My 8 Favourite English Adjectives | Improve Your Vocabulary | Describing People

我最喜欢的8个英语形容词/增加你的英语词汇/人物描述

Hello! This is Emma from mmmEnglish!

大家好！我mmmEnglish的是Emma！

In this lesson, I want to share some of my

本节课，我将给大家分享一些英语中

favourite English adjectives with you,

我最喜欢的一些形容词！

specifically, adjectives that are used to describe people.

特别是，用来描述人的形容词

Now, saying that someone is nice or friendly is good but

可以用“好的”或“友好的"这样的形容词来形容某个人是非常好的...

adjectives like 'incredible', 'generous' or 'inspiring'

但是，用“不可思议的”、“慷慨的”或“鼓舞人心的”，

are just so much stronger and more meaningful.

这样的形容词来形容某个人，就带有了强烈的情感色彩，它所传达的意思也更多！

To be expressive and to show emotion and feeling

当你说英语的时候，为了表现出你的情感和感受

and to sound more interesting when you're speaking English,

并且让你说的英语听起来更有趣

you need to start pushing your vocabulary further.

你需要扩展你的词汇量

Now, this lesson is sponsored by the

本课程由

mmmEnglish imitation lessons

mmmEnglish的模仿课程出品

and later on I'm going to tell you how you can build

稍后，我将告诉你如何建立你的词汇

your vocabulary and your speaking skills to describe people

并运用口语技巧进行人物描述

using these lessons up here.

运用本节课的知识

Okay, so you already know what an adjective is -

好的，你现在已经知道什么是形容词了

there are lots of them in English!

英语中有很多的形容词

They're used to describe or to give more information about a noun.

形容词用来修饰名词或使名词变得更加细化

They're also a really exciting and interesting part

它们也是非常有趣的一部分内容

of the language. They help you to be really expressive,

形容词能帮助你有效的表达，

to add colour and emotion to your English.

使用色彩和情绪类形容词来修饰

Now, before we start let me just remind you

在我们开始以前，我先说一说

about where these adjectives should go in an English sentence,

在英语中，形容词应该放在句子的什么位置

because this is one of the most common mistakes that English learners make.

因为这是英语学习者犯的最普遍的错误之一

In English, you need to use your adjectives like this:

在英语中，你需要按照如下方式来使用形容词：

'a' or 'an' with the adjective followed by the noun.

量词+形容词+名词

We can also use adjectives with this structure: a noun or a pronoun with the

我们也可以按照以下结构来使用形容词

be verb and the adjective.

名词/代词+（be 动词）+形容词

So, in this lesson I'm going to share eight of my favourite adjectives with you

因此，在这节课，我将与你分享我最喜欢的8个形容词

to help you build your vocabulary for describing people.

来帮助你扩展有关人物描述的词汇量

Now, I'm including positive and negative adjectives here

这有一些正面的和负面的形容词

and lots of them can be used to describe places and things too

这些形容词中有很多也可以用来描述物品

but the focus in this lesson is on describing people.

但是本节课着重介绍任务描述

I'll link to another lesson about describing places and things

我将在本短片的最后介绍

at the end of this lesson.

有关地点和物品的描述

So, let's start with 'exceptional'.

首先，让我们以“杰出的”这个形容词来作为本课的开始

Say it with me: exceptional.

跟我读：exceptional.

Notice where the stress is there.

注意重音的位置

On the second syllable, exceptional.

在第二个音节上， exceptional.

The stress is always important with adjectives because

形容词的重音十分重要

pushing down on that stress syllable will help you to

因为把重音放在正确的音节上

emphasise it and make the meaning even stronger.

将加强你的语气，使表达的意思更加强烈

When someone's exceptional

当我们说某人很杰出

they're much greater or much better than usual,

这说明他比一般的人要伟大或者是更好

especially when you're talking about their skills or their intelligence.

特别是当你描述他们的技能和智力的时候

So, it's a much stronger way of saying

因此，这比说某人很好

that someone is good!

在表达上要更强烈！

She is an exceptional student.

她是一个杰出的学生。

Tom is an exceptional lawyer. We highly recommend him.

Tom是一个杰出的律师。我们都强烈推荐他。

They are exceptional musicians. I'd love to see them play again.

他们是杰出的音乐家。我想看到他们再次演出。

Now, a synonym for exceptional is remarkable.

杰出的近义词是卓越的

It has the same strong meaning.

它们有着同样强烈的含义

So, now you've got two extra adjectives to use!

现在，你有两个新的形容词可以使用

Exceptional, remarkable.

Exceptional 和 remarkable.

What about 'aggressive'?

下面来看看“侵犯的”这个形容词

Now, this adjective definitely describes negative behaviour,

这个形容词用来描述不好的行为

someone's negative behaviour.

某个人的不好的行为举止

So, when someone is being angry or rude

当某人生气或粗鲁的时候，

and they're doing it in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable

他们的这种行为使你感到不适

then this is a good adjective to use.

就可以使用aggressive来进行描述

Now, aggressive can be physical,

不仅如此，aggressive也可以用来形容别人的用语

like someone wants to hit you or hurt you.

例如：某个人想打你或者伤害你

Or, they could be arguing with you

或者是他们有可能与你争论

and being angry or rude with their words.

用一些令人愤怒或粗鲁的语言。

Sarah's colleague can be a bit aggressive, don't you think?

你认不认为Sarah的同事有点挑事？

Responsible. Responsible.

有责任心的，有责任心的。

Responsible.

