Are You an Introvert or an Extrovert?
你是一名外向者還是內(nèi)向者

|Introvert /??n.tr?.v??t/ n.c 內(nèi)向者|延伸
|:---|:---:|---:|
|Introverts tend to read at home than go to party on weekends.|Intruder v. 闖入 introspection n.u 反省

|Extrovert /?ek.str?.v??t/ n.c 外向者|延伸
|:---|:---:|---:|
|Most sales people are extroverts.| extrude v. 擠壓成 Extrinsic adj. 外來(lái)的

Take this quiz from Quiet Power: The Secret Strength of Introverts to find out where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. There are no right or wrong answers. Just note the descriptions that most apply to you.
用以下來(lái)自《安靜的力量：內(nèi)向者的密秘力量》的測(cè)驗(yàn)來(lái)找出你位在內(nèi)向–外向的光譜上的哪里。問(wèn)題沒有正確的答案，請(qǐng)將最適合你的描述標(biāo)記起來(lái)。

|Spectrum /?spek.tr?m/n.u 光譜；范圍|延伸
|:---|:---:|---:|
|The group includes students from both end of the social spectrum.|spectator n.c 觀眾 Speculate v. 推測(cè)

Quiet,Please! Introverts enjoy peaceful environments.安靜，拜托！內(nèi)向者享受平和的環(huán)境

-I prefer spending time with one or two friends instead of a group.
我寧可花時(shí)間與一兩位好友相處，也不要跟一群人在一起。

-I’d rather express my ideas in writing.
我寧愿用書寫表答我的想法。

-I enjoy being alone.
我享受自己一個(gè)人。

-I prefer deep conversations to small talk.
我較喜歡深談而非閑聊

|Small talk /?smɑ?l ?tɑ?k/ n.u 閑聊|延伸
|:---|:---:|---:|
|I don’t like party because I need to make small talk with strangers.|Small potatoes n. 不重要的事物 Small hours n. 凌晨 Small print n. 合約附屬細(xì)則

-My friends tell me that I’m a good listener.
我的朋友認(rèn)為我是一名好的聽眾

-I prefer small classes to large ones.
我偏好小堂課而非大堂

-I avoid conflicts.
我避免沖突

-I don’t like showing people my work until it’s perfect.
我不喜歡讓別人看我的作業(yè)直到它是完美的。

-I work best on my own.
我自己一個(gè)人工作時(shí)效率最好。

-I don’t like being called on in class.
我不喜歡在課堂中被點(diǎn)

|Call on sb /kɑ?l/ v. 號(hào)召|(zhì)延伸
|:---|:---:|---:|
|I now call on everbody to raise a glass to the happy couple.|Call of sth v. 使用 Call sb in v. 請(qǐng)人來(lái) Call sb back v. 回?fù)茈娫捊o某人

-I feel drained after hanging out with friends, even when I have fun.
即使很快樂，我還是覺得跟朋友們出去累極了。

|Drained /dre?nd/ adj. 累極了|延伸
|:---|:---:|---:|
|It was one of those movie that leaves you emotionally drained.|Drain away v. 消失 Drain v. 使變干、疲累、減少 Drain n. 排水管；負(fù)擔(dān)

-I’d rather celebrate my birthday with a few friends and family than have a huge party.
我寧可與少數(shù)朋友與家人慶生也不愿意開派對(duì)。

-I don’t mind big independent projects at school.
在學(xué)校，我不介意獨(dú)立完成浩大的作業(yè)。

-I spend lots of time in my room.
我花很多時(shí)間待在我的房間里。

-I’m usually not a big risk-taker.
我通常不冒大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

-I can dive into a project, practice a sport or instrument, or engage in something creative for hours at a time without getting bored.
我可以花數(shù)小時(shí)沉浸在一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃、練習(xí)運(yùn)動(dòng)或樂器、參與創(chuàng)造性的事情而不感到無(wú)聊。

-I tend to think before I speak.
我說(shuō)話之前會(huì)先想一想。

-I’d rather text or e-mailthan talk on the phone with someone I don’t know very well.
我寧可用電郵或簡(jiǎn)訊而不是用電話與一個(gè)不是很熟悉的人溝通。

-I don’t feel totally comfortable being the center of attention.
身處焦點(diǎn)之下，我會(huì)感到不自在。

-I usually like asking questions more than I like answering them.
我更喜歡問(wèn)問(wèn)題而不是回答問(wèn)題。

-People often describe me as soft-spokenor shy.
人們常形容我聲音柔和或害羞。

-If I had to choose, I’d prefera weekend with absolutely nothing to do to one with too many things
scheduled.
如果我必須愿則，我寧愿周末無(wú)事可作也不要有滿滿的行程。

Keep in mind that this is an informal quiz, not a scientific
personality test. The questions were designed based on characteristics of introversion often accepted by researchers.
記住，這是一個(gè)非正式的測(cè)驗(yàn)，不是科學(xué)性的人格測(cè)試。這些問(wèn)題是依照研究人員認(rèn)可的內(nèi)向者的特征所設(shè)記。

|Informal /?n?f??r.m?l/ adj. 非正式的|延伸
|:---|:---:|---:|
|‘Hi’ is an infromal way of greeting people.|inform v. 告知 Information v. 信息

The more often these descriptions applied to you, the more introverted you probably are. If only a few descriptions fit you, you’re likely more of an extrovert. You may also fall somewhere in between, in which case you’re probably an ambivert.
這些敘述越與你相似，你就可能越內(nèi)向。如果只有一些敘述符合你，你應(yīng)該比較偏向外向者。也有可能你屬于中間值，應(yīng)該是個(gè)同時(shí)兼有外向與內(nèi)向的人。

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