精美英文欣赏:照片 摄影

Pictures... Photos

照片…摄影

They say that a picture paints a thousand words.

他们说一幅照片描绘的是千言万语。

I have to say I agree. I love photographs.

我必须说我同意。我爱摄影。

I used to be crazy about taking pictures.

我曾经对摄影感到疯狂。

I used to take a lot of black and white photographs and disappear into the dark room for hours just to make pictures.

我曾经拍过很多的黑白照片,在小黑屋里待上几个小时弄照片。

I enjoy taking pictures and looking at pictures.

我喜欢拍照片,看照片。

One of my favorite photographs is Ansel Adams.

我最喜欢的摄影家之一就是安塞尔?亚当斯。

But I don't like to take picture of places or things without people I care about IN the photos.

但是我不喜欢没有我所在乎的人在地方或事物中的照片。

Recently, because of my cheap digital¹ camera, most of family photos are saved in my computer.

最近,因为我的便宜的数码相机,大多数的家庭照片都保存在我的电脑上。

I haven't printed out photos or had them developed for a long time.

我很长一段时间没有打印照片或把它们放在相册里。

I should get some done because I have a bunch² of empty albums³ ready.

我应该做一些,因为我已经准备好了一堆空相册。

I also have some nice wooden picture frames⁴ .

我也有一些不错的木制相框。

I try to take pictures of the kids because they are growing up so quickly.

我试着拍些孩子们的照片,因为他们成长得太快。

I want to capture⁵ them while they are kids before they grow up on me.

我想要在他们孩提时代还没有超过我的时候捕捉一些瞬间。

I often think about taking pictures with "famous" people that I sometimes work with, but I'm a bit embarrassed⁶.

我常常有时候与我一起工作的“著名”人士合影,但是我有点尴尬。

But other than that, when it comes to taking pictures,

但除此之外,,当拍照时,

I'm really not that shy.

我真的没有那么害羞。

I like to make funny expressions and have fun while taking pictures.

我喜欢在拍照的时候做搞笑的表情，找些乐子。

I also don't have a problem asking someone to take a picture of my family and me.

对于要求别人为我和家人拍照片，我也没有问题。

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

Are you photogenic?

你上照吗？

Do you have a "better side"?

你在哪个位置更好？

Do you have lots of photo albums at home?

你在家有很多的相册吗?

Are you shy when it comes to asking people to take your picture?

要求别人你拍照片，你会害羞吗？

How often do you look at your childhood pictures?

你会时隔多久看看你的童年照片?

Are you good at taking photo?

你擅长拍照吗?

Do you have a digital camera？

你有数码相机吗？

Do you send digital pictures to your friends often?

你经常给你的朋友们发送数码照片吗?

Are you any good at those programs where you can manipulate⁷ digital photographs?

你擅长处理数码照片吗?

When was the last time you had a family photo taken?

上次你拍摄家庭照片是什么时候?

1 digital   

n.数字，数字式；adj.数位的，数字的

参考例句：

• There's a digital watch on the table.桌子上有一块数字式手表。
• The signal will be converted into digital code.信号会被转变为数字代码。

2 bunch   

n.串，束；群，帮

参考例句：

• A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass.一群女孩坐在草地上。
• I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.昨天我收到了一束鲜花。

3 albums   

n.粘贴簿( album的名词复数 )；集邮簿；相册；唱片

参考例句：

• His albums are available on tape and CD. 他的歌曲专辑有磁带和光盘出售。
• My dad had to buy CDs of all the albums he already owned on vinyl. 我爸爸就是要买他已有的所有黑胶唱片的CD版。

4 frames   

n.框架( frame的名词复数 )；眼镜框；组织；边框

参考例句：

• roughly hewn timber frames 粗劈成的木架子
• The window frames had begun to warp. 窗框已经开始变形。

5 capture   

vt.捕获，俘获；占领，夺得；n.抓住，捕获

参考例句：

• The company is out to capture the European market.这家公司希望占据欧洲市场。
• With the capture of the escaped tiger,everyone felt relieved.逃出来的老虎被捕获后，大家都松了一口气。

6 embarrassed   

adj.尴尬的，不好意思的

参考例句：

• He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
• He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。

7 manipulate   

vt.操纵，控制，影响，（熟练地）使用

参考例句：

• Primitive man quickly learned how to manipulate tools.原始人很快就学会了使用工具。
• Do you know how to manipulate a computer?你知道如何使用计算机吗？