然则只要树起天线，捕捉乐观信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年轻。
Have an aim in life， or your energies will be wasted.
没有目标的一生注定碌碌无为，确定一个目标吧。
It is not by the grey of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.
白发并不能告诉你一个人的心理年龄。
Lesson 58 取照片
出口成章
Excuse me， can you get my photos back？ 劳驾，能帮我取回照片吗？
I come to get my photos taken the other day. 我来取前几天拍的照片。
Are my photos taken yesterday ready？ 我昨天拍的照片洗好了吗？
Can you give me your receipt please？ 能出示您的收据吗？
Please check if these are your photos. 请看下这些是否是您的照片。
Are these photos of the dimensions I told you？ 这些照片的尺寸是按照我告诉你的冲洗的吗？
Sorry， your photos are not developed yet. 不好意思，你的相片还没有冲洗好。
Please pick 8 photos among those 12. 请从12张照片中挑选8张。
The photos are not as good as I thought. You should take photos for me once again without any charge. 这些照片不是我想象得那么好，你们得给我免费重拍。
We also have frames and album books to go with the photos. 我们还有配搭相片的相框和相册。
The photos are overexposed. 这些照片曝光过度了。
My mum’s feet are not included in the photo. I wonder if your photographer is qualified. 我妈妈的脚都没有被照进照片。我怀疑你们摄影师的水准。
Our wedding photos are so beautiful. I’d like to develop one more set for my mother-in-law.我们的婚礼照片真漂亮。我想多洗一套送给我婆婆。
How much do you charge for an additional set？ 多洗一套，费用你们怎么收取？
This photo is so fabulous. Can you give us the authority to make it a poster on our window？ 这张照片太美了。您能授权给我们把它做成海报张贴在敝店的橱窗里吗？
职场聊天一语惊人抄这段
Morning！ Can I help you？
您好，有什么我能帮您的吗？
I come to get my photo taken some other day.
我来取前几天拍的照片。
Can you show me your receipt please？
能给我看下您的收据吗？
Here it is.
在这儿。
Oh， it’s Mr. Simon. Let me check if your photos are ready. Please wait for a moment.
哦，是西蒙先生。我去看看您的照片有没有洗好。请稍等。
OK， but please be quick， as I have a meeting in half an hour.
好的，但是请快些，我半小时后有个会。
Please check if these are your photos and if they’re qualified.
请看看这些是不是您的照片，是否符合您的要求。
Well， these are mine. Quite nice， good enough for passport use.
这是我的照片。非常好 ，作为护照照片使用没问题。
Thanks. Do you also need the digital file of the photo？
谢谢。您还需要照片的数字备份吗？
Yes please.
请给我一份。
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
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中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
我能取回照片吗？ Can I take my photos back？ I would like to take back the photos taken at your place.
照片效果不理想。 The photos are not good. The photos are not what I expected.
照片曝光过度了。 The photos got overexposed. These photos have seen an overexposure.
照片颜色很淡。 The light in the photo is too weak. The photos are faint.
照片里的物体变形了。 Things in the photo are not what they are. The subjects in the photo are distorted.
你们洗的照片不清晰。 Your photo is not clear. Your photo is blurred.
这张照片拍得真好。 This photo is so nice！ The photo is really well taken.
这张照片比我本人好看。 This photo shows me better than what I am. The photo flatters me.
你妻子的这张照片拍得不错。 Your wife’s photo is very nice. Your wife comes out well in this photo.
我想用这张底片印两张放大的照片。 I’d like 2 enlarged photos using this film. I’d like 2 enlargements from this negative.
重点词汇解析
1. enlarge [in‘lɑ：d？] vt. 放大（照片）
【例句】Please enlarge the picture.
请放大这张照片。
2. dimension [di’menn] n. （长、宽、厚、高等的）尺寸
【例句】What are the dimensions of this desk？
这张桌子的尺寸是多少？
3. exposure [iks‘p？u] n. 曝光；曝光时间；照相底片
【例句】How many exposures have you made？
你照了几张照片？
4. vivid [’vivid] n. （色彩、光线等）鲜艳的，鲜明的，强烈的
【例句】Vivid colors are shown perfectly in this photo.
这张照片色彩鲜明。
5. faint [feint] adj. 微弱的，暗淡的，模糊的
【例句】Her breath became faint.
她的呼吸变得微弱。
英语加油站：每天读点英语经典
马丁·路德·金的经典名句
Darkness cannot drive out darkness； only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate； only love can do that.
黑暗不能驱除黑暗，只有光明可以做到；仇恨不能驱除仇恨，只有爱可以做到。
In the end， we will remember not the words of our enemies， but the silence of our friends.
在最后，我们会记得的不是敌人的话语，而是朋友们的沉默。
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience， but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
对一个人的终极衡量，不在于他舒适方便之时的立场，而在于他面对挑战和争议的立场。
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
一个没有立场的人总是相信任何事。