人物类终极指南

I would like to talk about [Leo]. He is my [childhood friend], who is currently in his [early] [twenties].

Well, I have known [Leo] since I was in [primary school].
事 [Leo sang a whole song]
地 [in our music room]
人 [in front of the whole class]
时 [on our first day of school].
感 [I was really impressed.]

If you look at him, the very first thing you'd notice is his [skinny] build and he usually just goes with [a messy hairstyle]. But honestly, what really stands out about his look is that
观点 [he always wears colourful clothes].
解释·物 [Bright colours look really cheerful.]
细节·偏好 [His favourite is a yellow hoodie. He wears it almost every weekend, so our friends call him “the banana”.]
举例 [Once he wore a bright orange jacket to a wedding, and everyone looked at him.]

When it comes to what he is like as a person, I'd say he is [creative] and [cheerful].

To give you an idea,
观点·列举 [he's into lots of creative things, like singing, drawing, taking photos and making things by hand].
解释·行为 [Singing is really relaxing for him.]
细节·假设 [If he has a free evening, he'll go to KTV and sing for hours. He mostly sings old Chinese pop songs, and he knows almost all the words.]
举例 [Last year, he wrote a song for my birthday and sang it at my party.]

Also,
观点 [he is always in a good mood].
解释·人 [He's a really easy-going person.]
细节·相关人群 [That's why almost everyone in our class likes him. People always want to sit next to him at lunch.]
举例 [Once I failed an exam and felt terrible, so he told me jokes all afternoon until I laughed.]

Overall, he is [really inspiring]. I guess he makes me want to [try more new things].

I would like to talk about [Amy]. She is my [friend from university], who is currently in her [early] [twenties].

Well, I have known [Amy] for nearly [five years].
事 [Amy chatted with a foreign teacher in perfect English]
地 [at the English club]
人 [in front of all the new members]
时 [in our first year].
感 [I was really surprised.]

If you look at her, the very first thing you'd notice is her [petite] build and she usually just goes with [a regular ponytail]. But honestly, what really stands out about her look is that
观点 [she always wears a pair of big round glasses].
解释·物 [They make her look really smart.]
细节·对比 [She has worn the same pair since high school. She says new glasses never feel as comfortable as her old ones.]
举例 [Once she lost them before an exam and had to borrow mine.]

When it comes to what she is like as a person, I'd say she is [a quick learner] and [patient].

To give you an idea,
观点·列举 [she's always learning something new, especially languages and history].
解释·行为 [Learning is really enjoyable for her.]
细节·对比 [Compared with me, she remembers new words much faster. She only needs to see a word two or three times, but I have to write it down again and again.]
举例 [Last summer, she learned basic Japanese in two months by watching Japanese TV shows.]

Also,
观点 [she really cares about other people].
解释·人 [She's a very patient person.]
细节·期待 [That's why she's studying medicine, and she wants to be a doctor in the future. She thinks helping sick people is the most meaningful job in the world.]
举例 [When I was learning to drive last year, she practised with me every weekend and never got angry.]

Overall, she is [really admirable]. I guess she makes me realize [that practice is the key to learning].

I would like to talk about [my dad]. He is a [businessman], who is currently in his [late] [fifties].

Well, I have known [him] since I was [born].
事 [I helped my dad clean the tables]
地 [in his tiny restaurant]
人 [with my mum]
时 [every weekend when I was about six].
感 [I felt really grown-up.]

If you look at him, the very first thing you'd notice is his [slightly chubby] build and he usually just goes with [a simple haircut]. But honestly, what really stands out about his look is that
观点 [he always wears a white shirt, even at weekends].
解释·物 [White shirts look really neat.]
细节·客观 [He has about ten of them, all in the same style. He says it saves him time every morning because he never has to choose.]
举例 [Once my mum bought him a colourful T-shirt, but he only wore it once.]

When it comes to what he is like as a person, I'd say he is [determined] and [organized].

