对人物外表描写。同时，肖像的描写并不是一次性的，注意人物经过时间的推移、环境的变迁，或与人接触后，其外貌可能发生的转变。
例文1
Robert is 21 years old. He is about 5 feet ,9 inches tall . His face is long and narrow . His eyes are green. His hair is light brown. He doesn't look very Italian. He smiles a little and usually has a friendly look on his face . He isn't fat and he isn't thin. His build is average.
译文
罗伯特21岁了，他身高大约5.9英尺，脸瘦瘦长长的，绿眼睛。浅棕色的头发，看起来不大像意大利人。他总是面带微笑，非常友好。他不胖也不瘦，中等身材。
注释1 当我们描写一个人的体型的时候，我们也可以分为以下两个部分：
(1) 体格（build）:
fat 肥胖的; thin 瘦的; slim 苗条的; overweight 超重; slight 瘦小的; well-built身材魁梧。
A. She is a slim girl, while her boyfriend is well-built.她很苗条，她的男朋友很魁梧。B. She is a little overweight, so she decided to lose weight.她有一点超重，所以她打算减肥。
(2) 身高 （height）
medium height 中等身材; average height 一般身材; below average 低于平均身高; tall 高的; short 矮的; tallish 有些高的; middle-sized 身高中等的; of medium height 中等身材; 1.78 meters 身高1.78米.
A. He used to be middle-sized, but when he is getting old , he is becomeing short.他原本是中等身材，但随着年龄的增长，她变矮了。
注释2 在描写面部容貌的时候，可以从脸型、头发、五官入手。
1. 脸型（face）:
round 圆的; thin 瘦的; long 长的; square 方的。
A. She eats too much these days , so her face is getting round .她最近吃得太多了，所以她的脸变圆了。
2. 头发（hair）:
(1) 发型（hair style）: straight 直的; curly 卷发的; pigtails 辫子; crew cut 平头; bald秃头的。A. Her hair is brown and curly.她有着一头棕色而卷曲的头发。
(2) 发色(hair color):jet-black 乌黑的; fair 金色的; blonde 淡黄色的; golden 金黄色的; dyed 染色的; brunette 浅黑色的; mousey 灰褐色的; chestnut 栗色的.A. She is a beautiful girl with fair hair.她是一个金发美女。
3. 五官：
(1) 眼睛（eye）:deep-set 深陷的; sunken 凹陷的; bulging/protruding 凸出的; eyelashes 睫毛; eyebrows 眉毛.A. His eyes are deep-set because he has worked till midnight for a long time.他的眼睛深陷，因为他这段时间经常工作到深夜。B. He had the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen.她有一双我从未见过的漂亮蓝眼睛。
(2) 鼻子(nose):long 长的; straight 挺直的; big 大的; small 小的; flat 扁平的; hooked 钩状的.A. He was born a hooked nose.他天生是鹰钩鼻。B. His nose is very big, so he doesn't like it.他的鼻子很大，所以他不喜欢它。
(3) 嘴部(mouth):tooth 牙齿; even 整齐的; uneven 不整齐的; chin下巴。A. When he laughs, we see his even teeth.当他笑的时候，我们看见他有一口整齐的牙齿。B. She has a double chin.她有双下巴。
注释3 一个人的服饰也是外貌的重要组成部分，所以对服饰的描写也很重要。
服饰（dress）:
smart 潇洒的; scruffy 邋遢的； well-dressed 衣着华丽的; casual 随便的; conservative 不显眼的; elegant 优雅的; fashionable 时髦的; suave 文雅的; untidy 不整洁的.
A. He looks casual just wearing a tweed suit.他穿了一件花格子衬衫，看上去很随便。
注释4. 另外，人的神情也能体现一个人的形象。
笑容（smile）:
bright 欢快的; broad 无所顾忌的; charming 可爱的; cunning 狡猾的; faint 不明显的; happy 高兴的; pleasant令人愉快的; sad 伤心的; sweet 甜蜜的; pleased 满意的; grinning 露齿而笑的; smirking 傻笑的; friendly 友好的; warm 温暖的，热情的; cold 不热情的.
A. Because of his high scores, he smiles brightly.因为他得了高分，所以笑得很灿烂。B. A friendly smile will help you to win others heart.友好的笑容能帮助你赢得别人的心。C. She is charming when she smiles.她笑起来的时候很可爱。
注释5. 常见的系动词有:
appear, be, become, feel, get, go, grow, look, prove, remain, seem, sound, taste, turn, etc.
在实际的写作过程中，根据自己的需要选择合适的动词，会令文章更为生动。如：
A. The advertisement sounds interesting.这个广告听起来很有趣。B. Human rights are a major concern in today's world.人权是当今世界关注的主要问题。C. The result of the experiment is very encouraging.实验的结果令人满意。D. My idea is that we should follow our original plan.我的意思是我们应当按照原来的计划。
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