Acquired characteristics

I got my personality traits from people I’ve loved. That way hoping I’ll eventually find my personality more acceptable.

I’ve always done it . I stole most of my personality from a friend soon after we finished school; a manner that was down-to-earth but thoughtful, competent but not arrogant. My stutter spoilt the effect, but still, it seemed passable.

I tried to avoid impersonating him when I was actually in his presence; but as his personality became more ingrained in me, this became harder to forget.

We haven’t seen each other for years now, and tonight I was watching an old movie on TV. In it ,there was a certain actor I’d never seen before, and with a shock I realized where my friend had got his personality from.

Now I know my personality is a third hand second rate Hollywood one, I’m not quite sure what to do with it.

                                                                     后天的個性

我從我愛著的人那里得到了自己的個性特征，就是希望我最終會發現自己的個性能更多地被他人接受。

我做了蠢事，畢業后我從一個朋友身上偷取了自己的大部分個性；有著一張弓實際卻愛思考、喜好競爭卻不自大的習慣。我的口吃確實有影響，但是看起來還是能說的過去。

當我和他在一起的時候，我盡量避免去模仿他；但是好像他的個性在我身上變得更加根深蒂固，更加難以忘記。

現在我們有年頭沒見面了，今晚我在電視上看著一部老電影，其中有個演員我以前從未見過，隨后發生了令我震驚的事，我知道了我朋友的個性是從何而來的。現在我明白了自己的個性在好萊塢式二三流的，真不知道該怎么做。