Maryam's HP 日記

彼/彼女ってどんな人？

【 what + be 動詞 like 応用編】


お天気どう？というのに使った

What be動詞 like? を使った表現です。



What's the weather like over there?

そっちの天気はどうですか？

What's a new guy in your class like?

君のとこの転入生ってどんな人？(← ⚠️外見ではなく性格を尋ねている)


【 what's he or she like?】

彼/彼女ってどんな人？

【性格を言い表す単語】

·friendly = being happy to meet and talk to other people   OPP(反意語) unfriendly

· kind  = being warm, friendly and always wanting to help other people

· nice =   SYN(同意語) Pleasant(←発音注意)

· fun = something or someone that makes you happy

· funny = making you laugh

fun とfunny の意味の違いに注意⚠️

· relaxed = calm

· clever = being able to learn and understand very quickly  SYN intelligent,smart  OPP stupid

↑私は遥か昔高校時代にclever は悪賢い という余り良い意味ではない 賢い と習ったのですが、word skills basic の単科の復習問題でclever にpositive or negative の意味があるという欄を選んだら正解は positive のみでした。intelligent と同じように良い意味で使ってかまわないということを知りました。(← 英国英語 の場合のみかもしれませんが)

· quiet  /someone who is quiet doesn't say very much.

· serious /someone who is serious thinks a lot and doesn't laugh very much.
OPP easy going

· shy /if you are shy you can't talk easily to people you don't know

Sociable= being friendly and liking to talk to people

Organized   /An organized person plans things well

Tidy /a tidy person likes everything to be in the right place   OPP untidy, messy


↑ word skills basic Oxford 参照して記載