StepⅡ Steps to introduce a person：概、貌、育、平、估 Give the right order ( 3 )教育：education ( 2 )外貌／性格appearance ,character ( 4 )生平 big events in his or her life ( in order of time ) ( 5 )评估 evaluation ( 1 )概况 name, age/birthday, sex, birth-place, family background
StepⅢ How to describe a person. Task1------Tips to write a good composition A. 概况: ……was/ were born in …on…e.g.: She was born in Poland on Nov.7, 1967. She is a great woman with the name ×××. ……was/ were born in/into a poor/ rich family e. g.: Born into a poor peasant’s family, he had little schooling. Born in China and growing up in America, he……. His/Her family was so poor that… His/ Her father was very strict with him… the son of a poor family when he was a small boy/ young/ as a child/ as a boy of 15/ during his childhood/ at the age of….. spend his childhood in… live a happy/ hard life e.g.: Abraham Lincoln, the son of a poor family, was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. Born of a poor clerk’s family, Charles Dickens had little schooling. Born on Feb 10, 1990, ZhouYue, a Hanshou native(一个地道的汉寿人), is one of the most humorous students in our class. Born on July 13, 1983, LiuXiang is one of the best athletes in our country.
尽量用分词短语、同位语结构，使文章简洁，通顺 译：钟南山1941年出于广州，是中国最伟大的医生之一。 1) Zhong Nanshan was born in Guangzhou in 1941 and he is one of the greatest doctors in China.
2) Born in Guangzhou in 1941, Zhong Nanshan is one of the greatest doctors in China. 3) Zhong Nanshan, who is one of the greatest doctors in China, was born in Guangzhou in 1941. Wang Hua, our English teacher with great imagination, who was born in Shanghai on Dec 5, 1970, has been teaching English in our school for 16 years since he graduated from Beijing University. B.外貌,性格: List out adjectives to describe a person Description of one’s appearance 描写体型(body): tall / short / of medium height/ of average height/ about 177cm tall light/heavy, fat/overweight, plump thin/skinny, slim, tubby, muscular, elegant, good-looking, ugly-looking, ordinary-looking, plain, be short in stature(身材矮小), full-bodied(身材魁梧的) 描写脸型(face): He has got a baby face/ chubby face/ round face/ an intelligent face. wrinkled face, weather-beaten face, 描写眼睛 (eyes): wearing glasses, far/near-sighted, c.f.: short-sighted(鼠目寸光的) (a pair of)/ two big eyes （一双）大大的眼睛 (a pair of) beautiful and bright eyes （一双）水灵灵的眼睛 (a pair of) radiant eyes （一双）炯炯有神的眼睛 (a pair of) watery eyes （一双）水汪汪的眼睛 描写眉毛 (eyebrows) bushy/heavy/thick eyebrows 浓眉 have/with big eyes and bushy eyebrows 浓眉大眼 shapely/slender eyebrows 秀眉 描写头发(hair): She has/wears black/brown/dark/ grey/short/long/curly/wavy/straight/curly hair/bald (a head of) beautiful hair （一头）秀发 (a head of) black/dark hair （一头）乌黑的头发 (a head of) thick hair （一头）浓密的头发 描写服装(clothes): She/He’s very well-dressed/ neatly/simply- dressed. / She/He likes to wear designer clothes. suit(西装), dress, uniform, coat, jacket, shirt(男衬衫), blouse(女衬衫), sweater, trousers/pants, jeans, skirt（裙子）, shoe, boot, slippers, stockings, socks, glove, ring, necklace, earrings, tie, muffler(围巾), purse/ wallet, belt, She has a smell of perfume. He is dressed in a light brown suit and a red tie. He looks very professional in a dark blue suit. She looks very smart in a pale gray dress. She/He always wears casual clothes like jeans and T-shirt. She has a round face with two big eyes. He is a grey-haired thin old man. He is 177 cm tall/ in height and weighs 70 kg /in weight. She is always wearing red. Our boss is a young man with thick glasses. He wears long hair
beard是络腮胡是脸颊上的胡须，moustache是上唇以上的胡须，八字胡
Description of one’s temper bad-tempered, ill temper n. 坏脾气, good-natured 脾气好的 hot-tempered, short temper n. 急性子、脾气躁 lose one's temper 生气,发火,发脾气; sour-tempered adj. 乖戾的；脾气不好的 sweet-tempered adj. 亲切的；温柔的 …
Description of one’s emotion sorry/happy, glad, sad, proud, afraid, content, pleased, satisfied, angry, disappointed, terrified, friendly, anxious, curious, eager, depressed, upset, excited, worried, determined, encouraged, discouraged She is still absent. I am anxious/ worried about her health. We are anxious/ eager for your safe return. Tom is eager/ anxious to come to the party. I curious to know what is written in his letter. Children are naturally curious about everything about them. I failed the exam. My parents were disappointed at/about/with the result. The children are excited at the very thought of the journey. They were terrified by his sudden appearance.
Description of one’s hobbies like/ enjoy/love … very much/best/be interested in/be fond of/ be crazy about/have a gift/talent for /My favorite…. don’t like/love/enjoy/ hate/be tired of/lose interest in （对…失去兴趣）
表达人物兴趣和爱好的常用表达： (一句多译） 她非常喜欢音乐。 He likes/ loves music very much. He enjoys listening to music. He is interested in music. He is fond of music. He is crazy about music.
她擅长音乐。 He is good at music. He has a gift for music. He was born a singer.
她不喜欢音乐。 He doesn’t like music. He hates music. He is tired of music. He lost interest in music.
巧用with做定语 译：我们的历史老师很帅，长着两只小眼睛，留着短发。 Our history teacher is a handsome man and he has two small eyes and short hair. Our history teacher is a handsome man with two small eyes and short hair.
C. 教育经历：注意尽量用非谓语动词, 使文章精炼 study in…/ graduate from…./ be admitted into…./ be majored i
