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Describing people 描述人物
谈论人的长相和性格。用 "be" 说品质——She is tall、He is kind——用 "have" 说特征——She has long hair、He has blue eyes。比较时，短词加 -er：taller、older、younger。韩语什么比较都用 "more"，所以韩语母语者会说 "more tall"；英语里短词加 -er："taller"，不是 "more tall"。
Dialogue
More tall or taller? — more tall 还是 taller？
- Emma Tell me about your sister, Minsu. What is she like? 跟我说说你姐姐，敏秀。她是什么样的人？
- Minsu She is very kind. And she is more tall than me. 她很善良。而且她比我 more tall。（口误：短形容词加 -er："taller than me"，不是 "more tall"；"more" 只用于长词，如 "more beautiful"）
- Emma Almost! With short words, add -er: "taller", not "more tall". Keep "more" for long words. 差一点！短词加 -er："taller"，不是 "more tall"。"more" 留给长词。
- Minsu I see. My sister is taller than me, and she has long hair. 明白了。我姐姐比我高，留着长发。
Dialogue
Who is this in the photo? — 照片里这个是谁？
- Emma Who is this in the photo? 照片里这个是谁？
- Minsu This is my friend Jack. He is tall and he has short hair. 这是我朋友杰克。他个子高，留短发。
- Emma Is he older than you? 他比你大吗？
- Minsu Yes, a little older. He wears glasses and he is very funny. 是的，大一点。他戴眼镜，很风趣。
Vocabulary
- tall
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adjective 高的
- short
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adjective 矮的
- young
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adjective 年轻的
- old
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adjective 年老的
- beautiful
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adjective 美丽的
- kind
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adjective 善良的
- funny
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adjective 有趣的
- hair
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noun 头发
- eyes
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noun 眼睛
- glasses
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noun 眼镜
Grammar
She is taller than me（她比我高）
Explanation
描述人用两个动词。品质用 "be" + 形容词：She is tall。He is kind。They are funny。特征用 "have" + 特征：She has long hair。He has blue eyes。I have glasses。比较两个人时，短形容词加 -er 再接 "than"：tall → taller、old → older、young → younger。She is taller than me。较长的形容词前面加 "more"：beautiful → more beautiful。两者别混用：说 "taller"，不是 "more tall"。韩语用一个词（"더" = more）标记所有比较，所以韩语母语者会说 "more tall"——但英语短词要用 -er。
Examples
- She is tall and she has long hair. 她个子高，留着长发。
- He has blue eyes and he wears glasses. 他有蓝眼睛，戴眼镜。
- My sister is taller than me. 我姐姐比我高。
- This actor is more famous than that one. 这个演员比那个更有名。
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