wherever in the world you are. Today, we are doing a lesson on adjectives to describe people;

今天，我們的課程要教敘述人們的形容詞；

maybe yourself, maybe people you know. And the way we are doing this today is by looking

或許是你自己，或許是你認識的人。這次我們的方法就是透過

at the horoscope. Okay? That kind of old thing of saying: "You were born in this month, so

占星術來學習。有一個古諺說:「你生在這個月份，你就會有屬於這個月份的特質」

you are like this." I don't really care if you agree or disagree with the horoscope.

我不在乎你相不相信占星學。

Irrelevant. Throw it out the window. We are here to learn some great English. Yeah? So,

偏題了。我們在這是要學英文的，對吧?

we're going to go through them.

我們開始吧

And first we start with a positive trait. So, a "trait" is a characteristic, something

首先，我們從正面的特質開始。「trait」是一個特質，就是你表現出來的行為。

that you do. Okay? So positive traits of people who are Aries, and then negative traits. Okay?

所以這是牡羊座的正面特質，再來是負面特質。

So positive and then negative. Okay? Makes sense? Brilliant. If you are Aries, you were

正面的然後是負面的。了解? 非常好。如果你是牡羊座，你生來就會...

born... So, just before we get started, today is also going to be useful for looking about

在我們開始之前，今天我們也會教

how we talk about dates as well. It's a little bit of revision on dates as well.

實用的日期的講法，也是一點日期的複習。

So, Aries people are... Were born... Past tense. Were born between the 21st of March

牡羊座的人生於...要用過去式喔，生於3月21日到4月20日。

and the 20th of April. So if that's you, positive trait: you are adventurous. You like doing

如果這是你，正面特質：你很喜歡冒險。你喜歡做事情

things. You like exploring and seeing new lands. Okay? You're quite courageous. But

你喜歡探索並發現新的事物。你很有膽量。

the negative trait is that you may be impulsive. Your friend says to you: "Hey, should we go

但負面特質就是你可能很衝動。你的朋友跟你說:「嘿，我們要穿越馬路嗎?」

and cross the road?" And you're like: "Yeah, yeah, I'll cross the road," and a bus comes

你會說:「好啊好啊，穿越馬路吧。」然後一輛公車開過來

and "ughl". Okay? So that's being impulsive.

啊！所以這就是衝動。

Taurus, that's me, the bull. Okay? Taurus... Taurines were born between the 21st of April

金牛座，就是我，公牛。金牛座的人生於4月21日

and the 20th of May. We are persistent. I will carry on until my lesson finishes. Okay?

到5月20日。我們很執著。我會一直執著到我的課程結束。

I carry on. I carry on. But I may be a little inflexible. I'm carrying on with my lesson,

我會繼續下去。但我或許有點固執。我繼續我的課程，

and someone comes and says, you know: -"The building is on fire." -"No, no, no, no, no.

然後某人進來說，「房子失火了。」「不要，不要...

I'm sorry. I am inflexible". "Flexible" means, you know, I am bendy. I cannot bend because

抱歉，我很固執。」「flexible」意思是，你知道，我是柔軟可彎曲的。我無法彎曲改變

I am doing my lesson; this is what I am doing. Okay? So if you do lots of yoga, you would

因為我正在上課，這就是我在做的事情。如果你常做瑜伽，你就是個

be a flexible person. I am inflexible. [Laughs]

靈活的人。我是固執的人。

Gemini. If you're Gemini, you were born between the 21st of May and 20th of June. Now, Gemini

雙子座。如果你是雙子座，你生於5月21日到6月20日之間。

people, they are eloquent and they speak very good English, so probably Gemini people, they're

雙子座的人很有口才，他們講一口好英文，所以這裡可能可能沒有雙子座的人，

not here, because you know, they're already good. So they're eloquent speakers. Maybe

因為你知道，他們已經夠好了。他們是很有口才的講者

they're... Okay, so we can talk about eloquent speech, and we can talk about maybe eloquent

或許他們...好，我們講到有口才的說話方式，或許我們可以講到關於美麗的服裝

clothes. So you can say: "He was dressed very eloquently." Formal use of language. So they're

所以你可以說：「他穿得非常漂亮。」正式的用法。

eloquent, but they're superficial. Okay? Maybe all they care about is their clothes, and

他們很會表現，但膚淺，或許他們只在乎他們的衣服，

they don't want to think about meditation and prayer, and world peace. Okay? So they're

他們不想接觸冥想、祈禱和世界和平那類的事。

just thinking about: "My Gucci top."

