Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
Old | già | My grandfather is quite old. In fact, as he has a pension, he is an old age pensioner, or a senior citizen. |
Old age pensioner | tuổi nghỉ hưu | |
Senior citizen | người cao tuổi | |
Middle-aged | người trung tuổi | His daughter, my aunt, is 55, and middle-aged. She has three sons. One is a young adult, at 24 years of age, and the other two are both teenagers. They are 16 and 17. |
Young adult | thanh niên | |
Teenager | tuổi teen ( độ tuổi từ 13-19 tuổi) | |
Toddler | trẻ em ở độ tuổi mới biết đi | My sister also has two children – one toddler who is a two-year old, and a baby who is 6 months old. |
Baby | em bé |
Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
Fat | béo, mập | People are built in all shapes and sizes. There are those who are fat and overweight. Some people are extremely overweight and are obese. Other people are naturally slim, but others look have absolutely no fat on them and are thin, or skinny. |
Overweight | thừa cân | |
Obese | béo phì | |
Slim | thon nhỏ | |
Thin | gầy | |
Skinny | gầy trơ xương, da bọc xương | |
Stocky-small | nhỏ nhắn, chắc nịch | Personally, I am stocky – small, but well-built. My father is tall and lean – with very little fat. |
Well-built | khỏe mạnh, cường tráng | |
Tall | cao | |
Lean | mảnh khảnh | |
Short | thấp | My sister is short, but wiry – she is quite thin, but muscular. Both my brothers are athletic and well-proportioned. |
Wiry | dẻo dai | |
Muscular | cơ bắp rắn chắc | |
Athletic | lực lưỡng, khỏe mạnh | |
Well-proportioned | đẹp vừa vặn,cân đối | |
Curvaceous | đường cong gợi cảm | My mother looks like a 1940’s film star. She is curvaceous, with an hour-glass figure. |
Hour-glass figure | thân hình đồng hồ cát | |
Fit | vừa vặn | My grandfather is fit for his age and takes plenty of exercise. He doesn’t want all his muscles to get flabby. |
Flabby | nhũn nhẽo, chẩy xệ | |
Takes plenty of exercise | chăm chỉ tập thể dục |
Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
Fair hair | mái tóc đẹp | My sister is an English rose – she has fair hair and fair skin. She doesn’t tan easily and has to be careful in the sun. |
Fair skin | làn da đẹp | |
Tan easily | dễ bắt nắng | |
Blonde | tóc vàng | My mother is blonde, also with a fair complexion. |
Fair complexion | nước da đẹp | |
Red-head | đầu đỏ (tóc đỏ) | I am a red-head – with red hair. Like many other people with a pale complexion, I get freckles from the sun – small brown dots on my face and arms. |
Pale | xanh xao, nhợt nhạt | |
Freckles | tàn nhang | |
Dark-brown | màu nâu sẫm | In contrast, my father has dark-brown hair and he is quite dark-skinned. |
Dark-skinned | làn da sậm màu | |
Rosy | hồng hào | The women have handsome features of Jewish cast (the last trait often true also of the men); fair complexions, sometimes rosy, though usually a pale sallow. |
Sallow | vàng vọt | |
Greasy skin | da nhờn | Does stress cause oily and greasy skin? |
Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
Oval | hình ô van, hay trái xoan | Faces, like build, vary a lot. Some people have oval faces – their foreheads are much wider than their chins. Other people have heart-shaped, square or round faces. |
Forehead | trán | |
Chin | cằm | |
Heart-shape | hình trái tim | |
Square | vuông vức | |
Round | tròn | |
Bushy eyebrows | lông mày rậm | My grandfather has bushy eyebrows, a hooked nose and high cheekbones. His eyes are large and set quite far apart. |
Hooked nose | mũi khoằm | |
High cheekbones | gò má cao | |
Set quite far apart | cách xa nhau | |
Broad nose | mũi to | My mother has a broad nose, which she hates, as she prefers narrow noses. But she is lucky to have even or regular teeth. |
Narrow nose | mũi thon | |
Even teeth = regular teeth | răng đều tăm tắp | |
Crooked teeth | răng khấp khểnh | My sister corrected her crooked teeth by wearing a brace which straightened them. She has rosy cheeks, small ears and a snub nose, which goes up at the end. |
Rosy cheeks | má hồng hào | |
Snub nose | mũi hếch | |
Flat nose | mũi tẹt | The flat-nosed person lacks the nasofrontal angle that is a common feature on noses. |
Dull eye | mắt lờ đờ | He opened his dull, glazed eyes. |
