本週主題:攝影 (No.047)
星期一 Topic of the Week: Photography 本週主題:攝影
星期二 Extra Stuff 相關用語
星期三 Practice Dialogue 會話練習
星期四 Tset yourself 小小測試
1. flash 閃光燈 6. zoom lens 變焦鏡頭 11. color film 彩色軟片
2. camera 照相機 7. prints(由底片印出的)照片 12. wide angle lens 廣角鏡頭
3. lens cleaner 鏡頭清潔劑 8. tripod 三腳架 13. strap (背包的)背帶
4. silica gel 矽膠乾燥劑 9. film 軟片 14. lens cap 鏡頭蓋
5. slides 幻燈片 10. negatives 底片 15. camera bag 相機袋
 
1. reprints 加洗
2. black-and-white film 黑白軟片
3. dark room 暗室
4. photo shoot 專業式拍照(數量很多)
5. studio 工作室
6. tone 色調
7. contrast 對比效果
8. ASA(底片度數)美國標準
9. photo shop 沖印店
  • 俚語  Slang
  • shutterbug 照相迷
    photo finish 一線之差
     
  • 成語 Idioms
  • A picture is worth a thousand words. 一張照片勝過千言萬語;一張照片足以證明一切
    這句話字面意義是「再多的文字敘述也不如一張照片」,用來強調文字描寫比不上圖片來得詳細又清楚。
    I like looking at photographs because they tell so much. Like people say, "A picture is worth a thousand words."
      我喜歡看照片因為它們顯露很多資訊。就像人們說的「一張照片勝過千言萬語」。
     
     Dialogue 1.
    John is about to leave for a photo shoot.
    約翰準備出發去拍照。
    John: I'm leaving for my photo shoot. 約翰: 我要去拍照片了。
    Karen: Did you forget anything? 凱倫: 你有忘記任何東西嗎?
    John: Let's see... I've got my camera, lenses, film, flash... 約翰: 我看看…我帶了照相機、鏡頭、軟片和閃光燈。
    Karen: What about your tripod, Mr. Shutterbug? 凱倫: 那你的三腳架呢,照相迷先生?
    John: Oh, thanks. I'm going to need it. 約翰: 喔,謝了。我會需要它的。
    Karen: How long will the shoot last? 凱倫: 這次拍攝要多久時間?
    John: Well, I have to shoot ten rolls of film, so I should be back by 8:00. 約翰: 嗯,我得拍十捲軟片,所以我應該八點會回到家。
     Dialogue 2.
    John and Karen are looking at the photos John took.
    約翰和凱倫正在看約翰拍的照片。
    John: Hey Karen, I got my film back from the photo shop! 約翰: 嘿,凱倫,我從照相館拿回我的軟片了。
    Karen: Great! Let's see... 凱倫: 太棒了!我們看看…
    John: I like this one, it's got great contrast. 約翰: 我喜歡這張,它有絕佳的對比效果。
    Karen: Yes, and I like this photo of the little boy. You really captured his expression well! 凱倫: 是啊,我喜歡這張小男孩的照片。你確實掌握住他的表情。
    John: What about the color tone in this one? Do you think it's too red? 約翰: 這一張的色調如何呢?你覺得太紅了嗎?
    Karen: It's OK... But look at this one. It's amazing. The model is so beautiful. 凱倫: 那還好…不過看看這一張。這真是神奇。這個模特兒真美。
    John: Uh... Karen, that's a picture of you. 約翰: 呃…凱倫,這是你的照片。
     
    Fill in the blanks
    a. lens b. tone c. photo shoot d. film e. ASA
    f. tripod g. photo shop h. contrast i. flash j. camera
    1.
      When a cameraman takes a lot of pictures in one place.
    2.
      Something to take pictures with.
    3.
      The piece of equipment on the front of the camera, that the light goes through.
    4.
      What you put in the camera to capture images.
    5.
      A device to hold a camera steady above the ground.
    6.
      A standard for measuring film sensitivity.
    7.
      A store that develops film.
    8.
      The amount of light and dark in a picture.
    9.
      Another word for color.
    10.
      Use this to take pictures when it's dark.