一、人物描述基本结构
当你描述一个人时，应尝试使用评价性形容词和性格形容词。
关键要素：
- 人物身份（亲戚或朋友...我想谈谈我的祖母。/我想谈谈我最喜欢的历史老师。/我想谈谈我的邻居）
- 职业（他们的工作是什么？）
- 社会地位（他们在社会中扮演什么角色？）
- 如何认识他们
- 性格特点（使用性格形容词并解释）
- 成就（使用成就短语）
重要提示
如果你告诉考官某人严格且勤奋，需要给出例子说明他们如何严格和勤奋。"我敬佩我的父亲，但有时他很严格。我的意思是，如果我晚餐迟到5分钟，他会让我给他一美元。"你需要解释形容词，否则会让听众觉得缺少信息。
二、常用短语表达
描述努力工作
Through sheer hard work, he has built up his company.
（通过纯粹的努力，他建立了自己的公司。）
My mother was not very successful in high school, but she persevered and graduated from university. Now she is a doctor.
（我母亲高中时并不很成功，但她坚持不懈，大学毕业，现在是一名医生。）
描述成功
He has the will to succeed.
（他有成功的意志。）
Something I admire about Barack Obama is he earned respect from people who met him.
（我敬佩奥巴马的一点是，他赢得了见过他的人的尊重。）
描述天赋
He has a gift for playing guitar.
（他有弹吉他的天赋。）
My mother has a gift for cooking.
（我母亲有烹饪天赋。）
描述敬佩
I really appreciate what my father did for me.
（我真的很感激父亲为我所做的一切。）
I will always look up to him for his work.
（我将永远因他的工作而尊敬他。）
希望模仿他人
I hope I am as successful as my father is when I grow up.
（我希望长大后能像父亲一样成功。）
I would like to be as intelligent as my grandfather.
（我想变得像祖父一样聪明。）
三、性格形容词列表
消极性格形容词
| 英文 | 中文 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| Aggressive | 好斗的 | He had a very aggressive attitude.（他态度非常好斗。） |
| Arrogant | 傲慢的 | He was so arrogant that he thought he could tell everyone what to do.（他太傲慢了，以为可以指挥所有人。） |
| Bitchy | 刻薄的 | She can be really bitchy sometimes.（她有时会很刻薄。） |
| Boastful | 自夸的 | Peter was too boastful when describing his new bike.（彼得描述他的新自行车时太自夸了。） |
| Boring | 无聊的 | I don't like Tom because he is boring and unfriendly.（我不喜欢汤姆，因为他既无聊又不友好。） |
| Bossy | 专横的 | I dislike her because she is bossy.（我不喜欢她，因为她很专横。） |
| Careless | 粗心的 | Although he is brave, he is careless.（虽然他很勇敢，但很粗心。） |
| Changeable | 多变的 | She is changeable and stubborn.（她多变且固执。） |
| Conservative | 保守的 | He is not as conservative as he used to be.（他不像以前那么保守了。） |
| Cowardly | 胆小的 | Tom is shy and cowardly.（汤姆既害羞又胆小。） |
积极性格形容词
| 英文 | 中文 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| Affectionate | 亲切的 | She is affectionate to her animals.（她对她的动物很亲切。） |
| Ambitious | 有雄心的 | He is ambitious to succeed.（他渴望成功。） |
| Friendly | 友好的 | Tom is friendly to everyone.（汤姆对每个人都很友好。） |
| Amiable | 和蔼可亲的 | He is amiable and gracious.（他和蔼可亲，彬彬有礼。） |
| Funny | 风趣的 | Joe is funny.（乔很风趣。） |
| Generous | 慷慨的 | My father is generous with his money.（我父亲在金钱上很慷慨。） |
| Gentle | 温和的 | She is gentle with children.（她对孩子很温和。） |
| Brave | 勇敢的 | Peter is brave, and Tom is humorous.（彼得勇敢，汤姆幽默。） |
| Bright | 聪明的 | My nephew is bright.（我的侄子很聪明。） |
| Broad-minded | 心胸开阔的 | He is broad-minded and straightforward.（他心胸开阔，为人直率。） |
四、人物描述模型答案（中英文对照）
示例1：描述一位你敬佩的长辈
题目：Describe a person (you know), much older than you, who you admire. You should say: Who this person is How you know this person How this person has influenced you And explain why you admire this person.
