1、personal

个人的；私人的

He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience.

吃一堑长一智，他这个教训来之不易——是从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。

That's my personal opinion.

那是我的个人观点。

亲自的；本人的

a business that requires a great deal of personal contact.

经常需要本人亲自联系、打理的生意

a personal letter from the President's secretary.

总统秘书亲自寄出的信

（感情、关系、健康方面）个人的，人际的，自己的

teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships.

教导年轻人有关婚姻和人际关系方面的事情

You never allow personal problems to affect your performance.

绝不要让个人问题影响你的表现。

2、affectation

做作；装腔作势

I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was an affectation.

我成天戴着墨镜，大家都觉得我在装酷。

Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss or affectation.

劳森写得很好：英文通俗易懂，朴实无华又不矫揉造作。