To give you an idea,
观点 [he never gives up, even when things get hard].
解释·人 [He's a really tough person.]
细节·对比 [Twenty years ago he only had one small restaurant, but now his company has twelve restaurants in our city. Some of them are in the busiest shopping areas.]
举例 [One year, the first restaurant almost closed because there were very few customers. He tried new dishes every week until people came back.]

Also,
观点 [he plans everything very carefully].
解释·行为 [Planning ahead is really important to him.]
细节·假设 [If he opens a new restaurant, he'll write down every step in a notebook first. He even plans how many chairs each room needs.]
举例 [Last year, the kitchen kept mixing up orders, so he gave each table a different colour of ticket. The problem was gone in a week.]

Overall, he is [someone I'm really proud of]. I guess he shows me [that hard work really pays off].

I would like to talk about [Li Wei]. He is a [professional basketball player], who is currently in his [late] [twenties].

Well, I first heard about [Li Wei] about [five years] ago, when I was [in high school].
事 [I watched a video of Li Wei scoring forty points]
地 [in our classroom]
人 [with my classmate]
时 [one day after class].
感 [I was really excited.]

If you look at him, the very first thing you'd notice is his [athletic] build and he usually just goes with [a simple haircut]. But honestly, what really stands out about his look is that
观点 [he always wears a red headband when he plays].
解释·物 [It looks really cool.]
细节·相关人群 [A lot of young fans wear the same one now. You can buy it in almost every sports shop in China.]
举例 [When I went to his game last year, half the crowd had red headbands on.]

When it comes to what he is like as a person, I'd say he is [determined] and [organized].

To give you an idea,
观点 [he never gives up, even when things get hard].
解释·人 [He's a really tough person.]
细节·对比 [Most players need a long time to come back from a big injury, but he came back even stronger. In his first season back, he scored even more points than before.]
举例 [Three years ago he hurt his knee badly, and he trained every day for a year before he played again.]

Also,
观点 [he plans everything very carefully].
解释·行为 [Keeping a routine is really important to him.]
细节·客观 [He eats, trains and sleeps at the same time every day. He never stays up late, even after a big win.]
举例 [In one interview, he showed his training plan, and every hour was planned.]

Overall, he is [someone I really admire]. I guess he makes me want to [be more disciplined in my own life].

I would like to talk about [my grandpa]. He is a [retired teacher], who is currently [seventy-two].

Well, I have known [him] since I was [born].
事 [I watered my grandpa's tomatoes]
地 [in his garden in the countryside]
人 [with him]
时 [every summer morning when I was little].
感 [I loved it.]

If you look at him, the very first thing you'd notice is his [skinny] build and he usually just goes with [short grey hair]. But honestly, what really stands out about his look is that
观点 [his skin is quite dark].
解释·行为 [Working outside in the sun is really tiring.]
细节·客观 [He spends a few hours in his garden every day. Even in the middle of summer, he doesn't wear a hat.]
举例 [Last summer, he worked in his garden from morning till evening to build a fence.]

When it comes to what he is like as a person, I'd say he is [a nature lover] and [very self-disciplined].

To give you an idea,
观点 [he loves anything to do with nature].
解释·行为 [Gardening is really relaxing for him.]
细节·列举 [He grows tomatoes, cucumbers and lots of flowers on his rooftop. In summer, he has so many tomatoes that he gives them to all the neighbours.]
举例 [Last spring, he took me to plant trees near his village and told me never to throw rubbish outside.]

Also,
观点 [he has very healthy habits].
解释·行为 [Keeping a routine is really important to him.]
细节·对比 [He used to smoke and hardly exercised, but now he gets up at six and goes to bed at ten. He also stopped eating fried food and drinks a lot of tea instead.]
举例 [A few years ago, his doctor said his blood pressure was too high. So I started walking with him every morning, and now he walks for an hour every day.]

Overall, he is [a great role model]. I guess he makes me realize [that it's never too late to change your habits].