拍照合影
01 hold still for a moment while i am taking your photograph.
我给你拍照的那一刹那,你不要动。
解析 ▲ hold still意为“静止不动,别动”,此时hold指“使(身体部位)保持(某种姿势)”,still作副词,指“静止地”。
学学这样说
1. shall i take your picture? 我可以帮您照相吗?
2. which quality do you prefer, ordinary or artistic? 你要拍普通照还是艺术照?
3. is it all right to take pictures? 可以照相吗?
4. would you please pose for your picture? 请你摆好姿势准备拍照,好吗?
5. smile naturally please while i am taking your photograph.
我给你拍照时请笑得自然些。
补充短语
take pictures 照相
02 please press the button on the top of the camera.
请按一下相机上面的按钮。
语法tips
祈使句常用来表达命令、请求、劝告、警告、禁止等,句子用一般现在时,其主语为第二人称you,一般都予以省略。
常用单词
button ['b?tn] n. 按钮,纽扣
学学这样说
1. don't obstruct the lens with your fingers. 别用手指遮住镜头。
2. will you get the painting in the background? 你把这幅画当背景,好吗?
3. you can take pictures by pressing the shutter. 按下快门,你就可以照相了。
4. there's a built-in flash device in this camera. 这架照相机有一个内置闪光灯。
5. the camera has a zoom function. 这个照相机有一个变焦功能。
03 the problem about the instant camera lies in the lack of negative.
拍即得相机的问题在于没有底片。
解析 ▲ lie in意为“在于,位于”,lie在此处指“存在,在于”,其过去式为lay,而当lie作“说谎”讲时,其过去式为lied。
语法tips
lack的相关表达有:lack sth(lack作及物动词),be lacking in(lacking为形容词,指“缺少的,不足的”)。此外,lack作名词时,可以构成a lack of结构。
学学这样说
1. his camera strap has broken. 他的照相机带子断了。
2. the image was out of focus. 这影像的焦距没调好。
04 she adjusted the shutter before taking a photo.
在照相前,她调整了快门。
常用单词
adjust [?'d??st] v. 调整,校准
shutter ['??t?(r)] n. 快门
学学这样说
1. the sun was not shining when she took the photo. 她照那张相时没有阳光。
2. the photographer posed us before taking the picture.
摄影师在照相前先让我们摆好姿势。
3. they lined up side by side for the photograph. 他们并肩排成队,准备照相。
4. i stood in various poses while i was photographed. 我照相时摆出了各种姿势。
补充短语
line up 排成一行,排队等候
side by side 肩并肩地,相互支持
05 in the photographer's, studio cameras are used.
照相馆里用的是专用相机。
语法tips
对于's形式的名词所有格,如果's后的名词表示商店、住宅等地点,该名词往往可省略,如the doctor's(诊所),the butcher's(肉店),the hairdresser's(理发店)等。
常用单词
photographer [f?'t?gr?f?(r)] n. 摄影师,照相师
studio ['stju:d???] n. 演播室,工作室
学学这样说
1. jim is an excellent photographer. 吉姆是个出色的摄影师。
2. he is an amateur photographer. 他是个业余摄影爱好者。
3. he is the senior cameraman in this photo studio. 他是这家影楼的高级摄像师。
4. photo studios for pets also do very good business.
照相馆为宠物拍照,生意也不错。
5. it's said that this photo studio applies new technology to make an instantaneous photograph possible. 据说这家照相馆应用新技术,以使快照成为可能。
06 i'll snap the boy when he is running to me.
我要在这孩子朝我跑过来时,给他抓拍一张。
解析 ▲ snap sb/sth指“给……拍照”,此外snap one's fingers意为“打响指”,snap at sb指“恶声恶气地说,声色俱厉地说”,如:i'm sorry to have snapped at you like that yesterday.(我对昨天跟你恶狠狠地谈话道歉。)
学学这样说
1. i'd like to have a photo with my brother. 我想和我弟弟合影。
2. they go to the photo studio to have their photo taken. 他们到照相馆去照相。
3. how about going to take some photos together? 一起去照相怎么样?
4. you just need a simple makeup. 你化淡妆就行了。
07 the photograph didn't come out at all.
这张照片根本没拍出来。
解析 ▲ come out是一个动词词组,意思是“出来,出现”。可以单独使用,后面不加宾语。
语法tips
at all常用来加强语气:1)否定句中,意为“根本不,一点不”。2)疑问句中,意为“到底,究竟”,如:do you like him at all?(你到底喜欢他吗?)3)条件句中,指“既然,倘若”,如:if you want to do it at all, try your best.(既然你想做它,那就尽全力去做。)
学学这样说
1. your photos look faint. 你的照片色彩很淡。
2. your photo is blurred. 你的照片不清晰。
3. this photo has done you justice. 这张照片同你本人很像。
4. the subject in the photo is distorted. 照片里的景物变形了。
5. the photograph is really well taken. 这张照片拍得真好。
6. you photograph well. 你很上相。