you and other people(1) Flashcards
character, feeling,relationship, manners
I am a spontaneous, happy-go-lucky sort of person, but I am pretty down-to-earth too.
I am truly passionate about people, ideas, life, etc. I’ll give anything a go, within reason!
chatterbox- chatty
down-to-earth: sensible and realistic in things you say or think.
give sth a go: be prepared to try sth. have a go, give sth a try
I’d love to have a go at skydiving.
within reason: according to what is practical, possible, or sensible
I’m drawn to men who are considerate and happy to show affection. A guy with integrity, and NOT pretentious.
As you can imagine, I think spontaneity is a positive attribute- I love things to be a bit unpredictable.
be drawn to st/sb: be attracted to sb/sth
considerate: thoughtful
affection: the feeling of liking or caring about sth/sb. affectionate
pretentious: trying to appear important, intelligent,etc,to impress others.
There’s a new guy living next door to us and I didn’t know what to make of him at first. He wasn’t very friendly and he walked about as if he was ‘Mr-Know-it-all’, so he struck me as rather conceited.
I just didn’t take to him at all. He took my parking space several times, which really got up my nose. So last night, I decided to be assertive and challenge him about it.
He was fine and apologized! I was really quite surprised.
what to make of sb/sth: what’s your impression of sb
strike sb as sth: give sb a particular impression
conceited: thinking you are very important and clever
take to sb/sth: start liking
get up sb’s nose: annoy sb very much
assertive: Someone who is assertive behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or believe:
If you really want the promotion, you’ll have to be more assertive
On the surface, she seemed quite cold, but you can’t judge a book by its cover.
on the surface; when not looked at or thought about carefully.
Cynicism is one of his less appealing character traits.
cynical(adj): people do things for themselves rather than for unselfish reasons.
trait: a feature of sb’s character.
I’m a bit sceptical about his chances of success.
He says he loves her. I’m a bit sceptical; I think he just want her money
sceptical: doubting that something is true or useful
scepticism
be cruel to be kind
I felt bat not giving my dog any food when he was ill, but you have to be cruel to be kind.
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make somebody suffer because it will be good for them later).
A person who seems aloof and stand-offish may just be shy and diffident.
aloof: stand-offishمنزوی
diffident: shy, not confident
Don’t be deceived/ misled by her smile;she is very tough
misleading/ deceptive: giving the wrong idea or impression
Ecstatic /euphoric /elated/ over the moon
Sally was ecstatic about her new job.
ecstatic applause/praise/reviews
He gave an ecstatic sigh of happiness
Jubilant
The fans were in jubilant mood after the victory.
feeling or showing great happiness because of a success
In tears
She was in tears by the time we got to the hospital.
Crying
Devastated / heartbroken
I was devastated when she left me.
Lose your temper/ hit the roof/ go mad
He completely lost his temper.
Gutted/ very disapointed
I was gutted when we lost the match.
Hysterical
in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. in an uncontrolled way
hysterical screams
a hysterical giggle
He became almost hysterical when I told him.
Let’s not get hysterical.
Stunned/ gobsmacked
very surprised or shocked; showing this
She was too stunned to speak.
There was astunned silencewhen I told them the news.
Appal(v)
Appalled/ horrified(adj)
I was appalled by the conditions they had to live in