Sparkling/twinkling | mắt lấp lánh | He grinned, the dimple playing below one of his twinkling eyes. |
Flashing/ brilliant/bright | mắt sáng | His face was flushed and his eyes were bright. |
Inquisitive | ánh mắt tò mò | Her intent gaze was inquisitive, her eyebrows raised in a silent question. |
Dreamy eyes | đôi mắt mơ mộng | The blue eyes are mild, gentle, almost dreamy. |
Curly hair | tóc xoăn | I have long, curly hair, though my sister is the opposite, with short, straight hair. Her hair is fine and doesn’t weigh very much, but mine is thick and heavy. |
Straight hair | tóc thẳng | |
Wavy | tóc bồng bềnh, lượn sóng | My mother’s hair is wavy . It’s cut in a bob and she also has a short fringe, where it is cut horizontally across her forehead. |
Bob | tóc ngắn | |
Fringe | mái bằng (tocs) | |
Losing his hair | rụng tóc | My father is losing his hair – in fact he is going bald, which makes him very sad. My brother looks like him, he is going to lose his hair too – it is receding. |
Going bald | hói đầu | |
Recede | tóc giảm/rụng dần |
Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
in glasses | đeo kính | I like the girl in glasses. |
with dimples | lúm đồng tiền | Here is the list of the hottest female celebrities with dimples. |
lines/wrinkles | có nếp nhăn | For me, my grandmother was heavy and had wrinkles and gray hair but she personified love for me. |
scar | sẹo | His face is covered with scar tissue where he was badly burned. |
mole | nốt ruồi | He did appear to have excessive distribution of moles and had never had a skin cancer before. |
birthmark | vết bớt | The boy in lifting his left arm had disclosed a dark-brown birthmark shaped like the new moon. |
beard | râu | Graham came back from holiday with a week's growth of beard on his chin. |
moustache | ria mép | He had a long droopy moustache. |
Từ vựng | Nghĩa | Ví dụ |
Confident/Self-assured/Self-reliant | tự tin | She is a confident and practised speaker who always impresses her audience. |
Determined | quyết đoán | She had a determined look on her face. |
Ambitious | tham vọng | She's very ambitious but I doubt she'll ever make it to the top. |
Reliable | đáng tin cậy | Gideon is very reliable - if he says he'll do something, he'll do it. |
Calm | điềm tĩnh | He has a very calm manner. |
Brainy/Intelligent/Smart/Clever | thông minh | Sarah was beautiful and brainy. |
Witty | dí dỏm | He was witty and very charming. |
Sensible | đa cảm | I'm sure Jenny can be relied on - she seems eminently sensible. |
Adventurous | ưa mạo hiểm | Lydia is a person who has always had an adventurous spirit. |
Self-effacing/Modest | khiêm tốn | The captain was typically self-effacing when questioned about the team's successes, giving credit to the other players. |
Honest | chân thật | She has an honest, open face. |
Polite | lịch sự | She was polite but not excessively so. |
Friendly | thân thiện | Our neighbours have always been very friendly to/towards us. |
Have a sense of humour | có khiếu hài hước | She has a really good sense of humour. |
Easy-going | dễ tính | He seems an easy-going fellow who would make any woman happy. |
Outgoing | cởi mở | She has an outgoing personality. |
Sociable | hoà đồng | Rob's very sociable - he likes parties. |
Carefree | vô tư | She is carefree and he a bookworm. |
Generous | hào phóng | John Herschel was an urbane, kindly and generous man. |
Thoughtful | chu đáo | She's a very thoughtful person. |
Have a hot temper | nóng tính | If someone has a hot temper, they are easily made angry. |
Shy | nhút nhát | Tom is very extrovert and confident while Katy's shy and quiet. |
Talkative | nói nhiều | She's a lively, talkative person. |
Arrogant | kiêu căng | She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant. |
Strict | nghiêm khắc | He had been a strict father but was indulgent towards his grandchildren. |
Selfish/mean | ích kỷ, keo kiệt | She never considers anyone but herself - she's totally selfish. |
Introverted | hướng nội | When she started school, she became cautious, quiet and introverted. |
Extroverted | hướng ngoại | Where he is extroverted, brash, joyful, and snarling, she is cool, poised, occasionally nervous, and slightly shy. |
Kind | tốt bụng, tử tế | She's a very kind and thoughtful person. |