1. have fixed ideas: someone who has
fixed ideas has opinions and attitudes that never change, and often seem
unreasonable
例：
These old teachers tend to have very fixed
ideas. （這幫老教師一般都很固執(zhí)己見(jiàn)。）
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2. stick in the mud: someone who has
old-fashioned attitudes and is unwilling to change or try something new
備注：''stick in
the mud''常用于非正式的場(chǎng)合。
例：
Come on, don't be such an old stick in the
mud. （哎唷，別這么保守了。）
She accused him of being a stick in the mud.
（她說(shuō)他墨守成規(guī)頑固不化。）
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3. diehard: someone who still
refuses to change their beliefs even when most other people have changed them
例：
a few diehard fans. （一些死忠粉）
Apart from a few union diehards most of the
men have accepted the new productivity agreement. （除了工會(huì)的一些頑固分子，大部分人都已經(jīng)接受了新的生產(chǎn)協(xié)議。）
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4. hidebound: a group of people or
an institution that is hidebound has very old-fashioned ideas and attitudes and
is unwilling to change them
例：
The hidebound attitudes of Russia's
powerful aristocracy made any kind of progress impossible. （俄國(guó)掌權(quán)的貴族階級(jí)頑固不化，改革根本無(wú)法進(jìn)行。）
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5. stubborn: determined not to
change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable
例：
a stubborn old man. （一個(gè)頑固的老頭）
I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave's so
stubborn that he just never listens. （我跟戴夫說(shuō)了這樣做不好，但是他太固執(zhí)了，根本不聽(tīng)。）
We need to do something about him, but he's
so stubborn I just know he wouldn't listen if we tried to talk to him. （我們得想想拿他怎么辦，他非常固執(zhí)，如果跟他談，我想他不會(huì)聽(tīng)。）
a stubborn streak (=a stubborn part of your character)
I've got a very stubborn streak and I
discovered that I couldn't bear people telling me what I could and couldn't eat.
（我性格非常倔強(qiáng)，如果有人管我這能吃、那不能吃，我根本沒(méi)法忍受。）
stubborn as a mule (=very stubborn)
Paul can be as stubborn as a mule. （保羅脾氣一上來(lái)，倔得像頭驢。）
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6. obstinate: someone who is
obstinate always does what they want and refuses to change their mind, even
when this is annoying and unreasonable
例：
How do you deal with an obstinate teenager
who always says she isn't hungry? （如果一個(gè)十幾歲的孩子脾氣很倔，總是說(shuō)自己肚子不餓不吃飯，你會(huì)怎么辦？）
You know I'm right really. You're just
being obstinate. （你心里知道我是對(duì)的，你就是脾氣太倔了不想承認(rèn)罷了。）
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7. pig-headed: determined to do
things the way you want and refusing to change your mind, even when there are
good reasons to do so
例：
Never have I met a woman so obstinate, so
pig-headed! （我沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這么固執(zhí)的女人?。?/span>
He really was the most pig-headed man I've
ever had the misfortune to meet. （我倒大霉了才會(huì)碰上像他這樣超級(jí)固執(zhí)的人。）
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8. not listen: if you say that
someone will not listen, you mean that they refuse to accept other people's
helpful advice or opinions
例：
I've told him again and again what I think,
but he won't listen. （我已經(jīng)把我的想法跟他說(shuō)過(guò)很多次了，他就是不聽(tīng)。）
not listen to reason (= accept sensible advice )
Wait until she calms down. She's far too
upset at the moment to listen to reason. （等她冷靜下來(lái)再找她談吧，她現(xiàn)在很焦躁，聽(tīng)不進(jìn)去。）
She refused to listen to reason. （她不聽(tīng)別人的建議。）
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