| 英文原文 | 中文翻译 |
|---|---|
| Today I'm gonna talk about one of my favorite teachers who taught me at high school. Her name is Taylor. She had a great influence on me, and was the most well-mannered person whom I look up to very much. | 今天我想谈谈我高中时最喜欢的一位老师，她叫泰勒。她对我影响很大，是我非常尊敬的举止优雅的人。 |
| Ms. Taylor taught me English for 3 years of high school. She was in her 40s, and she had a lot of teaching experience. | 泰勒老师教了我三年高中英语。她四十多岁，教学经验丰富。 |
| In fact, we met each other almost every day since she was also my form teacher. She was always kind to students, treated us with respect and cared about us as if we had been her children. | 事实上，由于她也是我的班主任，我们几乎每天都见面。她对学生总是很友善，尊重我们，关心我们，就好像我们是她的孩子一样。 |
| To be specific, she always brought some kinds of medicines so that whenever any student had a cold, cough or something like that, she would give them the medicines immediately. | 具体来说，她总是带些药品，这样每当有学生感冒、咳嗽之类的，她会立即给他们药。 |
| Above all, the way she taught us in class influenced me the most. Her thoroughness and dedication in teaching inspired me to study English, even though I had not been interested in this foreign language before. | 最重要的是，她在课堂上的教学方式对我影响最大。她教学的严谨和奉献精神激励我学习英语，尽管我以前对这门外语并不感兴趣。 |
| Thanks to her inspiring teaching method, I was able to pass the university entrance exam with a high English grade. | 多亏了她富有启发性的教学方法，我才能够以很高的英语成绩通过大学入学考试。 |
| Moreover, she was very friendly and approachable, far more than I expected, in fact. She was willing to share her ideas and answer to all my questions. | 此外，她非常友好和平易近人，远远超出我的预期。她愿意分享她的想法并回答我所有的问题。 |
| I was also influenced by her lifestyle, which was so worthy of respect and simple that I really wanted to imitate her. | 我也受到她生活方式的影响，这种生活方式非常值得尊重和简单，我真的很想模仿她。 |
| As she is a kind person, she always gave us the best advice and solutions about any problems we faced. | 由于她是一个善良的人，她总是给我们最好的建议和解决我们面临的任何问题的方法。 |
| From time to time, I felt that she was like my close friend who I could comfortably share everything with. | 有时，我觉得她就像我的好朋友，我可以舒适地分享一切。 |
| Although we have now all graduated from high school and have different goals to chase in life, we usually visit her at the weekends to share with her about our daily life at college. | 虽然我们现在都高中毕业，有不同的人生目标，但我们通常会在周末去看望她，分享我们在大学里的日常生活。 |
示例2：描述你的好朋友
题目：Describe your good friend. You should say: Who this person is Who long you have known them (or how you first met them) What you do together And explain why you think this person is a good friend.
| 英文原文 | 中文翻译 |
|---|---|
| Speaking of a good friend, I would like to talk about Lucy, whom I have known for roughly 5 years. | 说到好朋友，我想谈谈露西，我认识她大约5年了。 |
| I first met her at university when she was my classmate. | 我第一次见到她是在大学里，当时她是我的同学。 |
| She was smart, confident, thoughtful, and always a straight A student who used to be nominated as the president of the student union because of her excellent academic performance. | 她聪明、自信、体贴，总是成绩优异的学生，因为她出色的学业表现曾被提名为学生会主席。 |
| Moreover, she can always give me a helping hand and the most sincere advice whenever I am in need. | 此外，每当我需要帮助时，她总能伸出援手并给出最真诚的建议。 |
| For example, I remember when I didn't pass the mock university entrance exam, she consoled me, found the best ways to inspire me and made me more motivated in study and then we studied together until the official exam took place. | 例如，我记得当我没有通过模拟大学入学考试时，她安慰我，找到了最好的方法激励我，让我在学习上更有动力，然后我们一起学习直到正式考试。 |
| Finally, with our effort we passed the entrance examination and studied at our favorite college. | 最后，通过我们的努力，我们通过了入学考试，进入了我们最喜欢的大学。 |
| At present, despite the fact that we have different plans and goals to pursue, I strongly believe that we will try our best to maintain this relationship and we will be best friends for good. | 目前，尽管我们有不同的计划和目标，但我坚信我们会尽力维持这种关系，我们将永远是最好的朋友。 |
| Indeed, Lucy is a real friend of mine. | 的确，露西是我真正的朋友。 |
