【英语趣味课堂】照相机-The Camera

 Todd: Richard, do you have a camera?

Richard: I do. I have a video camera. It's over there.

 

Todd: Wow! How often do you use it?

 

Richard: I use the video camera regularly¹..uh..everytime I go on a trip. Recently I went to Nagasaki.

 

Todd: Nagasaki!

 

Richard: With a school trip.

 

Todd: Who did you go to Nagasaki with?

 

Richard: I teach at a univeristy called Seisen University. It was a.. a group of students and teachers, and people associated² with that university.

 

Todd: OK, do you mind being photographed?

 

Richard: No. I like being photographed

 

Todd: OK.

 

Richard: Depending on how I look.

 

Todd: OK.

 

Richard: If I'm presentable.

 

Todd: When you have your picture taken..ah..do you always smile?

 

Richard: Yes, I think I usually try to smile for the camera..ah.. or else make a funny face

 

Todd: OK. Do you have pictures of yourself as a child?

 

Richard: Yes, I do. My mother sent me some pictures and I have some pictures as a baby, as a small child.

 

Todd: OK. Were you a cute baby?

 

Richard: I think I was extremely³ cute. Bright blond⁴ hair. Still got blue eyes.

 

Todd: Oh!

 

Richard: I had much blonder hair than I have now.

 

Todd: Very nice. Very nice.

 

学习内容：

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

video camera

 

I use the video camera every time I go on a trip.

 

A 'video camera' is a type of camera that records motion⁵ and voices.  Notice the following:

 

She used her video camera a lot when her children were growing up.

I don't understand how this video camera works⁶.

over there

 

My camera is over there.

 

'Over there' is a place that is far away and we can't reach it.  Usually we combine this phrase⁷ with a hand motion to show where we are talking about.  Notice the following:

 

Let's walk to the cafe over there and get something to eat.

My car is parked over there by the library.

school trip

 

Recently, I went to Nagasaki with a school trip.

 

A 'school trip' is a travel day that you take with your classmates and teachers.  Usually school trips are to learn something through experience.  Notice the following:

 

Did you go on a lot of school trips in elementary school?

We are taking a school trip to the science museum next week.

(do) mind

 

Do you mind being photographed?

 

When we ask someone 'Do you mind?' we are asking them if what we are doing bothers them.  This is a polite way to ask this question.  By saying 'I don't mind', we are saying that something is OK.  Notice the following:

 

Do you mind if I listen to music?

I don't mind if you sit next to me.

funny face

 

Sometimes, I make a funny face when I have my picture taken.

 

A 'funny face' is a way that you move your face to make people laugh.  Notice the following:

 

Okay, now everyone make a funny face for the next photo.

When he makes funny faces the children cry.

 

1 regularly   

adv.有规则地，一丝不苟地，正式地

参考例句：

• Check the engine oil level regularly.要时常检查机油量。
• We meet regularly to discuss business.我们定期会面讨论事务。

2 associated   

adj.联合的

参考例句：

• the risks associated with taking drugs 与吸毒有关的危险
• I don't want to be associated with your scheme; I'm contracting out. 我不想参与你们的计划，我要退出。

3 extremely   

adv.极其，非常，极度

参考例句：

• The film is extremely good,I just cannot miss it.这部电影太精彩了，我非看不可。
• The old man was extremely difficult to get along with.这个老人极难相与。

4 blond   

adj.金发的；n.白肤碧眼金发的人

参考例句：

• Her long blond hair spilled down over her shoulders.她那淡黄色的长发披垂在双肩。
• This blond man delivers newspaper every morning.这个白肤金发碧眼的男人每天早晨送报纸。

5 motion   

n.打手势，示意，移动，动作，提议，大便；v.运动，向...打手势，示意

参考例句：

• She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.她能感觉到脚下船在晃动。
• Don't open the door while the train is in motion.列车运行时，请勿打开车门。

6 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

7 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。