Lesson 17．About Your Personality 关于个性、性格
Key Sentences(重点句子)
269. What kind of personality do you think you have?
你认为你具有哪种性格？
270. I''m quite active and energetic. I approach things enthusiastically and I don''t like leaving things half done.
我积极而充满活力。我热诚对待每件事，不喜欢半途而废。
271. Do you think you are introverted or extroverted?
你认为你性格内向还是外向？
272. I am quite outgoing, I think.
我认为我很外向。
273. I wouldn''t call myself introverted though sometimes I''m reserved and enjoy staying all by myself, often and often I like sharing activities with others.
我不算内向，尽管有时我沉默寡言，喜欢独处，但我经常和大家在一起活动。
274. What kind of person do you think you are?
你认为你是哪类人？
275. What kind of people do you like to work with?
你最喜欢和哪类人合作？
276. What kind of people you find difficult to work with?
你觉得和哪类人合作最困难？
277. How do you get along with others?
你与别人相处关系如何？
278. I keep close contacts with my friends.
我和我的朋友经常联络。
279. We often get together and talk with each other?
找们经常聚在一起交谈。
280. Wherever I meet with difficulties, they are always ready to lend me a hand.
只要我遇到困难，他们总是愿意伸出援助之手。
281. I like to work with people who are honest, dedicate to their work and have integrity.
我喜欢和诚实、对工作投入、为人正直的人一起工作。
282. What do you think is the most important thing for you to be happy?
你认为对你来说幸福最重要的是什么？
283. I maintain that the most important thing is having good friends.
我认为最重要的是有好朋友。
284. For me, this would be having good relationship with my family members.
对我来说，最重要的是保持家庭成员的良好关系。
286. I try to keep to a regular schedule every day.
我每天努力遵守有规律的作息安排。
Dialogue A
(I=interviewer A=applicant)
I: What kind of personality do you think you have?
A: I am quite active and energetic. I approach things enthusiastically and I don’t like leaving things half done.
I: Do you think you are introverted or extroverted?
A: I am quite outgoing, I think. I enjoy mixing and doing things with others.
I: What do you think is the most important thing for you to be happy?
A: I maintain that the most important thing is having good friends. A person can''t live all by himself, I think. A friend in need is a friend indeed. So the more really close friends I have, the better.
I: Do you have any people you''d call really close friends?
A: Yes, I''d call several of my former classmates really close friends. We often get together and talk with each other Whenever I meet with difficulties, they''re always ready to lend me a hand.
I: What kind of people do you like to work with?
A: People who are honest, dedicate to their work and have integrity.
I: What kind of people you find difficult to work with?
A: Slackers and those who violate working procedures and ignoring deadlines.
Dialogue B
I: What kind of person do you think you are?
A: I am a curious person and I like learning new things. Besides, I think I am a good leader since I can easily motivated others to get things done.
I: How do you get along with others?
A: Very well. I keep close contacts with my classmates and former colleagues.
I: Do you think you are introverted or extroverted?
A: I wouldn''t call myself introverted though sometimes I''m reserved and enjoy staying all by myself, often and often I like sharing activities with others.
I: What do you think is the most important thing for you to be happy?
A: For me, this would be having good relationship with my family members. My family has always been very closeknit ,and we still spend a lot of time together.
I: Would you say you have a lot of friends, or just a few?
A: Not so many, but not really a few, either, I suppose there are about seven people that I see quite a bit of now .They are all my good friends.
I: What basic principles do you apply to your life?
A: l try to keep to a regular schedule every day. When I don''t ,my body isn''t in good shape, and neither is my mind, so I''ve been sticking to regular schedule for more than ten years.
Notes
1. A friend in need is a friend indeed. So the more really close friend I have, the better.
患难见真情，真正亲密的朋友越多越好。
2. Slackers and those who violate working procedures and ignoring deadlines.
疏于职守、违反工作程序和不注重工作期限的人。
3. I think I am a good leader since I can easily motivated others to get things done.
我认为我是一个很好的领导者，因为我能轻易地劝别人完成工作。
4. My family has always been very closeknit, and we still spend a lot of time together.
我家的人际关系一直都很亲密，而且仍有很多时间团聚。
5. There are about seven people that I see quite a bit of now.
我现在经常见面的大约有7位。
6. When I don''t, my body isn''t in good shape, and neither is my mind.
如果我不这样做的话，我的身体就不好，精神也不好。
Words and Expressions
Personality n． 个性，人格
approach v． 对待，探讨
enthusiastically ad．热心地，热情地
introvert v. （使）内向，使……内省
extrovert v．（使）外向
outgoing a． 外向的
reserved a． 缄默的，有节制的
get along with 为某人相处
contact n． 接触，联系，联络
lend sb. a hand 帮助某人
dedicate v． 献身，献给
integrity n． 正直
maintain v. 主张
motivate v. 诱导，激发
ignore v． 忽视，不睬
