Intermediate - Online Personality Test (C1606)

A:  亲爱的,你要不要做性格测试?
qīn'ài de, nǐ yào bu yào zuò xìnggé cèshì?
Honey, do you want to take a personality test?
B:  怎么测试?
zěnme cèshì?
How do you take it?
A:  先回答问题,然后看结果。我把网址发给你。
xiān huídá wèntí, ránhòu kàn jiéguǒ. wǒ bǎ wǎngzhǐ fāgěi nǐ.
First answer some questions, then look at the results. I'll send you the web address.
B:  你测试过了?
nǐ cèshì guo le?
Have you taken it?
A:  嗯,说我外向,乐观,有幽默感。
ng4, shuō wǒ wàixiàng, lèguān, yǒu yōumògǎn.
Yeah. It said I'm extroverted, optimistic and have a sense of humor.
B:  挺准的,你就是这样的人。
tǐng zhǔn de, nǐ jiùshì zhèyàng de rén.
That's really accurate. That's exactly the kind of person you are.
A:  那你也做一下吧。
nà nǐ yě zuò yīxià ba.
You take it too.
B:  好,我做做看。
hǎo, wǒ zuòzuo kàn.
OK, let me give it a shot.
A:  什么结果?我看看。你比较内向,对人不够热情和真诚。
shénme jiéguǒ? wǒ kàn kan. nǐ bǐjiào nèixiàng, duì rén bùgòu rèqíng hé zhēnchéng.
What were your results? Let me see. You're quite introverted and you're not friendly or sincere enough with people.
B:  不准不准,这怎么会是我呢?
bù zhǔn bù zhǔn, zhè zénme huì shì wǒ ne?
That's not right. How could this be me?

Key Vocabulary

性格xìnggépersonality
测试cèshìto test, to survey
xiānfirst
然后ránhòuand then
回答huídáto answer
结果jiéguǒresults, as a result
to take
网址wǎngzhǐinternet address
发给fāgěito send to
外向wàixiàngextroverted
乐观lèguānoptimistic
幽默感yōumògǎnsense of humor
zhǔnaccurate
做做看zuòzuo kànto have a try at doing
比较bǐjiàorelatively
内向nèixiàngintroverted
duìtowards
不够bùgòunot enough
热情rèqíngfriendly
真诚zhēnchéngsincere

Supplementary Vocabulary

经历jīnglìexperience
完成wánchéngto finish doing
chángto have a taste
shìto try
幽默yōumòhumorous
悲观bēiguānpessimistic
心理测试xīnlǐ cèshìpsychological test
流行liúxíngpopular
报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
杂志zázhìmagazine
网络wǎngluòinternet

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