【在生活中學習語言】Taking an ID Photo 照大頭照
2008年08月30日蘋果日報
對話
Clerk：Have a seat on that bench and Ill take your photo.
店員︰請坐在長凳上拍照。
Customer：Do I need to sit any particular way？
顧客︰我需要特別的坐姿嗎？
Clerk：Just look straight into the camera. You can smile, but dont show your teeth.
店員︰直視鏡頭就好了。您可以微笑，但牙齒不要露出來。
Customer：Is this alright？
顧客︰這樣可以嗎？
Clerk：Yep. Also I need to see your ears, so please tuck your hair behind them.
店員︰可以。您還得露出耳朵，所以請把頭髮撥到耳後。

「句」細靡遺
★Just look straight into the camera. 直視鏡頭就好了。
★You can smile, but dont show your teeth.
你可以微笑，但牙齒不要露出來。
★I need to see your ears.
我要看你的耳朵。╱你得露耳朵。
★Please tuck your hair behind your ears. 請把頭髮撥到耳後。
替外國朋友拍照時，若不知道一些基本的拍照指示，到時侯可能會出現比手畫腳，甚至雞同鴨講的情形發生，以下為您整理一些拍照時常用的指示：
△Keep your eyes open.
眼睛請睜開。╱眼睛請不要閉起來。
△Take off your hat╱sunglasses.
請脫掉帽子。╱請摘下太陽眼鏡。

字字珠璣
★Have a seat 請就座。
= Take a seat.= Please sit down.
例：Have a seat, John. I want to talk to you about your raise.（約翰，請坐。我想要和你談談加薪的事。）
★take+所有格+photo╱picture 拍某人的照片
= take a photo╱picture of+人
例：Helen took pictures of Steve with his mouth open when he was sleeping.（海倫趁著史提夫張嘴大睡時，拍了他幾張照片。）
★particular a. 特別的
△in particular 特別地
= particularly = especially
例：Everyone in our company works very hard, Mark in particular╱particularly Mark╱especially Mark.（我們公司的人都努力工作，尤其馬克。）

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