英语流利说 Level5 Unit3 Attitudes

Relaxed, to be calm and peace, not anxious or tense.

She was trying to relax but then she got a call from her boss.

He hasn't relaxed for a long time, so he's exhausted and difficult to be around.

(They tried to relax on their vacation, but they were both busy on their cell phones most of the time.)

(It used to be that people could relax at home, but now they are still working, even in bed.)

(If she doesn't find time to relax she is going to damage her health.)


relaxed  adj.放松的; 冷静的; 镇定的; 安静的; 自在的; 不加以拘束的;

anxious   adj.焦虑; 忧虑; 担心; 令人焦虑的; 流露出忧虑的; 渴望; 非常希望;

exhausted    adj.筋疲力尽的; 疲惫不堪的; 用完的; 耗尽的; 枯竭的;

It used to be    there used to be是there be结构的baiused to形式。used to是一个动词短语du,只有过去zhi式,dao意思是“过去常常”,zhuan或者shu“过去习惯于”,现在这种习惯或状态已经不存在了。


Arrogant, to have an exaggerated sense of one's importance or abilities, the opposite of modest.

I wasn't impressed by her arrogant attitude.

Sometimes the rich and powerful can be very arrogant and greedy.

(I think her arrogance is just an act to hide her lack of confidence.)

(Everyone was happy to see him make a fool of himself because he's usually so arrogant.)


Arrogant   adj.傲慢的; 自大的;

exaggerated adj.夸张的; 夸大的; 言过其实的; 故作姿态的; 矫揉造作的;

modest  adj.些许的; 不太大(或太贵、太重要等)的; 谦虚的; 谦逊的; 庄重的; 朴素的; 不性感的;

impressed  adj.(对…) 钦佩,敬仰,有深刻的好印象;

the rich and powerful  豪富;

greedy   adj.贪婪的; 贪心的; 贪吃的; 渴望的;

make a fool of   [词典]出丑; 让人看笑话; 让…出丑; 戏弄;

arrogance   n.傲慢; 自大;


Prejudiced,to have negative feelings towards something without good reason or experience.

She has a prejudice against people who come from the countryside.

As a company we don't allow prejudice of any kind, including race or religious differences.

(I think he has a prejudice against strong women, so he refuses to work for a woman manger.)

(We can't trust their research because their data is obviously prejudiced in their favor.)

(He dislikes her, so his opinions about the quality of her work are prejudiced against her.)


prejudiced     adj.有偏见的; 带成见的; 偏爱的; 偏心的;

toward   prep.向; 朝; 面对; 倾向于; 趋向于; 对; 对于; 关于;

prejudice  n.偏见; 成见;

have a prejudice against sb  对某人有偏见

race   族; 人种; 血统;

religious   adj.宗教信仰的; 宗教的; 笃信宗教的; 虔诚的;

religious differences  网络宗教不同; 宗教差异;

 in their favor   对他们有利


Neutral, to be without prejudice and not take sides.

We expect the judge at the trail to be neutral and allow both sides to present their evidence to the jury.

The referees in a match need to be neutral so that the game is fair.

(It isn't easy to stay neutral because my boss wants me to reject the new policy.)

(I don't want to get involved in the argument and would prefer to remain neutral.)

(The talks between the countries are being held in a neutral location.)


take sides  [词典](在争论或战争中) 支持一方,站在…一边;

trail  n.(长串的) 痕迹,踪迹,足迹; (尤指打猎时跟踪的) 踪迹,臭迹; (乡间的) 小路,小径;

present  v.把…交给; 颁发; 授予; 提出; 提交; (以某种方式) 展现,显示,表现;

jury   n.陪审团; (比赛的) 评判委员会,裁判委员会;

referees    n.(某些体育比赛的) 裁判,裁判员; 介绍人; 推荐人; 仲裁员; 调解人;


proper or appropriate, the way is supposed to be.

That kind of language isn't appropriate in this situation because it doesn't show respect.

When he came to the interview he wasn't dressed properly, so he made a bad impression.

I expect you to act appropriately and whatever you do, don't drink too much.

(He tried to act cool, but his behavior was inappropriate in that culture and with those people.)


proper   adj.正确的; 恰当的; 符合规则的; 真正的; 

appropriate   adj.合适的; 恰当的;

inappropriate   adj.不适当的; 不合适的;


(The way is supposed to be )  appropriate

(To not show favor to either side in a disbuilt.)  neutral

(The opposite of tense of anxious.)  relaxed

(To act as if you are better than everyone else)  arrogant

(To make an unfair judgment)  prejudiced

(To be without prejudice and not take sides)

(To act as if you are better than everyone else.)  arrogant

(If you want others to dislike you, you should be)  arrogant

(I wasn't impressed by her arrogant attitude.)

He dislike her, so his opinions about her quality of her work are prejudiced against her.

The referees in a match need to be neutral so that the game is fair.

Sometimes the rich and powerful can be very arrogant and greedy.

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