节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-01-16
难易度:Medium
关键字:shake, blurry, zoom, object, focus, tripod, digital
You're watching Let's Talk in English.
It's a great day here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie, and I'm one of the teachers here on the show.
We have a lot of great things to learn together today.
Our topic is still TECHNOLOGY.
And we have part two of our lesson A Perfect Picture.
A Perfect Picture.
Nathan, do you know how to take good pictures?
Well, some people take classes to learn how to take good pictures.
I have never taken one of those classes, but I have taken many video classes.
So I think that's helped me a little bit.
Hello, everyone, my name is Nathan.
It is great to learn here with you today.
Well, friends, yesterday we saw Ken and Susie.
Ken knows a lot about cameras, so he is going to help Susie find a new camera.
So yesterday we talked about some things you needed to know.
You needed to know about a flash and a lens.
Was there anything else we learned about, Nathan?
Well, it's also important, if you're going to buy a new camera, to think about
whether it's for work or for fun.
Then you might get a bigger or smaller camera.
That's right.
OK. Now it's time to learn our key words for today with Christina.
Hello.
(Chinese).
Taking a good photo is not easy.
It can be harder than it looks.
There are many different ways to take pictures.
Here are some tips to help you take good pictures.
Use a tripod.
It keeps the camera from shaking.
Then your pictures won't be blurry.
Use a zoom.
It makes an object look bigger.
That makes a better picture.
Most cameras have zoom lenses.
Cellphone cameras have a digital zoom.
Focus your lens until the picture is clear.
Well, now we're going to learn how to take a great picture.
There are a lot of great tips in today's Read It.
Yes, there are.
We know taking a good photo is not easy.
It's harder than it looks.
Hey, I've heard that phrase before.
Oh! That's today's Calendar Phrase.
It's harder than it looks.
It's harder than it looks.
(Chinese).
Jumping is easy.
It's harder than it looks.
Catching bugs is easy.
It's harder than it looks.
Swimming is easy.
It's harder than it looks.
All those things are easy.
Easy for you.
You're a frog!
It's harder than it looks.
It's harder than it looks.
(Chinese).
So some things are harder than they look.
Katie, can you think of something that is harder than it looks?
Oh, I can.
I think that singing is harder than it looks.
Some people are good at it, but I think it's hard.
Ah, I think you mean that singing is harder than it sounds.
Just kidding.
That's a good example.
Now today our Read It gives us three great tips for taking good pictures.
Yes. And a tip is something that helps you to do something else.
So the first tip we have is that you should use a tripod.
Ah, have you used a tripod before, Katie?
No, Nathan, I haven't needed to use a tripod.
But I think it would be very useful because a tripod keeps your camera from
shaking.
Oh. So it keeps the camera from moving around?
That would be very important.
That's true.
And if the camera shakes or moves around, then your picture that you take will
be blurry.
Oh, I hate it when that happens.
Blurry pictures are hard to see.
You're right, blurry pictures are not good.
You don't want to take a blurry picture.
I probably would throw away blurry pictures.
They're just not nice-looking.
Yeah, that's true.
I wouldn't keep a blurry picture, either.
I want a clear picture.
I want a picture I can see.
Now another tip is to use the zoom on your camera.
It makes things look bigger.
That's a good idea.
And instead of saying "use the zoom," you can also say "zoom in." If you zoom in
on something, you make it bigger.
So if you zoom out on something, that makes it smaller.
OK. Now it's time to go to Conversation A for today.
Hi, Ken.
You always take such great pictures.
Thank you, Rob.
Can you give me some tips?
Sure. Light is important.
You can't take a good picture without good light.
So too little light is bad?
Not always.
But that's usually true.
Sometimes when I take pictures, they look blurry.
How do I fix that?
A tripod helps.
It keeps the camera from shaking.
Well, we know that Ken always takes such great pictures.
And that is a great sentence to use.
That's right.
I could also say that Nathan has such good ideas.
Or Katie always makes such great cookies.
That's another way to use this sentence.
Well, that's great.
Now, Rob asks Ken for some tips.
You can ask someone for tips when you need help.
That's right.
Like this:
Katie, I know you play tennis a lot.
Do you think that you can give me any tips about how to play?
Well, sure, Nathan.
I'd love to give you some tips.
Maybe later you can give me some tips on singing!
Well, of course, I can.
Now Ken gives Rob some tips, too.
He says, "You can't take a good picture without good light.".
Wait, wait.
That's today's Use It sentence.
So let's find out some more about it right now.
Now we're going to learn how to use the pattern:
You can't do something without something.
For example: You can't mail a letter without a stamp.
Or... You can't ride a bicycle without a helmet.
So remember to use it.
(Music).
What a useful sentence.
You can't take a good picture without good light.
So too little light is bad.
And "too little" means not enough.
Not enough light is usually bad when you try to take a picture.
And if it's usually bad, that means that it is bad most of the time, but not all
of the time.
Well, that's a great point, Nathan.
And I could also say that I usually go exercise when I finish working at night.
But I don't always go, so that's why I say I usually exercise.
And we also see a tip about using a tripod when you take pictures.
It keeps the camera from shaking.
Well, we mentioned this earlier.
But let's learn about the word shake.
Shake means to move around.
Sometimes when you're cold, your body might shake.
Your arms might move up and down.
Or sometimes you might shake things around so that they mix together.
Oh, and did you know the past tense of the word shake?
I do. It's shook. S-H-O-O-K.
Now we need to hurry and learn something new from Christina.
(Chinese).
(Music).
Well, that was some great help from Christina.
Right now it's time for us to take a short break.
But we'll be right backafter that.