他們就是想著：「我的 Gucci。」

Cancer, those guys were born between the 20th of June and the 22nd of July. They are cautious.

巨蟹座，生於6月20日到7月22日之間，他們是謹慎的

"Is it safe to come in the room now? Is it safe? Do I have time to go into the room?

「現在進到房裡安全嗎？安全嗎？我有時間進來嗎？

I'm not sure if I have time." Okay? I'm cautious. Sometime... Maybe you've seen this word: "caution".

我不確定我有沒有那個時間。」我很謹慎。有時候...或許你看過這個詞「小心」

You might see it on a road sign. "Caution: ferrets crossing the road." I have to pay

你可能會在看到這個在路標上。「小心：雪貂穿越馬路。」

attention. These people are always paying attention. And on... So that... That's meant

我必須注意。這些人總是保持警覺。所以

to be a positive trait, they're cautious. Maybe it's negative. I don't know. A negative

那是正面的特質，他們很謹慎。或許這是負面的，我不知道。

trait is that they are hypersensitive. This means... "Hyper" means more than sensitive.

負面的特質就是他們太敏感。意思是...「Hyper」意思是過於敏感。

So "sensitive" is I am really aware of your feelings. All right? "Oh, no. No. Are you

「sensitive」是我意識到你的感受。「喔不，不，你很難過嗎?

upset? Are you angry? Oh no. No, no, no. He's angry. Oh, no. I've made him angry." Okay?

你很生氣嗎？喔不，不，不，他在生氣，喔不，是我讓他生氣的。」

I am more than sensitive. Okay? Good.

我過於敏感。好嗎? 很好。

Leo, the lion. Roar. 23rd of July to the 22nd of August. Expansive. Now, if you've studied

獅子座，獅子。7月23日到8月22日。率直的，如果你有學拉丁文，

your Latin, you'll know that "ex" means out of. "Expand", yeah? We talk about science.

你就會知道「ex」有跨出的意思。「Expand」 對吧? 當我們講到科學，

Expand, it means to grow bigger. If my stomach is expanding, it's getting bigger. If I'm

Expand，意思是膨脹。如果我的胃膨脹，它就擴大了。

an expansive person, my horizons are getting bigger. Okay? Maybe I think about going to

如果我是率直的人，我的眼界會更大。或許我想去美國、

America, to India, to the Philippines. I have so many ideas. I'm expansive. But maybe I'm

印度、菲律賓。我有很多的想法。我很率直，但我可能很偏狹。

intolerant. Okay? This is quite a good little word: "tolerant". If I am tolerant of my boss,

「寬容」是一個很不錯的字。如果我對我的老闆寬容，

it's okay if he walks in five minutes late. I'm being tolerant. "It's okay. Don't worry.

他遲到五分鐘走進來是 OK 的。我很寬容，「沒問題，別擔心，

You know, I'm here. Don't worry about it." But if I'm intolerant: "So you're late! Aw.

你知道我在這，別擔心那個。」但如果我很偏狹，「你遲到了！

It started five minutes ago. Where are you?" Yeah? That is not being tolerant, not being kind.

吼，我們五分鐘前就開始了，你人在哪裡?」 這就是不寬容，不和善。

Virgo, 23rd of August to the 21st of September. Virgis, I don't know how you call them. They

處女座，8月23日到9月21日。處女座，我不知道你們是怎麼稱呼的。

are meticulous. "Meticulous", this is a great, juicy English adjective. If I'm meticulous,

他們一絲不苟，「Meticulous」是個很棒又生動的英文形容詞。如果我一絲不苟，

maybe I'm in the army and I'm very good at planning. So my board will look like too-too-too-too-too.

