Unit 2 A life’s work Understanding ideas 语言点 课件（共25张）

(共25张PPT)
Unit 2 A life's work
Understanding ideas
Life Behind the Lens
(Language points)
A white-haired old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York, always wearing the same blue workers jacket and simple black running shoes.
Translation
一位白发老人总是穿着一件蓝色工装夹克和样式简单的黑色跑鞋，骑着一辆普通的自行车在纽约街头穿梭。
And yet every member of New York's wealthy high society wanted nothing more than to pose for this man.
high society 上流社会
nothing more than 仅仅，只不过=only / merely
pose v. (使)摆好姿势;假装; 炫耀; 引起; 提问
n. 姿势; 装腔作势 　
pose a threat/ challenge/ danger/ risk 构成威胁/挑战/危险/风险
pose a question 提出问题
pose for...为(画像、摄影等)摆好姿势
pose as sb.佯装某人，冒充某人，假扮某人
This ordinary-looking man was Bill Cunningham, one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years.
ordinary-looking adj.相貌平平的
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.
technologically-advanced adj.技术先进的
take pictures/ photos 拍照片
Nor was it a wide range of contacts and connections.
a wide range of 范围广泛的;大范围的;一系列的
range n．一系列；范围，界限，区间；山脉；射程　
vi.变动,变化；vi.& vt.徘徊，漫步，四处移动
range from... to... 在…与…之间变化；
包括从…到…之间
range between... and... 在…与…之间变化
He found inspiration where others could not. in simple, everyday scenes such as a man buying oranges at the local grocery store, or a woman riding home on the graffiti-covered subway.
grocery store 超级市场
graffiti-covered adj.涂鸦覆盖的
Translation
他能在一些简单的日常场景中得到其他人无法得到的灵感，比如一个在当地杂货店买橘子的男人，或是一个乘坐画满涂鸦的地铁回家的女人。
These things were real, and it was within their reality that Cunningham saw both beauty and potential.
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.
as he saw it 在他看来
belong to 属于；是...的成员
fashion n. (衣服、发式等的)流行款式，时兴式样；
(行为、活动等的)时尚，时兴
be in fashion 正流行
come into fashion 流行，开始风行
be/go out of fashion 不流行的，过时的
fascination n. 着迷，迷恋
a fasciantion for/with 对...十分感兴趣，酷爱
be fascianted by 对...着迷，被...吸引
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.
Translation
他用自己迷恋的对象一一关注人们穿什么，而不是这些人是谁一一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。
Moreover, what made Cunningham great was his devotion to photography, and the hours and hours of sheer hard work he put into his work.
devotion to 对...的奉献/ 专心
put into 将...投入，使...融入
Translation
此外，坎宁安的伟大之处还在于他对摄影的奉献精神，以及他在工作中投入的大量时间和精力。
Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day, regardless of the weather. He would even stay outside in a storm, not coming back until he knew he had the right photos.
each and every 每一个，无例外（用于加强语气）
regardless of 不管，不顾
Translation
不管天气如何，坎宁安每天都会走上纽约的街头。甚至在暴风雨时，他也会待在外面，直到他认为自己已经拍摄到满意的照片才回家。
He hardly ever took a day off and not once stayed home sick.
take a day off 请一天假
not once=never once 从来，从来没有
take off
休息，休假
脱下，摘掉
(飞机等)起飞
突然大受欢迎，迅速流行，突然成功
调离，解除(工作、职务等)
Practice
Tim took off his coat and jumped into the water to save the drowning boy.
When the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.
After his third film, his career of film performance took off.
His mother was seriously ill, so he had to take a day off.
脱下
起飞
突然成功
休假
This devotion and hard work is what we see reflected within his photos. This is what makes them so special.
Translation
我们可以从他的照片中看到这种奉献和努力。这就是使得这些照片如此与众不同的原因。
Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer Cunningham's approach to life was uncomplicated.
one’s approach to 某人对...的方式
approach
v. 接近，靠近
approach sb. for/about sth. 就某事与某人洽谈/打交道
be approaching 快到了
n. 途径，方法，接近
at the approach of 在快到...的时候
an approach to doing sth. 做某事的方法
adj. approachable
表示“做……的方法”的表达有：
an approach to doing sth.
way to do sth./way of doing sth.
means of doing sth.
method of doing sth.
表示“……来临”的表达有：
be approaching /coming
be drawing near
be around the corner
be on the way
be at hand
Cunningham never accepted the benefits offered to him for being a fashion photographer.
◆benefit v. 获益 n. 好处；福利费；保险金
benefit sb./sth. 对某人/物有利
benefit from sth. 得益于某事
be of (great) benefit to sb./sth. = be beneficial to sb./sth.
对某人/物是有好处的
Translation
作为时尚摄影师，坎宁安从未接受过这个职业带给他的好处。
He valued his integrity and would not be bought by anyone, no matter how many free clothes or flights to faraway destinations he was offered.
Translation
他珍视自己的正直，不为任何人所动摇，无论提供给他多少免费衣物或远程航班。
And if he went to a celebrity party, he was there to work rather than have fun.
rather than 的用法
Examples
He ran rather than _________(walk).
He decided to study rather than ________ (work).
Rather than ________(stay) here, I prefer to leave.
You rather than I __________ going to go camping.
要去野营的是你,而不是我。
(to) work
walked
stay
are
rather than 连接两个并列结构,如名词、代词、形容词、动词-ing 形式、不定式等。并且它所连接的两个结构的词性应该保持一致。
rather than 连接两个不定式时,后一个常省略 to,当rather than 位于句首时,后常跟不带to的动词不定式。
rather than 连接的两个并列结构作主语时,谓语动词应与rather than 前面的结构在人称和数上保持一致。有相同用法的词语还有:as well as, together with, with 等。
Summary
This lack of self-interest and promotion kept Cunningham focused on his craft, enabling him to capture New York's unique street style.
lack of 缺乏
focus on 集中于，全神贯注于
Translation
对自身利益和升迁毫不关注，这使坎宁安能够专注于自己的技能，捕捉到纽约独特的街头风格。
Cunningham’s passion for photography lasted throughout his life. He was 87 when he passed away, and had been working right up until his last illness. Nothing ever stopped him from getting the photo he wanted.
one’s passion for 某人对...的热情
pass away 去世
stop sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
Translation
坎宁安对摄影的热爱贯穿他的一生。他在87岁时与世长辞,一直到最后生病前他都在工作。没有什么能阻挡他拍到想要的照片。
His hard work made him more than a fashion photographer-he was a “cultural anthropologist”, who we can thank for recording the life of a whole city and its people over half a century.
Translation
他的辛勤工作使他不仅是一名时尚摄影师——他更是一位“文化人类学家”，我们感谢他记录了整个城市及其人民长达半个世纪的生活。
more than
He is more than a writer; he is also a professor.
There are more than 6000 students in our school.
They are more than glad to help.
She is more a singer than a writer.
The girl is more higher than me.
Bill Cunningham was an observer, and not one of the observed. a worker not a star- and this was how he wanted it.
the observed the+adj.表示一类人
The police have been observing his movements.
Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still observe the traditional customs.
Chinese people all over the world observe the Spring Festival.
监视
遵守
庆祝
observe vt. 看到；注意到；观察；遵守；庆祝
observe sb.do/doing sth. 观察某人做(强调过程)/正在做(强调正在进行)某事
observe the customs 遵守习俗
observation n. 观察；观察力；监视；评论
make an observation of 对……进行观察
under observation 在监视下