?

Does he often say ridiculous things?

Does he say strange things a lot?

She never admits defeat.

She never admits she is wrong.

She is a sore loser.

His temper is very vague.

His temper is difficult to understand.

His temper isn\'t very clear.

He is crooked.

He is a scammer.

He is a crook.

She is good for nothing.

She isn\'t good for anything.

She is a burn.

Her babbling is a total bore.

Her gossip really bores me stiff.

She is a little shy around strangers.

She is a little bashful.

She feels uncomfortable around strangers.

She is afraid of new comers.

Does she have a short temper?

Does she get angry easily?

Does she lose her temper quickly?

Is she very temperamental?