大耳朵英語聽力：personal appearance

　　Beginner

　　A: That girl looks very attractive, doesn’t she?

　　B: Do you think so? I don’t like girls who look like that. I like girls who are not

　　too slim. If you like her, go and talk to her.

　　A: I’d like to, but there’s her boyfriend. He’s very broad-shouldered.

　　B: He’s huge! He must go to the gym to have a well-built body like that.

　　A: Do you prefer tall girls or short ones?

　　B: I don’t mind, but I like girls with long hair.

　　A: We have different tastes. I like girls with short hair. I like tall girls-probably

　　because I’m so tall myself.

　　B: Have you ever dated a girl taller than you?

　　A: No, never. I don’t think I’ve ever met a girl taller than me! Have you gained

　　weight recently?

　　B: Yes, I have. Perhaps I should go to the gym, like that girl’s boyfriend.

　　A: I'm getting a bit plump myself. Perhaps I’ll go with you.

　　Words ⅰ.

　　broad [brɔːd] a. 寬的,闊的

　　The broad highway has six traffic lanes. 那條寬闊的公路有六線車道。

　　broad-jump 跳遠

　　broad-shouldered 寬肩膀的，身體強壯的

　　square-shouldered 肩膀平的;寬肩的

　　huge [hjuːdʒ] a.( huger; hugest)龐大的;巨大的

　　She spent a huge amount of money on that coat. 她花了大筆的錢買那件衣服。

　　I have a huge pile of letters to deal with. 我有一大堆信件要處理。

　　plump [plʌmp] a. ( plumper; plumpest) [ˈdʒuːsi]

　　豐滿的;胖嘟嘟的 The baby has rosy plump cheeks. 這嬰兒的面頰紅紅胖胖的。

　　(肉類食物)多肉的 These tomatoes are plump and juicy. 這些西紅柿個大汁多。

　　Intermediate [ˌintəˈmiːdiət]

　　A: Let’s play a little game. I’ll describe someone and you try and guess who it is.

　　B: OK. I’m really bored at the moment.

　　A: OK. This man is tall and slim. He’s got blue eyes and curly brown hair.

　　B: Does he have a moustache or a beard?

　　A: Good question. Yes, he has a moustache, but no beard.

　　B: Sounds like Mike, is it?

　　A: Yes, it is. You describe someone we both know.

　　B: Right. She’s not very tall and she’s quite plump.

　　She’s got blonde hair,but I don’t know what color her eyes are.

　　A: Is she attractive? I don’t think I know anyone like that.

　　B: Well, I don’t find her attractive, but I’m sure you would disagree.

　　A: I like slim girls, so I doubt I would find a plump girl attractive. You’ll have to

　　give me some more information.

　　B: She’s got tiny feet and wears really unfashionable shoes. In fact, she wears

　　unfashionable clothes too.

　　A: This doesn’t sound like anyone I know. I give up. Tell me who she is.

　　B: She’s your mother!

　　A: How embarrassing! I don’t even recognize a description of my own mother!

　　How important do you think appearance is ?

　　B: I think that unfortunately it’s more important than a person’s character.

　　Advertising and stuff tells us that we have to be attractive. I think it’s wrong, but that’s the way the world is now.

　　A: I’m afraid you’re right. I chose my girlfriend because she has a wonderful

　　personality.

　　B: Well, you certainly didn’t choose her because of her looks! Hey, I was joking!

　　Don’t hit me!

　　Words ⅱ.

　　slim [slim] a.( slimmer; slimmest)苗條的;纖細的 ; 渺茫的 ; 微薄的;少的

　　A rigid diet will make you slimmer. 嚴格節(jié)食會使你身材苗條。

　　His chances for getting the scholarship were very slim.

　　他獲得獎學(xué)金的希望甚微。

　　He lived on a slim income. 他靠微薄的收入生活。

　　curly [ˈkəːli] a.( curlier; curliest) (of hair) having curls or waves

　　curly hair 鬈發(fā) / a curly headed girl 長著一頭鬈發(fā)的姑娘

　　They envied her naturally curly hair.

　　moustache [məsˈtɑːʃ] n. 八字須

　　(an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip;)

　　He looked younger after he shaved off his mustache.

　　beard [biəd] n. (pl. beards)(下巴上的)胡須,山羊胡

　　(the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)

　　The man with a beard looks familiar. 蓄山羊胡的那個人看上去很面熟

　　blonde hair ：A woman who has blonde hair has pale-coloured hair. Blonde hair can be very light brown or light yellow. The form blond is used when describing men.

　　tiny [ˈtaini] a. ( tinier; tiniest)極小的;微小的 (very small)

　　Fleas are tiny insects. 跳蚤是很小的昆蟲。

　　embarrassing [imˈbærəsiŋ] a. 使人尷尬的,令人為難的

　　(causing to feel shame; hurt the pride of)

　　It is embarrassing that our streets are so dirty. 我們的街道這么臟真叫人難堪。

　　It is embarrassing to repeat what he said. 若要重復(fù)他說過的話,會很尷尬的。

　　This is an embarrassing situation. 這是個令人為難的處境。

　　stuff 廢話;原料;要素

　　Words

　　figure [ˈfigə] n. (pl. figures)外形;體形;人影 /體態(tài);風姿

　　I saw a figure in the darkness. 我看到暗處有一個人影。

　　She has an attractive figure. 她有迷人的曲線。

　　She has a slender figure. 她身材苗條。

　　stocky ：(having a short and solid form or stature)矮而強壯的

　　bald [bɔːld] a. ( balder; baldest)禿頭的,禿頂?shù)?/p>

　　When he grew bald he bought a toupee. 他頭發(fā)日漸稀少,于是買了假發(fā)。

　　toupee [ˈtuːpei] n. (男士的)假發(fā)

　　wig [wig] n. (pl. wigs)(女士的)假發(fā) She used to wear a wig. 她過去戴假發(fā)。

　　hairpiece [ˈhɛəˌpiːs] n. 假發(fā)

　　(A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig)

　　tall / overweight / slim / plump / well-built / stature / average height / broad-shouldered / beard / neat and tidy moustache / curly hair / straight hair /

　　attractive / ugly / handsome / well-dressed

　　Phrases

　　Change hairstyle / have a lovely figure / be well-built / be 180-cm-tall / have / brown hair / be brown-eyed / gain ; lose weight