When our ancestors drew humans, they would often draw them as stick figures, but if they drew a face, then the eyes were almost always very prominent—very open and wide.

我们的祖先在描绘人类形象时，通常会把人画成粗线条的简笔画；但假如要画人的面部，几乎所有的眼睛都是非常突出的，睁得又大又圆。

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So I don't know how to draw personalities very well on the board, so I'll draw little stick figures of bodies, but I mean these to be the personalities.

我不知道怎样在黑板上画出人格，我就画几个棍子小人来代替吧。

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So I don't know how to draw personalities very well on the board, so I'll draw little stick figures of bodies,but I mean these to be the personalities.

我不知道怎样在黑板上画出人格，我就画几个棍子小人来代替吧。

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