(共12张PPT)
Life Behind
the Lens
Unit 2
A ________________(白发的) old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York, always _________(wear) the same blue worker’s jacket and simple black running shoes. If you saw him, you’d never think there was anything remarkable about him. And yet every member of New York’s ___________________(富有的上流社会) wanted nothing more than __________(摆姿势) this man. This ___________________(普通长相的) man was Bill Cunningham, one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years.
white-haired
wearing
wealthy high society
to pose for
ordinary-looking
What made Cunningham so great It certainly wasn’t the use of expensive, technologically-advanced equipment. Cunningham always used simple, relatively cheap cameras and took all his pictures on the streets of New York, not in a studio. Nor was it ______________________ (大范围的) contacts and connections. Although he always knew where ____________ (时尚,上流社会的) parties and events were happening, Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as VIPs in rich Manhattan.
a wide range of
fashionable
句意:虽然他总是知道时尚聚会和大型活动举办的地点,但无论是对于在贫穷的布朗克斯拍摄普通人,还是在富裕的曼哈顿拍摄贵宾,他都同样喜欢。
as much as
as long as
so (as) long as
as far as
多达;和……一样多
只要;长达;和……一样长
只要
至于,直到,远到;就……而言
【选词填空】
___________ you work hard and never give up, you are bound to enter your ideal university.
Before I knew it, I had spent twice _________ on the journey ___ had been planned.
After holding his breath for __________ he could underwater, Andy came up for air.
__________I am concerned, she was unfit for such a senior position.
As long as
as much
as
as long as
As far as
He found __________(inspire) where others could not, in simple, everyday scenes, such as a man _______(buy) oranges at the local ____________(超级市场), or a woman ________(ride) home on the graffiti-covered subway. These things were real, and it was within their reality that Cunningham saw both beauty and potential. Through his fascination with ___________ people were wearing, and not who they were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyone – fashion as he saw it ____________(属于) the people, not just to high society and big brands.
inspiration
buying
grocery store
riding
what
belonged to
where引导的状语从句
Through his fascination with what people were wearing, and not who they were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyone — fashion as he saw it belonged to the people, not just to high society and big brands.
句意:他用自己迷恋的对象-关注人们穿什么,而不是这些人是谁-向所有人打开了时尚的大门。在他看来,时尚属于民众,而不仅仅属于上流社会和大品牌。
what引导的从句作介词with的宾语
not后省略with, who引导的从句作with的宾语
插入语,起着解释说明作用
(1)The Chinese ____________ caused a sensation in Moscow.
中国时尚秀在莫斯科引起轰动。
(2)I'm looking for a pair of shoes __________________ this year.
我在找一双今年流行的鞋子。
【语法填空】
Welcome to our shop and choose __________ (fashion) dresses in a great variety of styles.
Long skirts have been _____ of fashion for a long time in the West, but they are coming back this year.
In my opinion, wearing comfortable clothes is much more important than being _____ fashion.
fashionable
out
in
fashion show
that are in fashion/
fashionable
Moreover, ________made Cunningham great was his ________(devote) to photography, and the hours and hours of sheer hard work he __________ (投入) his work. Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day, ___________(不顾) the weather. He would even stay outside in a storm, not coming back until he knew he had the right photos. He hardly ever _____________(请一天的假) and not once ______________(在家生病). This devotion and hard work is _______we see reflected within his photos. This is __________ makes them so special.
what
devotion
put into
regardless of
took a day off
stayed home sick
what
what
Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer, Cunningham’s ___________________________(生活的方式) was uncomplicated. He lived in a small apartment with a _________(share) washroom. A simple restaurant was ___________ he usually had the same meal of sausages, eggs and coffee.
approach to life
shared
where
Cunningham never accepted the benefits _________(offer) to him for being a fashion photographer. He valued his integrity and would not be bought by anyone, _____________(不管多么) many free clothes or flights to faraway destinations he was offered. And if he went to a _______________(名人派对), he was there to work __________(而不是) have fun. “Money’s the cheapest thing,” he once said, then ________(补充说):“... freedom is the most expensive.” This lack of self-interest and promotion kept Cunningham ____________(集中精力在) his craft, __________(enable) him to capture New York’s unique street style.
where
no matter how
celebrity party
rather than
added
focused on
enabling
Cunningham’s __________(对…的酷爱) photography lasted _____________ (贯穿他的一生). He was 87 when he ___________(去世), and had been working right up until his last illness. Nothing ever stopped him from getting the photo he wanted. His hard work made him more than a fashion photographer – he was a “cultural anthropologist”, _________ we can thank for recording the life of a whole city and its people over half a century. Bill Cunningham was an observer, and not one of the observed, a worker not a star – and this was ______ he wanted it.
passion for
throughout his life
passed away
who
how