
I. Words and expressions
1. Hair
a. Color: black, jet-black(very shiny and black in color), blond, brown, grey, red
E.g. hair tinged with grey 有些花白的头发
b. Texture: coarse, dry, dull|(光亮的头发) beautiful, glossy, shiny, sleek, silky | smooth
c. Style: straight, curly, wavy, wiry(stiff and strong like wire)
E.g. 把头发盘成发髻/梳成辫子/马尾辫
put/wear one's hair in a bun/ in braids/in ponytail
她的黑发挽成了一个整齐的发髻
Her black hair was drawn back into a neat bun.
d. Thickness: bush, thick |bald
e. Length: long, short, shoulder-length
E.g. She had shoulder-length black hair.
f. others: greasy, tousled(untidy), windswept| bangs(刘海)
E.g. His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up.
side-swept bangs梳向一边的刘海
g. V. ~ plait, put up, tie back, wear
E.g. Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?
She wore her long hair loose on her shoulders. 长发披肩
2. Face
a. General description: angelic, beautiful, handsome, lovely, pleasant, pretty, sweet |
plain, ugly, terrible
b. color: colorless, grey, pale, white |
flushed, pink, red, ruddy (红润)
E.g. Her face was flushed after her run. |
tanned(健康黝黑)
c. shape: heart-shaped, oval, round, square |
d. others: bearded, freckled(长雀斑的),unshaven, clear-shaven | lined, wrinkled(布满皱纹的) |fat, plump
She had a plump, pretty face
3. Complexion
a. fresh, glowing, healthy, lovely, nice, perfect
b. bad, dull(暗哑), pale, sallow(脸色病黄), yellow
c. olive, swarthy, tanned(健康黝黑的)
d. florid, pink, rosy, ruddy (脸色红润)
a young girl with a rosy complexion
She was fair-complexioned with pale blonde hair.
4. Eyes
a. amber(琥珀色), blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey
b. big, huge, large, enormous| narrow |beady(晶亮如珠子), piggy(small and unattractive)
c. bright, brilliant, luminous, lustrous, sparkling, starry (明亮的)
d. clear, limpid, liquid (清澈的)
e. close-set, wide-apart, wide-set
f. deep-set, sunken
E.g. 大而亮的杏核眼 big, bright, almond eyes
不怀好意的三角眼 ill-intentioned triang\ular eyes
5. Eyebrow
a.浓淡 heavy, thick | thin
b.浓密但凌乱: bushy, shaggy, unkempt
c.颜色深浅:dark, jet-black
d.形状: winged | arched~柳叶眉|plucked ~ 修过的眉毛
E.g. straight eyebrows slanting upwards and outward剑眉
6. Nose
a. big, bulbous(big and round), enormous, huge, large, long, prominent|
b. little, small, stubby(短粗), tiny
c. snub, flat(塌鼻子)
d. thin, pointed(尖),straight, tip-tilted(翘),hooked(鹰钩鼻)
7. Mouth
a. big, enormous, huge, large, wide | small |
b. beautiful, chiseled, handsome, lovely, pretty, sensuous, well-shaped
c. firm, hard, strong(large and noticeable, especially in an attractive way )
E.g. A smile played around his strong mouth.
d. soft | hot, warm | loose, slack | full, full-lipped | lipless, thin | toothless |
9. Lips
chapped, cracked, dry | moist | fleshy, thick | thin | firm
his full sensuous lips 他那丰满漂亮的嘴唇
9. chin
a. round, oval, pointed(尖), square
b. double, cleft
10. figure
a. beautiful, fine, good, handsome, lovely
She's still got a lovely figure.
b. slender, slim
c. ample, bulky(高大), full, large, stocky(矮壮) | tall
d. dashing, imposing, striking
f. neat, slight, small, tiny, trim
11. Expression
scowl, frown, smirk, worried, pained, blank, vivacious(lively or high-spirited), delicate, lively, peaceful, placid(温和恬静的)
12. Other features
Mole(痣), speckle(斑点), acne[ˈækni] (痤疮, 粉刺), facial hair(beard, mustache, goatee, side-burns|clean shaven, unshaven), dimpled(酒窝),pockmark痘痕,麻子
II. Text analysis
Read the two samples and answer the questions
Sample 1
Marie has long black hair that falls down to her shoulders and surrounds her diamond-shaped face, which is usually suntanned. She has dark brown eyebrows over her blue eyes, which are rather large. Her nose is straight, and on the left side of the bottom of her nose, by her nostril, is a small mole. She has small mouth with lips that are usually covered with light pink lipstick. Her teeth are straight and white.
1.Is this paragraph coherent?
2.Is the young lady attractive or plain? Can you tell the author’s attitude about the girl’s appearance?
Sample 2
Marie is as beautiful as any Hollywood star. Her thick, wavy, long black hair gracefully falls down to her shoulders and surrounds her exquisite diamond-shaped face. A golden suntan usually highlights her smooth, clear complexion. Her slightly arched chestnut brown eyebrows draw attention to her deep blue eyes, which remind me of a lake on a stormy day. Her eyes are large but not too large, with thick eyelashes. Her nose is straight, neither too long nor too short. A small black mole on the left side of her mouth adds to her beauty. And her mouth! It is a small mouth that looks delicate and feminine. Her lips are rather thin, but not too thin; her light pink lipstick adds another touch of beauty. When she smiles, which is often, her well-formed and even, white teeth brighten up her whole face. There is nothing but extraordinary beauty in the face of Marie.
1. Can you tell the author’s attitude about the girl’s appearance now? If yes, how do you know?
2. underline the changes the author has made. Do those changes support
