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1、我从来没背过单词书,我也反对背单词书的做法,但是不代表我们不需要背单词。犹记得刚到国外的时候,自觉口语不错,但是一碰到生活化的聊天,我就懵了,想买烧水壶,不知道咋说,拖把,不知道叫啥所以一定的单词量还是必要的,只是光记单词是没用的,要放到句子和语境里,否则你说话奔出来的都是单词,或者都是错误的用法,对listener而言也是一种折磨。今天学习一下描写Physical build(身材;体格)的单词。A. 中等身材1. Medium buildeg. He is of medium build.He is medium built.2. Average / medium/ normal heig
2、hteg.He is of medium height.3. Average buildeg. He has an average build. B. 胖很多人形容人胖就只会说fat,其实这个是很offensive的一个单词,我们有很多其他单词可以用来替换。1. Heavyset /hev.iset/ 体格魁伟的;健壮的(多用来形容男人) (positive)Eg. She is kind of heavyset. (这是一种很委婉、很礼貌的方式形容人体型偏大,但是还不到肥胖的地步,可以理解为微胖。)2. Plump /plmp/ 丰满的,肥胖的 (多用来形容女人)(neutral)Eg. M
3、aria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair. (这是一个中性词,不褒不贬。)3. Obese /obis/ 极胖(胖到了影响健康的地步了)Eg. The old man is really obese; it cant be healthy.4. Chubby /tb.i/ 胖乎乎的Eg. The baby has chubby cheeks.(这个主要用来形容小孩子肥嘟嘟的很可爱,形容成人的话就不是很礼貌了,要注意哦。)5. Overweight /o.vwet/ 超重 (negative)Eg. He is extremely ov
4、erweight. (这个单词也是更委婉地形容人胖。行李超重也是用这个词。)记住不要用fat哦,这是一个非常不礼貌的词,特别是不要当着别人的面说。 C. 瘦说道瘦,很多人第一反应是说thin,其实我们有很多地道的用法哦。1. Slim /slm/ 苗条的Eg. The young woman was tall and slim.(这样的夸赞女人都爱听吧。)2. Slender /slendr/ 细长的,苗条的Eg. She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.3. Skinny /skni/ 极瘦;皮包骨(negative)Eg. He w
5、as quite a skinny little boy. 4. Lean /lin/ 清瘦 Eg. Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular.(这个是指结实的瘦,瘦但是有肌肉。)5. Wiry /wri/ 瘦长结实的Eg. His body is wiry and athletic. (这个也是指瘦得有肌肉。)6. Petite /ptit/ 娇小(仅用于形容女性)Eg. I was tall and she was petite.7. Lanky /lki/ 瘦高Eg. He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy. D. 健壮1. Muscular /mskjlr/ 肌肉发达的Eg. He developed a muscular body. He is really muscular.2. Fit /ft/ 健壮的Eg. He is pretty fit. 3. In good shape 体型良好eg. He is in good shape.