英语流利说 Level5 Unit1 Part3-Types of Character

Types of Character性格的类型

Aggressive people often push their own ideas or try to force others to follow them.有进取心的人通常会推动自己的想法，或者试图强迫别人跟随自己的想法。

Someone who is passive, will usually not resist the efforts of others.被动的人，通常不会抗拒别人的努力。

An aggressive person pushes or attacks, and a passive person doesn't resist.一个好斗的人推搡或攻击，而一个被动的人不会反抗。

A passive person is often seen as weak and easy to control.被动的人通常被认为软弱和容易控制。

An optimistic person believes in a positive future.乐观的人相信积极的未来。

Optimists see a glass half full rather than half empty.乐观主义者看到的是半杯水，而不是半空的。

The opposite of an optimist is a pessimist.乐观主义者的反面是悲观主义者。

A pessimist sees things with a negative light and has little hope for the future.悲观主义者以消极的眼光看待事物，对未来没有什么希望。

Pessimists see a glass as half empty rather than half full.悲观主义者认为杯子是半空的，而不是半满的。

Sensitive people are emotional and have strong feelings about things.敏感的人感情丰富，对事物有强烈的感情。

It's important to becareful when dealing with sensitive people, because it's easy to up set them.和敏感的人打交道时要小心，因为他们很容易心烦意乱。

Insensitive people don't seem to be aware of or care about the feelings of others.不敏感的人似乎不知道或不关心别人的感受。

It's important to know how to act around extremely sensitive people.知道如何与极度敏感的人相处是很重要的。

He doesn't realize when she's up set because he's quite insensitive to the feelings of others.他不知道她什么时候难过，因为他对别人的感觉很麻木。

A mean person doesn't treat other people well, or with kindness.一个刻薄的人不会善待他人，也不会善待他人。

Mean people often enjoy making people suffer for their mistakes.刻薄的人常常喜欢让别人为自己的错误而痛苦。

To be kind is the opposite of to be mean.善良是卑鄙的反面。

Nobody ever asks him for help because he's mean and selfish.没有人向他求助，因为他又小气又自私

Conceited people have a very high opinion of themselves.自负的人对自己的评价很高。

They often talk about how great they are, and tend to exaggerate their strength.他们经常谈论自己有多伟大，往往夸大自己的力量。

Modest people don't show off their strength, but are often very good at what they do.谦虚的人不炫耀自己的力量，但往往很擅长他们所做的事情。

Modest people are often overlooked in a job interview because they fail to communicate their strengths.谦虚的人在求职面试中经常被忽视，因为他们无法表达自己的优点。

Conceited people often exaggerate their abilities that can fool people into believing them.自负的人常常夸大自己的能力，从而愚弄人们相信他们。