【小龟乐游记】奇异人生（1）

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Max:Where am I? What's happening? I'm trapped in a storm? How did I get here? ...and where is "here"? Wait...There's the _(1)_...I'll be safe if I can make it there...I hope...Please let me make it there...Holy shit! Whoa! No! That was so surreal.

Mr.Jefferson:Alfred Hitchcock famously called film,"little pieces of time" but he could be talking about photography,as he likely was.

Max:Okay...I'm in class...Everything's cool...I'm okay...

Mr.Jefferson:...from light to shadow;from color to chiaroscuro¹.Now,can you give me an example of a photographer who perfectly² captured the human...

Max:I didn't __(2)__ ,and...that sure didn't feel like a dream...Weird³.

Mr.Jefferson:Seriously though,I could frame any one of you in a dark corner,and capture you in a moment...Shh,I believe Max has taken what you kids call a "_(3)_"...A dumb word for a wonderful photographic tradition.And Max...has a gift.Of course,as you all know,the photo portrait has been popolar since the early 1800s.Your generation was not the first to use images for selfie-expression.Sorry.I couldn't resist.The point remains⁴ that the portraiture⁵ has always been a vital aspect of art,and photography,for as long as it's been around.Now Max,since you've captured our interest and clearly want to join the conversation,can you please tell us the name of the process that gave birth to the first self-portraits?

Max:I did know!...But ___(4)___.

Mr.Jefferson:You either know this or not,Max.Is there anybody here who knows their stuff?

Victoria:Louis Daguerre was a French painter who created "daguerretypes" a process that gave portraits a sharp reflective style,like a mirror.Now you're totally stuck in the Retro Zone.Sad face.

Mr.Jefferson:And guys don't forget the deadline to submit a photo in the "Everyday Heroes" contest.I'll fly out with the winner to San Francisco where you'll be feted by the art world.It's great exposure and it can kickstart a _(5)_ in photography.So Stella and Alyssa,get it together.Taylor,don't hide,I'm still waiting for you entry too.And yes Max,I see you pretending not to see me.

1 chiaroscuro   

n.明暗对照法

参考例句：

• Caravaggio is famous for his use of chiaroscuro.卡拉瓦乔以其对明暗对照法的巧妙运用而出名。
• Master combines elements of traditional chinese painting with western perspectiv,chiaroscuro,and color schemes.大师将中国传统的绘画技法与西方的透视法、明暗对照法和颜色组合融为一体。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 portraiture   

n.肖像画法

参考例句：

• I am going to have my portraiture taken.我请人给自己画张肖像。
• The painting of beautiful women was another field of portraiture.人物画中的另一个领域是仕女画。