
A: Do you like Barry?
B: No, not very much. He's too ambitious and dishonest.
A: I agree. I like his brother Paul. They are not alike.
B: Yes. They are completely different. Paul is very sociable and much more honest than his brother.
A: What kind of person do you consider yourself to be?
B: I think I'm polite, careful, relaxed and shy.
A: Oh, I don't think you're shy! You are always chatting with new people when we go to a party.
B: Well. Yes, but those people always start talking to me. I never talk to them first. Perhaps I'm not as shy as I think. Anyway, you're certainly not shy!
A: You're right. I love going out and making new friends.
B: So, you'll be at my birthday party on Friday?
A: Of course!
形容人性格的詞匯
Ambitious: determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc. 有野心的;有雄心的
a fiercely ambitious young manager 雄心勃勃的年輕經理
They were very ambitious for their children(= they wanted them to be successful). 他們望子成龍心切.
Dishonest: not honest; intending to deceive people 不誠實的;騙人的;欺騙性的
Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas. 在旅游區一定要謹防奸商.
I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise. 我不喜歡他,如果假裝喜歡,那就是我不誠實了.
Sociable: of people 人 enjoying spending time with other people 好交際的;合群的;友好的
She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone. 她是個合群的孩子,跟誰都有話說.
I'm not feeling very sociable this evening. 今晚我不大想跟人應酬.
We had a very sociable weekend(= we did a lot of things with other people). 我們大伙過了一個十分熱鬧的周末.