如何用英语描述面部细节和人物的专属特征?
人的面部细节是最精细也是最复杂的,如同世界上不存在一片相同的叶子一样,世上也不存在完全相同的人,每个人都有专属于自己的特征。如何才能把具体的人物形象特征描写出来呢?
只需要6个步骤:
Step 1:
Note their hair color, length, style, and appearance.
注意他们的头发颜色、长度、风格和外观:
使用对大多数人来说相当容易理解的通用术语。例如:
Color: brown, black, blonde, sandy, red, grayLength: shaved, short, medium, long, shoulder-length, etc.Style: straight, curly, wavy, afro, ponytail, dreadlocks, bun, mohawk, etc.Appearance: messy, thinning, frizzy, glossy, clean, slicked, and so on.颜色:棕色,黑色,金色,沙色,红色,灰色长度:剃过的、短发、中等长度、长发、齐肩发等。发型:直、卷、波浪、非洲式、马尾辫、长发绺、发髻、莫霍克发型等。外观:凌乱、稀疏、卷曲、有光泽、干净、光滑等
Step 2:
Mention their eye color, eye shape, eyebrows, and glasses.
关注他们的眼睛颜色、眼睛形状、眉毛和眼镜:
坚持使用大多数人能在脑海中想象出来的简单术语,例如:
Color: black, brown, grey, blue, green, hazelShape: wide, narrow, bulging, deep set, squinting, etc.Eyebrows: color plus qualities like bushy, thin, connected, and so onGlasses: note the color, shape, material, thickness, and any tinting颜色:黑色,棕色,灰色,蓝色,绿色,淡褐色形状:宽、窄、胀、深、斜视等。眉毛:颜色加上浓密、纤细、连接等特征眼镜:注意颜色、形状、材质、厚度和任何色调
Step 3:
Take note of other facial features, like their nose, ears, and lips.
注意其他面部特征,比如鼻子、耳朵和嘴唇:
描写耳朵用:“large,” “average,” or “small”描写嘴唇用:“thin,” “average,” and “plump” “薄”、“一般”和“丰满”描写鼻子用:“short,” “long,” “wide”(厚鼻子) “thin” (小鼻子)“flat”(塌鼻子)“pointy”(尖鼻子) “rounded” (蒜头鼻)“hooked,”(鹰钩鼻) “bent”(歪鼻子) 描写脸型用: “long,” “round,”“Oval”(鹅蛋脸) or“square”(方脸)其他的描写:“rosy cheeks,” (红润的脸颊)“bags under their eyes,” (眼袋)“double chin.”(双下巴)
Step 4:
Identify distinguishing features like scars and tattoos.
识别不同的特征,如疤痕和纹身:
例如一个失踪的人或犯罪嫌疑人,这些信息尤其重要。详细描写这些永久特性,会让人物形象更加具体!
不要说 “he has a tattoo on his arm”(他手臂上有纹身) ,而要说“he has a black and red, heart-shaped tattoo with “Mother” in cursive on his right biceps.“(他的右二头肌上有一个黑色和红色的心形纹身,上面用草书写着“母亲”)
Step 5:
Look for unique characteristics like their posture and nervous tics.
寻找他们独特的特征,比如他们的姿势和紧张的抽搐:
他们的姿势是 “slouchy”(懒散)还是“hunchback”(驼背)?“他们是把头歪向一边,还是边说边眨眼?”他们在坐着的时候膝盖会不停地上下跳动吗?像这样的小细节可以使你描述的人更容易形象化。
一些特征可以弥补外貌和性格特征之间的差距,但它们可以帮助你更全面地了解你所描述的人的外貌。
Step 6:
Describe their clothing, or at least their overall “look” or style.
描述他们的服装,或至少他们的整体“外观”或风格:
如果你在向当局描述某人,尽量详细描述此人的每一件衣服——裤子、衬衫、夹克、鞋子、帽子等等。要更全面地描述一个人,请指出他的整体风格或时尚感。