时尚英语话题 113

　　Pictures... Photos
They say that a picture paints a thousand words. I have to say I agree. I love photographs. I used to be crazy about taking pictures. I used to take a lot of black and white photographs and disappear into the dark room( a dark place where pictures may be developed without running the film) for hours just to make pictures. I enjoy taking pictures and looking at pictures. One of my favorite photographs is Ansel Adams. But I don't like to take picture of places or things without people I care about IN the photos.
Recently, because of my cheap digital camera, most of family photos are saved in my computer. I haven't printed out photos or had them developed(to convert¹ film into pictures) for a long time. I should get some done because I have a bunch of empty albums ready. I also have some nice wooden picture frames² . I try to take pictures of the kids because they are growing up so quickly. I want to capture³ them while they are kids... before they grow up on me. I often think about taking pictures with "famous" people that I somethimes work with, but I'm a bit embarrassed. But other than that, when it comes to taking pictures, I'm really not that shy. I like to make funny expressions and have fun while taking pictures. I also don't have a problem asking someone to take a picture of my family and me.
TALK ABOUT IT
1. Are you photogenic?
2. Do u have a "better side"?
3. Do u have lots of photo albums at home?
4. Are u shy when it comes to asking people to take ur picture?
5. How often do u look at ur childhood pictures?
6. Are u good at taking photo?
7. Do u have a digital camera/
8. Do u send digital pictures to ur friends often?
9. Are u any godd at those programs where u can manipulate⁴ digital photographs?
10. when was the last time u had a family photo taken?

1 convert   

v.（在形式、状态、用途等方面）（使）改变

参考例句：

• I must convert sorrow into strength.我要化悲痛为力量。
• At what rate does the dollar convert into pounds?美元以什么汇率兑换成英镑？

2 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。

3 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。

4 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？