self-introduction/deep Information
姓名name
What is your name?/May I have your name?/How can I call you
My name is.../I am...you can call me
回答： My name is Tan Qiulian, and you can also call me Poppy.
家乡hometown
Where are you from originally?/ Where is your hometown?/Where are you born?/Did you grow up there?
I'm from.../I was born in...and I grew up there.But I moved to… 3 years ago when I graduated from high school.
回答：I'm from Fengjie. I was born there and I grew up there. But I moved to Hechuan three years ago when I graduated from high school.
学习/工作job
What do you do? / What's your job / career / occupation?
work in a / I am in charge of./I am a student from…majoring in..
回答：I'm a student from Chongqing majoring in software engineering.
补充回答：Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping, and it's probably not as hard.
补充回答：Landscaper earns more money than an intern,And you get a great tan
长处strength
What are you good at?/ What's your strength?
I am good at..But I am not a specialist .Then maybe I can give you some lessons about/some help with…
回答：I am good at listen to others, but I'm not a specialist, then maybe I can give you some help with feelings.
难处difficulties
What are some of the difficulties of doing sth?
Oh that's not an easy question to answer, there are so many things really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that….
回答：That's not an easy question to answer. There are so many things, really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that I am so shy that I dare not speak English in front of many people.
怀念miss
What do you miss the most from…?
That's easy, the thing I miss the most is….
回答：The thing I miss the most is staying with my family.
人物性格personity
健忘的人forgetful
What does a forgetful person look like?/Have you noticed how forgetful someone's getting ?
He's always forgetting where his ...(Car keys) are/ And he could never find his...( glasses ) either.
回答：My grandma is forgetful. She's always forgetting where her car keys are. And she could never find her glasses either.
超脱世俗的人unworldly
What do you think of unworldly people?/Does he like being famous and rich?
He is indifferent to fame and wealth.And only focus on his passion for…./…doesn't care about being famous , spending money on…,or lead a comfortable life also means very little too.
回答： He doesn't care about being famous,spending money on luxuries or leading a comfortable life also means very little too.
性格古怪的人strange
What do you think of strange person?
Well, she's kind of strange. She's in a good mood one minute and in a terrible mood the next. Sometimes he's pretty cheerful and talkative, and the next day he doesn't even say hello. She must have personal problems or something. I'm not sure I like him/her.
严肃严厉的人strict
What do you think of strict/serious person?
She's OK. I just wish she learned to lighten up a little. She never enjoys a joke ,she never laughs.It' s hard to get a smile out of her.
脾气暴躁的人irritable/bad-tempered
What do you think of irritable/bad‑tempered person?
I'm fed up with my little sister. It seems as if she is always angry at others about something. She gets upset so easily. I don't know what's the matter with her.
回答：I'm fed up with my roommates. It seems as if she is always angry at others about something.She gets upset so easily. I don't know what's the matter with her. I can only try to talk to her as little as possible.
温柔体贴的人sweet people
What do you think of sweet people？/What are sweet people like?
Sweet people are always giving sb sth(her friends and co‑workers presents)<br>I wish there were more people like her/him in this world
回答：I think sweet people are so considerate and cheerful. They are always giving their friends and coworkers presents. I wish there were more people like this in the world.
难相处的人difficult person
What do you think of difficult person?/How does difficult/impossible person act when others disagree with him?
‑ Well, to be honest, I've always thought she/he was a little difficult, but these days I find her/him impossible<br> ‑ She/he has such strong ideas about everything, and if you don't agree with her/him, she/he lets you know what she/he thinks of you<br> ‑ She/he talks about … all the time, and she always manages to mention … (how good she is at everything) she does
回答：Well ,to be honest, I've always thought she was a little difficult, but these days I find her impossible. She has such a strong ideas of everything and if you don't agree with her, she lets you know what she thinks of you. She talks about herself all the time. She always manages to mention how good she is at everything she does.
不靠谱的人reliable person
What problem does this unreliable person have?
Half the time when he says he is gonna do something, he never actually does it/He told someone he'd come to…but he still hasn’t done it.
回答：Half the time when he says he's gonna do something, he never actually does it, he seldom keeps his promises, and he hasn't finished what he says he will do.