或許我會在軍隊裡，並且善於計畫。所以我的白板會看起來非常一絲不苟。

Meticulous. Every "t" is perfectly formed with a little cross. If I'm meticulous, my

每個「t」都會有精確的一小橫槓。如果我一絲不苟，

shoes are perfect. My hair is perfect. I'm very neat. Okay? You have the top button done

我的鞋子會是完美無缺的，我的頭髮會是完美的，我非常整潔。你會扣起最上頭的扣子。

up. Meticulous. Meticulous. But maybe a bit too fussy. "It's a red pen. But I wanted a

一絲不苟，但或許有點太龜毛。「這是支紅筆，但我要的是藍筆，

blue pen. I don't like red pens. Sorry, I only like blue pens." Okay? If I'm fussy,

我不喜歡紅筆，抱歉，我只喜歡藍筆。」如果我很龜毛，

I am too choosy, too picky. Okay? Picky. That's kind of slang; this is a proper word. Still

我就是太挑剔，太吹毛求疵了。吹毛求疵是一種俚語，是個固有的詞。

with me? Still understanding? Still remembering? Yeah? Got some great words up here.

還跟得上我嗎？了解嗎？記得起來嗎？記下上面一些不錯的字吧。

Libra, September 23rd to October the 22nd. Sociable. We had that word in another video

天秤座，9月23日到10月22日。善於交際的。在我之前錄的影片中我們還學會一些詞。

I did earlier. Flatmates wanting you to be sociable, to be able to talk to people. But

希望你與人們多交際、多講話的室友。

indecisive. What word can you see there? Can you see...? Can you see...? What other word

但遲疑不決。在那裏你看到什麼字？看得到嗎？看得到嗎？

do you think might be a bit similar, there? That's it, "decision". Okay? So if I'm indecisive,

你覺得還有什麼其他的字跟他相似的？ 那就是「決定」，對吧？如果我遲疑不決，

I can't make a decision. "Umm, umm should I go by car or by bicycle? By car or by...?

我就無法做決定。「嗯，我要開車還是騎腳踏車去呢？ 開車還是....？

I don't know." I can't make a choice. Okay? Obviously, the answer's bicycle. Indecisive,

我不知道。」我無法做選擇。顯然的，答案是騎腳踏車。遲疑不決，

can't make decision. So, again we're looking at positive traits here; negative traits here.

無法做決定。我們再次看看這裡正面和負面的特質。

Scorpio, the man with a killer bite. Or woman. October the 23rd to November the 21st. Forceful.

天蠍座，一個致命的男人，或女人。10月23日到11月21日，強勢的。

Okay? I'm at a party. I go: "Here's my business card." I am forceful. Okay? But maybe they

在一個派對上，我說：「這是我的名片」我很強勢。但或許他們有點

can be a bit too forceful. Okay? If I'm an actor and I meet a film producer, I say: "Put

太強勢了，如果我是一位演員，遇見電影製作人，

me in your film." And the guy's like: -"No. I'm sorry. I'm looking for a two-foot mole,

我說：「讓我在你的電影裡演出。」然後他說:「不，很抱歉，我正在找高兩英呎的演員，

and you are a six-foot funny looking person." -"But no. I need to be in your film." Obstinate.

你是個長得滑稽的六英呎演員。」「不行，我一定要演你的電影。」倔強的。

I am being obstinate. I am forcing too much.

我是倔強的，我太強勢了。

Sagittarius, November 22nd to December the 21st. Jovial. If I'm jovial, I have fun, I

射手座，11月22日到12月21日。快活的，如果我很快活，我很風趣，

speak nicely. I share. I am fun. My conversations are enjoyable. Okay? I'm smiling. Yeah? But

講話爽快，我分享，我很有趣。我的對話令人愉快。我正在微笑，對吧？

maybe I have no tact. Now, "tact", this is I know what to say. So I don't tell my boss:

但我可能不是很圓融。「tact」就是我知道該講什麼，我不會告訴我老闆:「

"I slept with your mom last night", because that would be no tact; that would be tactless.

昨天我跟妳媽睡了一晚。」因為那不得體，是不圓融的。

"Tact", if I'm tactful-okay?-I choose what words I say.

「圓融」，如果我很圓融，我會選擇我該講的詞。

Capricorn, December the 22nd to January the 19th. Disciplined. At 6:00am I get up. For

摩羯座，12月22日到1月19日。有紀律的。我六點起床，

my breakfast, I eat porridge with a glass of blueberry juice. And then I go and do swimming

我吃麥片粥配上一杯藍莓汁當早餐，然後我去體育場游泳，

in the gym. But whilst they have a good routine... Okay? Discipline goes with routine. They may

他們有很好的紀律，紀律隨著例行公事走。

be too miserly. Okay? -"No. You can't have any money. No." -"Can I have 10P?" -"No. No,

他們或許太吝嗇了一點，「不行，你不能向我借任何一毛錢，不行。」「借我10分錢呢?」

you certainly well can't. Go away." Okay? I don't want to give any money away. Keep

「不，不，你就是不能借，走開。」我不想借任何一塊錢出去。

it in my pocket. I could do with being a bit more miserly.

