This was an Instagram Live, from 22:30 to 23:30 GMT+8. With you guys’ advice I took the MBTI 16 personality test and the result shows that I am an Advocate, or INFJ. Besides this we also covered a lot of ground, from John Wick, Human Design Chart to eggplants and podcasts. Check out the vocabulary we used in the video below.
Vocabulary Highlight 精選單字
Altruistic (adj) 無私的、無我的、慷慨的
e.g. Being altruistic is one of the most attractive personality trait to me.
Intuitive (adj) 直覺的、直覺感強的(人)
e.g. To be intuitive is to be creative 有創意的, imaginative 有想像力的, empathetic 有同理心的 and even whimsical 天馬行空的 sometimes.
a (strong) moral compass(強烈的)道德觀
ps, compass 原指羅盤。
e.g. A moral compass is the voice inside our heads that tell us which direction to take, and what is right or wrong.
Empathy 同理心 vs. Sympathy 同情心
To be empathetic is to put yourself in someone’s shoes 設身處地著想 and to have compassion 大愛.
To be sympathetic is to have sincere and genuine concern 關心擔憂 for someone who is going through a hard time, and to put your understanding on the person.
Ripped (adj) (俗)很壯、有肌肉
e.g. Patrick Swayze is ripped in the movies Point Break (1991) and Dirty Dancing (1987).
A nosey person (俗)愛問東問西、愛管閒事、不知道界線的人
e.g. A nosey person can ask too many personal questions without realizing it.
Review 複習常見單字
A role model (n) is a person who…
To read between the lines is to …. just like when Japanese say 讀空氣.
補充閱讀:女人比男人少發問?
“ONE theory to explain the low share of women in senior academic jobs is that they have less self-confidence than men.”
Read the full article here. (2-minute read)
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