他很自私。

He's selfish. *selfish 带有轻视的语气，表示“自私的”、“利己的”、“不考虑别人的”。

I don't like John. (我不喜欢约翰。)

Why? (为什么?)

Because he's selfish. (他太自私了。)

He's self-centered. (他总是以自己为中心。)

He's self-serving. (他是个只顾自己的人。)

He only cares about himself. (他只想他自己的事。)

He doesn't care about anyone but himself. (他从来不想别人。)

他总把问题想得过于严重。

He takes things too seriously.

他头脑简单。

He's simpleminded. *simpleminded“单纯的”、“头脑简单的”，也有“无知的”、“愚蠢的”语感。

He's a simple man. *这句话也可解释为“他是个很实际的人”。

He isn't so smart. (他不很聪明。)

今天他情绪烦躁。

He's on edge today. *edge“边缘”。on edge 表示“烦躁”、“不安稳”。

What's wrong with him? He's on edge today. (怎么啦，他今天这么烦躁。)

I don't know. (我不知道。)

He's edgy today.

He's in a bad mood today. (他今天情绪不好。)

他真是个多嘴多舌的人。

He's talkative. *talkative“喜欢说话”、“多嘴多舌”。

He's talkative. (他真多嘴多舌。)

Yeah, you can say that again. (啊，你也这么说呀。)

He's a motor-mouth.

He never shuts up. (他从来都闭不上嘴。)

他非常有钱。

He's quite well off. *well off“有钱”、“富裕”，比rich的语气随便。

How's he doing? (他现在怎么样?)

He's quite well off now. (他现在可有钱了。)

He's a wealthy man.

He's rich.

He's rolling in it.

他很好色。

He's fresh. *看样子可以翻成“他是个新鲜的人”，但实际上表达的是“他是好色的人”。

He always tries to touch me. (他总想碰我。)

Yeah, he's fresh. (是啊，他真好色。)

He's a dirty-minded man.

He's a dirty old man. (他真是个讨厌的老头。)

All he thinks about is sex. (他满脑子想的都是情事。)

他的嘴甜着呢。

He's a smooth talker.

Watch out for him. (你得小心点儿他。)

Why? (为什么?)

He's a smooth talker. (他的嘴甜着呢。)

He's honey-tongued.

他是个不可小看的人。

He's nobody's fool. *“难打交道的人”、“不容轻视的对手”。

What's Joe like? (乔这个人怎么样?)

He's nobody's fool. (你可不能小看他。)

He's very shrewd.

他净说些傻话。

He often says absurd things. *absurd“荒谬的，毫无道理的”。

He often says ridiculous things.

He says strange things a lot.

He says a lot of weird things.

他一点儿责任心都没有。

He has no sense of responsibility.

He's so irresponsible.

他真是个让人讨厌的人。

He's very offensive. *offensive“讨厌的”、“令人不愉快的”、“(人或言行等)令人作呕的”。

他这人很难对付。

He's a difficult man to deal with. *deal with“处理、对待(人或事)”。

He's hard to deal with.

He's hard to put up with. (他让人难以忍受。)

他是个倔老头。

He's a stubborn old man. *stubborn“顽固的”、“倔强的”。

Didn't your father say okay? (你爸爸同意了吗?)

No, he's a stubborn old man. (没有，他是个倔老头。)

He's a hardheaded old man.

他总是好高骛远。

He's aiming too high. *aim high“奢望”、“逞能、逞强”。

He's overreaching himself.

He's out of his league.

他从不认输。

That man never admits defeat.

He never admits he is wrong.

He is a sore loser.

He hates being defeated. (他讨厌失败。)

He can't handle defeat. (他是个输不起的人。)

他是个难以捉摸的人。

He's very vague. *vague“不可捉摸”、“不清楚的”、“不明确的”。

He's very vague. (他是个难以捉摸的人。)

He's just like my brother. (和我弟弟一样。)

He is difficult to understand. (他真让人难以理解。)

He isn't very clear. (他让人不易琢磨。)

他性格乖张。

He's crooked. *crook 原意是thief，即“小偷”、“骗子”。crooked表示“性格孤僻”、“乖张”。

He's crooked. (他性格乖张。)

But I like him. (可我喜欢他。)

He's a scammer. *俚语。

He's a crook.

He's a con man. *俚语。

他一无是处。

He's good for nothing.

He's not nice to you? (他是不是对你不好?)

No, he's good for nothing. (嗯，他简直一无是处。)

He isn't good for anything.

He's a bum. *俚语。

她认生。

She's shy around strangers.

She's bashful.

She feel uncomfortable around strangers. (她跟不认识的人在一起总觉得不自在。)

She's afraid of strangers. (她怕生人。)

你是个胆小鬼。

You're too timid.

You're gutless.

You're a wimp.

You're a chicken.

他在逞强。

He's acting big.

He's acting like a hot shot.

他动不动就生气。

He has a short temper. *temper 特指“(感情上的)秉性，气质”，short temper 表示“易怒”。

He gets angry easily.

He loses his temper quickly.

He is very temperamental. (他喜怒无常。)

他很能吃。

He eats like a horse. *直译是“他吃起来像匹马一样。”

He eats huge amounts.

He eats like a bird.(他饭量很小。)

你的香水味真够呛人的。

Your perfume is strong.

I can smell your perfume a mile away. (我老远就闻见你的香水味了。) *带有讽刺意味的表达方式。

Your perfume is romantic. (你的香水够浪漫的。) *褒义，“芳香扑鼻”。