【英语写作】用哪些词汇来描写狗的外貌和个性？
英语写作 ┃ 郑新民谈英语教学与研究
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狗与人类的关系是非常密切的，狗的存在和进化与人类文明发展无疑具有千丝万缕的联系。作为人类最亲密的伙伴之一，狗对主人可谓是忠心耿耿,自古就有忠诚的美名。狗不嫌家贫,始终跟随主人,保护主人的利益,甚至在关键时刻能与主人同生死共患难。随着人们生活水平的提高，现在养狗的人也越来越多,狗不单给人们看门、牧羊，还能帮助人们去办许多复杂的事情，甚至可以解决人们孤独、寂寞等问题，使人们达到和谐丰富的生活目的。你养狗吗？你能用英语来描述你的爱犬一些特征吗？今天“郑新民谈英语教学与研究”跟大家分享一些可用来形容狗的外貌和个性的词汇和片段。
讲述者
郑新民，香港大学哲学博士（Ph.D），上海外国语大学教授。
录音要点
可用来形容狗的外貌和个性的词汇：
Face: childlike innocent; friendly intelligent; playful friendly; alert expressive; grouchy dour
Eyes: jade-green; jewel-green; molten-brown; mocha-brown; lagoon-blue; tawny-yellow; wolf-yellow; feisty charles
Fur: silky velvet; polished glossy; burnished lustrous; scraggly scruffy; black midnight hue
Paws: hedgedhog paw; racoon paw; long claws; manicured paw; fur-covered paw; clumsy paw; bearlike paw
Tail: wagging cute; pom-pom tail; marshmallow tail; tufty tail; streamlined tail; springy tail; stumpy tail
Teeth: dagger-like; arrow-like; sharp; pointy
Body shape: lean; tiny; cuddly; iron-muscle; powerful; whip-thin
Bark: yelping; yapping; woof-deep rumble; growling; snarling
Personality: playful; adorable; lady-like; hyperative; energetic; loyal; protective;stubborn;dominant
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Some sentences
1. My puppy has a very childlike face.
2. He has beautiful, jade-green eyes.
3. His fur is silky and smooth.
4. He has tiny, hedgehog paws.
5. Wagging his tail is his favourite activity!
6. He is very playful and a joy to be around.
7. His teeth are as sharp as needles.
8. He is always yelping at the cat.
9. I love him because he is so cuddly.
10. Sometimes he can be very wobbly on his feet.
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A text ： A handbag dog
We own a handbag dog. That at least is what my mother calls her, probably because she takes her shopping in her handbag. She is a miniature Yorkshire terrier and she is a delight. Her most attractive quality is that she is friendly to everyone, especially children. They love her molten-brown eyes and her glossy fur. She also has the cutest little paws. They are like a fox’s paws and she loves to dig up the garden with them. She also has a small, marshmallow tail. It is soft and white so we just call it the marshmallow.
She can be very ladylike and fussy about her food at times. She turns her nose up at dog food but would snap your hand off for a chocolate digestive. Her small, sharp teeth make short work of any treats we give her. She is always playful and that is why we adore her. Her whip-thin body is very energetic. I’m sure she believes she’s a gazelle or a cheetah at times! Although she can be as temperamental as a human child, we wouldn’t swop her for anything.