Robert is 21 years old.He is about 5 feet ,9 inches tall .His face is long and narrow .His eyes are green.His hair is light brown.He doesn't look very Italian.He smiles a little and usually has a friendly look on his face .He isn't fat and he isn't thin.His build is average. 外貌 Physical Appearance 对人物外表描写.同时,肖像的描写并不是一次性的,注意人物经过时间的推移、环境的变迁,或与人接触后,其外貌可能发生的转变. 例文1 Robert is 21 years old.He is about 5 feet ,9 inches tall .His face is long and narrow .His eyes are green.His hair is light brown.He doesn't look very Italian.He smiles a little and usually has a friendly look on his face .He isn't fat and he isn't thin.His build is average. 译文 罗伯特21岁了,他身高大约5.9英尺,脸瘦瘦长长的,绿眼睛.浅棕色的头发,看起来不大像意大利人.他总是面带微笑,非常友好.他不胖也不瘦,中等身材. 注释1 当我们描写一个人的体型的时候,我们也可以分为以下两个部分: (1) 体格(build): fat 肥胖的; thin 瘦的; slim 苗条的; overweight 超重; slight 瘦小的; well-built身材魁梧. A.She is a slim girl,while her boyfriend is well-built. 她很苗条,她的男朋友很魁梧. B.She is a little overweight,so she decided to lose weight. 她有一点超重,所以她打算减肥. (2) 身高(height) medium height 中等身材; average height 一般身材; below average 低于平均身高; tall 高的; short 矮的; tallish 有些高的; middle-sized 身高中等的; of medium height 中等身材; 1.78 meters 身高1.78米. A.He used to be middle-sized,but when he is getting old ,he is becomeing short. 他原本是中等身材,但随着年龄的增长,她变矮了. 注释2 在描写面部容貌的时候,可以从脸型、头发、五官入手. 1.脸型(face): round 圆的; thin 瘦的; long 长的; square 方的. A.She eats too much these days ,so her face is getting round . 她最近吃得太多了,所以她的脸变圆了. 2.头发(hair): (1) 发型(hair style): straight 直的; curly 卷发的; pigtails 辫子; crew cut 平头; bald秃头的. A.Her hair is brown and curly. 她有着一头棕色而卷曲的头发. (2) 发色(hair color): jet-black 乌黑的; fair 金色的; blonde 淡黄色的; golden 金黄色的; dyed 染色的; brunette 浅黑色的; mousey 灰褐色的; chestnut 栗色的. A.She is a beautiful girl with fair hair. 她是一个金发美女. 3.五官: (1) 眼睛(eye): deep-set 深陷的; sunken 凹陷的; bulging/protruding 凸出的; eyelashes 睫毛; eyebrows 眉毛. A.His eyes are deep-set because he has worked till midnight for a long time. 他的眼睛深陷,因为他这段时间经常工作到深夜. B.He had the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen. 她有一双我从未见过的漂亮蓝眼睛. (2) 鼻子(nose): long 长的; straight 挺直的; big 大的; small 小的; flat 扁平的; hooked 钩状的. A.He was born a hooked nose. 他天生是鹰钩鼻. B.His nose is very big,so he doesn't like it. 他的鼻子很大,所以他不喜欢它. (3) 嘴部(mouth): tooth 牙齿; even 整齐的; uneven 不整齐的; chin下巴. A.When he laughs,we see his even teeth. 当他笑的时候,我们看见他有一口整齐的牙齿. B.She has a double chin. 她有双下巴. 注释3 一个人的服饰也是外貌的重要组成部分,所以对服饰的描写也很重要. 服饰(dress): smart 潇洒的; scruffy 邋遢的; well-dressed 衣着华丽的; casual 随便的; conservative 不显眼的; elegant 优雅的; fashionable 时髦的; suave 文雅的; untidy 不整洁的. A.He looks casual just wearing a tweed suit. 他穿了一件花格子衬衫,看上去很随便. 注释4.另外,人的神情也能体现一个人的形象. 笑容(smile): bright 欢快的; broad 无所顾忌的; charming 可爱的; cunning 狡猾的; faint 不明显的; happy 高兴的; pleasant令人愉快的; sad 伤心的; sweet 甜蜜的; pleased grinning 露齿而笑的; smirking 傻笑的; friendly 友好的; warm 温暖的,热情的; cold 不热情的. A.Because of his high scores,he smiles brightly. 因为他得了高分,所以笑得很灿烂. B.A friendly smile will help you to win others heart. 友好的笑容能帮助你赢得别人的心. C.She is charming when she smiles. 她笑起来的时候很可爱. 注释5.常见的系动词有: appear,be,become,feel,get,go,grow,look,prove,remain,seem,sound,taste,turn,etc. 在实际的写作过程中,根据自己的需要选择合适的动词,会令文章更为生动.如: A.The advertisement sounds interesting. 这个广告听起来很有趣. B.Human rights are a major concern in today's world. 人权是当今世界关注的主要问题. C.The result of the experiment is very encouraging. 实验的结果令人满意. D.My idea is that we should follow our original plan. 我的意思是我们应当按照原来的计划.