第45次上Topic课（How they act，behave）

Define these words using other words。

Don’t use theirs root word in the definition。

Personal character：nature，personality

How they act，behave。

单词如下：

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friendly

unfriendly

She finds it difficult to meet people and talk to strangers。

warm and friendly

cold and unfriendly

He seemed a bit unfriendly at first，but now I’ve got to know him I realize he’s very warm and kind。

kind

unkind

pessimistic

optimistic

He could work in any of the departments，and it doesn’t matter to him if he’s on his own or part of a team。

positively

negatively

sensitive

insensitive：doesn’t think about others’ feelings

I have to tell her what to do every minute of the working day。She wouldn’t even open a window without someone’s permission。

ambitious：adj，ambitions：n，

The other thing about Bob is that he really wants to get the supervisor’s job and then become boss for the whole department。

unambitious：no desire to be successful and get a better job

unpleasant

pleasant

cheerful

miserable：always seems unhappy

I think the weather influences me a lot，when it’s sunny I feel more cheerful and optimistic，but when it’s cold and raining I get very miserable。

nice

horrible

generous：happy to give / share

mean：never gives to others

He never bought me a drink all the time we were together。

self-serving

Bob，on the other hand，is the complete opposite。He is always making people angry or upset because he just doesn’t consider their feelings。

strong

weak

reliable

unreliable：you can’t trust / depend on someone like this

He often promises to do things but half the time he forgets。

always late

punctual：always on time

He is always here on time。

honest：always tells the truth

dishonest

The shop assistant told me that the dress I tried on looked better on people younger than me。I bought that was very insensitive of her，but at least she was being honest I suppose。

relaxed

tense：nervous，worries a lot；not calm

Jane is very tense at the moment because of her exams，but she’s usually quite relaxed and easy-going about most things。

flexible

inflexible：a very fixed way of thinking；unable to change。

lazy：never does any work

I don’t think he’s done any work since he’s been here。

hard-working

stupid

clever

One of the great things about her is that she is so aware of what other people think or feel。

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