五、人物描述常用句式（中英文对照）
| 英文句式 | 中文翻译 |
|---|---|
| I admire him/her from the bottom of my heart not only because of the person himself/herself, but also because of the things I learned from his/her words. | 我由衷地敬佩他/她，不仅因为他/她本人，也因为我从他/她的话语中学到的东西。 |
| I love/impress/admire my grandpa not only because of the person himself, but also because of the interesting, friendly, kind personality he has. | 我印象深刻/敬佩我的爷爷，不仅因为他本人，还因为他有趣、友好、善良的性格。 |
| His/her words influenced me a lot/very much. | 他/她的话对我影响很大。 |
| He/she never gives up easily. | 他/她从不轻易放弃。 |
| I hope that I will be able to become an inspirational person like him one day. | 我希望有一天我能成为像他一样鼓舞人心的人。 |
| He/she is a well-known investor/businessman. | 他/她是一位著名的投资者/商人。 |
| He/she has also made a great contribution to charity. | 他/她还为慈善事业做出了巨大贡献。 |
| He/she looks much younger than he/she actually is. | 他/她看起来比实际年龄年轻得多。 |
| He/she is of medium build and medium height. | 他/她中等身材，中等身高。 |
| My father/grandpa/uncle is a very modern and interesting person. | 我的父亲/爷爷/叔叔是一个非常现代和有趣的人。 |
| He/she is really into taking pictures, collecting antiques, and travelling around the world. | 他/她真的很喜欢拍照、收集古董和环游世界。 |
| He/she left me a lot of beautiful childhood memories. | 他/她给我留下了很多美好的童年回忆。 |
| He/she took really good care of me when I was little, cooked me my favourite food, played with me, walked me to school and home, told me fairy tales. | 我小时候他/她照顾我很好，给我做我最喜欢的食物，和我一起玩，送我上学和回家，给我讲童话故事。 |
| My grandma/grandpa is a really nice person. | 我的奶奶/爷爷是一个非常好的人。 |
| We have a lot in common and are like peas and carrots (get along very well together). | 我们有很多共同点，像豌豆和胡萝卜一样（相处得很好）。 |
| He/she has been a real friend to me. | 他/她一直是我真正的朋友。 |
| He/she always gives me a listening ear, a helping hand and the most sincere words/advice whenever I am in need. I feel much better after talking to her/him. | 每当我需要时，他/她总是倾听我的心声，伸出援手，给我最真诚的话语/建议。和他/她交谈后我感觉好多了。 |
| The saying that a near neighbour is better than a distant cousin is totally true. | "远亲不如近邻"这句话说得太对了。 |
| She is very beautiful, she has curly blonde hair, big blue eyes and a straight high nose. I bet you couldn't take your eyes off her if you saw her in person. | 她非常漂亮，有卷曲的金发，大大的蓝眼睛和挺直的高鼻子。我敢说如果你亲眼见到她，你会目不转睛的。 |
| He/she is easy-going, knowledgeable, thoughtful and inspirational. | 他/她随和、知识渊博、体贴且富有启发性。 |
| He/she is a person with a strong sense of humour. | 他/她是一个很有幽默感的人。 |
| He/she has a good sense of orientation/direction. | 他/她方向感很好。 |
| Apart from being excellent in..., he/she is also good at.... | 除了在……方面很出色，他/她还擅长…… |
| He/she is very persistent until he/she succeeds. | 他/她坚持不懈，直到成功。 |
| He/she is one of the most important and influential people in my life. | 他/她是我生命中最重要和最有影响力的人之一。 |
| I feel that he/she is a knowledgeable person. | 我觉得他/她是一个知识渊博的人。 |
| He/she is able to explain something complicated in an easy and simple way. | 他/她能够用简单易懂的方式解释复杂的事情。 |
| He/she is always nice and gentle to people around him. | 他/她对周围的人总是很友好和温柔。 |
| She dresses up nicely, does a gorgeous hairstyle, wears beautiful makeup and high heels. | 她打扮得很漂亮，做了漂亮的发型，化了漂亮的妆，穿了高跟鞋。 |
| I really admire and appreciate her/his diligence and responsibility. | 我真的很敬佩和欣赏她/他的勤奋和责任感。 |
| He/she is also known as a charitable person. | 他/她也被称为慈善家。 |
| He/she is really a role model for me to learn from. | 他/她真是我学习的榜样。 |
| He/she is able to get along well with all types of people. | 他/她能和各种各样的人相处融洽。 |
| My mother has an eye for fashion. She usually keeps up with the latest fashion. | 我妈妈有时尚眼光。她通常紧跟最新时尚。 |
| He/she became successful after many years of writing songs/books. | 他/她经过多年的写歌/写书终于成功了。 |
| He/she tried to keep me entertained and find interesting things for us to do together. | 他/她努力让我开心，找有趣的事情让我们一起做。 |
| He/she has always taught me to be more patient and understanding towards other people. | 他/她总是教我对别人更有耐心和理解。 |