繼續放在我口袋裡。我做得更吝嗇了一點。

Aquarius, January the 22nd to February the 18th. Humanitarian. You have to think Mother

水瓶座，1月22日到2月18日。人道主義者。你會想到德雷莎修女、

Teresa, think sort of Gandhi, Martin Luther King. They care about the world, about people,

甘地、馬丁路德．金恩。他們關心世界、人們、

the environment. Okay? People who are working for charities have a humanitarian aspect to

環境。做慈善的人們個性上都有著人道主義的觀念。

their personality. "Aspect" means part. Okay? "Aspect", I'll write it down. A part of you,

「Aspect」意思就是要素。我會把「Aspect」寫下來，你的要素，

an aspect of you. A humanitarian part. But maybe they are unpredictable. So my wife thinks

你的一個觀念，一個人道主義的觀念。但或許他們也是無法被預測到的。

I am going home to have some dinner, but I decide to go to Heathrow and get on a plane

我的太太想我會回家吃晚餐，但我決定去西斯羅機場，搭機飛到芬蘭去。

to Finland. That would be being not predictable. Okay? So you can predict Benjamin will go

這是無法預料到的。你可以預料Benjamin會回家吃晚餐，

home and eat his dinner. If I am not being predictable, then I do something completely different.

如果我不可預料，那我就會做些不一樣的事。

Okay. Pisces, the fish. Pisces, February the 19th to March the 28th... 20th. That's my

雙魚座，魚兒。雙魚座，2月19日到3月28日...20日。

dad. So, compassionate. "Compassion". Let's just look at this part of the word. So "com"

那是我爸。富有同情心的。「同情心」。讓我們來看看這個詞一部分，

means with. "Passion", the heart. Yeah? I care for people. My... My heart is with the

「com」意思是一起，「passion」就是心。我關心人們，我的心是和人們一起的。

people. But maybe I can be a bit vague. It's like: -"Benjamin, would you like a salad or

但或許我有點太含糊了點。像是「Benjamin，你想要沙拉還是漢堡?」

a burger?" -"A salad, a burger, hmm, I don't know. A salad, burger." Yeah? I don't... I

「沙拉，漢堡，嗯，我不知道欸，沙拉，還是漢堡呢」

don't really give an answer. Okay? That's vague.

我不會給一個確切的答案，那就是含糊不清的。

So, there we have it. Hope you've got some words in here. Adventurous, to go out. Impulsive,

好了，這就是所有我們學到的，希望你在這可以記下一些詞。喜歡出去冒險的。衝動的。

woo, I'm doing this now. Yeah? Impulsive. So, there are some quite similar words, here.

噢，就是我現在做的事，衝動的。這裡會有些相似的詞，

So impulsive is kind of similar to unpredictable. Yeah? Adventurous kind of goes with expansive.

衝動跟不可預料有點相似，對吧？愛冒險和率直，

Meticulous kind of goes with cautious. So there are... There are kind of similar ones,

一絲不苟和謹慎，這裡還有個相似的，

here. Compassionate is quite similar to humanitarian. Yeah? Forceful is... Well, what is forceful

富有同情心和人道主義有點相似，強勢的...那麼強勢像什麼呢?

like? You know what forceful means. I charge ahead.

你知道強勢的意思，我搶先一步。

Folks, we've reached the end of today's lesson. I want you to go to www.engvid.com and get

各位，今天的課程到這裡結束，我希望你可以到 www.engvid.com

10 out of 10 on your quiz. But more than that, I want you to use these words in your speech.

考10題滿分，但更重要的我要你在講話時運用這些詞。

So, you know, write them down, remember them, and then tell me: "Benjamin, you are the most

將它們寫下來，記住他們，然後告訴我:「Benjamin，

eloquent English teacher I've ever had." And I will say: "Thank you very much."

你是我見過最有口才的英文老師」我會說:「非常謝謝你。」

Subscribe to my YouTube channel and check out www.ExquisiteEnglish.com.

訂閱我的 YouTube 頻道並上 www.ExquisiteEnglish.com

Well done. Use these words. Be good. Good bye.

非常好，運用這些詞，保重，再見!