友好的人friendly person
What does a friendly person look like?/How easy it is to get along with friendly people?
He makes friends really easily,And he likes talking to people,And he loves inviting people over.After dinner, I offered to help clean up and he told me not to worry about it, he said he'd take care of it in the morning, he was like ,it's nothing, no big deal
幽默话题funny/hilarious
What do you think of funny person?
...is one of those guys who aren’t too serious and who have a good sense of humor. He had his … students laughing hysterically during class. I think people sitting next to us in the… thought we were crazy.
回答:My math teacher is one of those guys who aren't too serious and who have a good sense of humor. He had his students laughing hysterically during class, I think the students sitting next to him in the classroom thought they were crazy.
Why is humor so important?
laughter brings people together… laughter releases endorphins in your brain， relieving stress and makes someone feel comfortable and safe around you.Being funny is actually a sign of intellect.
Why is humor important for partner?
Not just anybody can be funny and not everybody finds the same things hilarious. That's why it's such an amazing thing when you simply click with someone when you are thinking the same thing and you get each other's jokes.
金钱观话题Money / Earning Potential
Why do people put money at the top of their list when judging others?
Of course we're going to put money first on this list. Otherwise we'd never hear the end of it from you guys. But money represents more than stacks of paper with dead people on it.This is the world we live in, money is a measurement of success and everybody wants to be with someone who's successful
How do both men and women use income to judge people around them?
Women look for how much a man earns in order to quantify the level of respect society is offering him . But men judge other men by this as well so get off your high horse, when someone asks you what you do for a living ,they are usually trying to determine if you are above or below them on an economic scale.
What is the difference between hard‑working and lazy people when they look at other’s money?
Something we want to make clear from the very start money only impresses lazy people. When a person works hard himself, other person with money is just a bonus not a ladder for an upgrade. if all your partner looks for in you is money you are bound to have an unhappy life.
榜样人物character /person——张桂梅
Who do you really want to talk about? Which character do you really particularly respect?
Well, as far as I’m concerned, …has to be one of the most important public figures in … history./ Well, I think ... is probably the most important person I can think of.
回答：Well, as far as I'm concerned, Zhang Guimei has to be one of the most important public figures in Chinese history
What era/historical background was this person in?
In that era, people faced enormous pressure. Seeing people suffer, she determined to spend her whole life doing something meaningful.
回答：In that era, remote areas faced numerous pressure on school-entry. Seeing girls having no access to schooling, She determined to spend her whole life doing education.
How did he determine his position?
Although she is one of …, she considers herself an ordinary person, for she devotes herself to her passion for her career.
回答：Although she is one of China's famous educators,She considers herself an ordinary person, for she devotes herself to her passion for rural girls' education.
What did he do?/What contribution did he make?
She used her devotion to make the world a better place. And the free high‑school that she developed was really a turning point in the educational development of poor mountainous areas in the 21st century. She spent all her life working on rural girls’ education. She succeeded in building a free high‑school, ending the trouble of thousands of girls dropping out of school. Her work helped countless mountain girls get rid of poverty. We're all deeply inspired by her.
What difficulties did she encounter during her work process?
... faced countless tough difficulties while studying ... He suffered from ... and repeated failures for years. But he never gave up and kept trying to ... day after day. Strong faith pushed him through all hard times.
回答：She faced countless tough difficulties while promoting rural girls' education. She suffered from poor health and repeated failures for years. But she never gave up and kept trying to help mountain girls receive education day after day. Strong faith pushed her through all hard times.
What kind of life does she choose?
I mean, ... could have just sat back and had a fabulous life, but ... tackled problems like ... and really brought them to people's attention.<br><br>
回答：I mean, she could have just sat back and had a fabulous life, but she tackled problems like mountain girls' lack of access to education and really brought them to people's attention.
Does she have any dreams?
...held a warm dream all his life. He hoped that people from all over the world could break away from ...This dream kept pushing him to keep moving forward. He stuck to this goal until the very end.
回答：She held a warm dream all her life. She hoped that girls in mountain areas could break away from ignorance and poverty. This dream kept pushing her to keep moving forward. She stuck to this goal until the very end.
