Change Like a Chameleon——善變的人

** A person is a "chameleon" is a person who can alter his or her outward attitudes, behavior or beliefs to suit circumstances in order to succeed or please others. It can also mean someone who is fickle or changeable in their loyalties, opinions, or personalities.

~~善變的人；像變色龍一樣適應改變；反覆無常的人；見風使舵的人

~~ a fickle person; a capricious person; mercurial being; erratic person;

whimsical individual; volatile character // the opposite of being a chameleon is: show one's [true] colors

!! It is commonly known that chameleons can change colors to match or blend in with their particular environment. They change color in response to fear, anger, or some other excitement, but more often than not the adaptation is in response to danger as a survival mechanism.

眾所周知，變色龍可以改變顏色以匹配或融入特定環境。它們會因恐懼、憤怒或興奮而改變顏色，但這種適應通常是為了應對危險，這是一種生存機制。

!! A document from 1616 states,“Men that are inconstant and fickle are sometimes called Chameleons.”

一六一六年一份文件說：“多變和反覆無常的人有時被稱為變色龍。”

>> Larry acts one way with one person and completely differently with another, changing like a chameleon; that is not a model we should follow.

拉里對某人採取一種行為方式，對另一個人則完全不同；他這樣善變，不是我們應該遵循的模式。

>> To adapt to the fast changing business environment, we must change like a chameleon.

為了適應快速變化的商業環境，我們必須像變色龍一樣改變。

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師

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