有责任心的

Hear how those unstressed syllables reduce down?

注意听这些非重音部分是如何减弱的

Now, this adjective can be used in a few different ways.

这个形容词可以用在不同的情况下

A responsible person is someone who can be trusted

我们可以信任一个有责任心的人

to do the right thing.

会做出正确的事情。

They're reliable and sensible.

他们值得依靠，通情达理。

She's very responsible for an eight year old.

她对她8岁大的孩子很负责。

But it can also mean that someone is in charge of making something happen

这个形容词同样也可以表述某个人对所发生的事情负责

or making sure that people are looked after.

或确保人们得到照顾。

Ben is responsible for that project. You'll have to ask him.

Ben是哪个项目的负责人，你可以去咨询他。

Or, Mrs Brown is responsible for 28 children in her classroom.

Mrs Brown 对她班里的28个孩子负责。

Generous. Generous.

慷慨的，慷慨的

Now, being generous is about

慷慨的是用来形容

giving more than what's expected.

给出的比别人预期的多。

People can be generous with money or with gifts

当人们给钱或送礼时就可以用慷慨的来形容

but they can also be generous with their time and assistance.

但是，同时也可以用来形容时间和帮助。

It's not just about cash!

而不仅仅只是用来描述钱！

Thank you for the tickets. You're so generous.

谢谢你票。你很慷慨。

He's very generous with his time, he'll help you if you need it.

如果你需要帮助，他很乐意花费他的时间来帮助你。

She gave some very generous donations to several charities.

她十分慷慨的把钱捐给了几家慈善机构

Ohh... Independent, independent, independent.

哦，还有，独立的，独立的，独立的。

An independent person doesn't rely on others for money or help.

一个独立的人是不会依赖于他人的钱和帮助的。

They prefer to do things on their own, in their own way.

他们更喜欢用自己的方式来独立完成事情。

So, you can use it to describe children;

因此，你可以用这个次来描述小孩。

Tom is a very independent boy. He likes to do everything on his own.

Tom事宜和非常独立的男孩，他喜欢自己独立完成事情。

She's a fiercely independent woman.

她是一个十分独立的女性。

He was thrilled that he was finally financially independent.

他非常兴奋，他终于实现财务自由了。

Sophisticated. Sophisticated.

不落俗套的。不落俗套的

Say it with me! Sophisticated.

跟我读！Sophisticated。

Now, a sophisticated person is someone who understands and is a part of the modern world.

一个不落俗套的人是善于理解的，也是世界的一部分。

They're often very up-to-date with the latest trends in culture and fashion and the arts.

他们紧跟文化、潮流、艺术趋势。

Sophisticated people tend to be pretty cool people!

不落俗套的人是非常酷的。

Her daughter is very sophisticated.

她的女儿不落俗套

The public is becoming more sophisticated when it comes to drinking coffee.

当谈到喝咖啡时，人们都变得津津乐道。

Intelligent. Intelligent.

聪明的。聪明的。

Intelligent.

聪明的

Now, you probably know this adjective already

你可能已经知道这是一个形容词了

but I've included it because I want you to start using it more!

但是我还是想讲一讲这个词，因为我想让你们更灵活的使用它

It's a synonym of smart or clever but it's just a more sophisticated way of saying it!

它的近义词是敏捷的或灵巧的，但这不仅仅只是一个更高大上的表达方式。

It means that someone is good at thinking quickly and clearly

这说明某人的思维更加敏捷、清晰

and understanding complex ideas.

并且能够理解复杂的想法。

Paul is a very intelligent guy.

Paul是一个十分聪明的人。

Sarah's the most intelligent person on our team.

Sarah使我们小组中最聪明的一个。

Valuable. Valuable.

有价值的。有价值的。

Notice this 'u' here, when I pronounce this word.

当我读的时候，注意这里的字母“u”。

Say it with me.

跟我读。

There is a /j/ sound here.

这里有一个 /j/的音。

It's not val-oo-ble or val-oo-ua-ble, it's

这不是val-oo-ble or val-oo-ua-ble，而是

valuable.

valuable.

Now, you often hear this adjective being used for things like

你经常会听到用这个词来形容东西或事物，如：

jewellery or cars or houses, to tell us that something costs a lot of money

珠宝、汽车、房子，这些都让我们联想到了很多钱

or it's important to someone

或者这对默认很贵重。

but it's also an excellent adjective for a person

但是，着同样也是一个很好的形容词来描述一个人

and it's often used in a professional context like

它经常被用在职业环境描述中，如：

at work or at your job.

在工作中。

So, valuable in this context is not necessarily about money

因此，“有价值的”在这个背景中与金钱无关，

but about how useful a person is.

而是描述了一个人有多大的价值。

Crystal and Yana are both valuable members of my team.

Crystal 和 Yana 都是我们组宝贵的组员

Thanks to our valuable volunteers who donate their time every year.

谢谢我们可爱的志愿者们，他们每年都来从事志愿者服务。

Can you think of someone who's valuable, at your job or at school?

你能想到在你的单位或学校有谁是有贡献的人吗？

Anyway, they are my favourite adjectives for describing people.

What do you think about that list?

I'm sure you can think of some others that you would like to add,

so make sure you do it in the comments below this video.

Now, I have a whole series of imitation lessons

designed to help you improve your pronunciation and

your English expression by imitating a

native English speaker

and that just means copying their pronunciation, their expression.

And luckily for you, all of these lessons are about describing people.

So, you'll practise using lots of new vocabulary in context

with the correct pronunciation and expression.

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