Upper-Intermediate - Group Photo (D0772)

A哇!这儿真漂亮!大家拍张合照吧。站那儿,对、对。就那儿。
wā! zhèr zhēn piàoliang! dàjiā pāi zhāng hézhào ba. zhàn nàr, duì, duì. jiù nàr.
Wow! It's so beautiful here. Let's take a group photo together, everyone. Stand over there... right, right. Just there.
B可是这儿背光。还是换个地方吧。这儿怎么样?
kěshì zhèr bèiguāng. háishì huàn ge dìfang ba. zhèr zěnmeyàng?
But the light is poor here. Maybe we better choose another place. How about here?
C风景没那里漂亮。
fēngjǐng méi nàli piàoliang.
The scenery isn't as beautiful there.
A也不错,就站这儿吧。来,大家都站过去。快点、快点!别磨蹭了。
yě bùcuò, jiù zhàn zhèr ba. lái, dàjiā dōu zhàn guòqu. kuài diǎn, kuài diǎn! bié móceng le.
It's pretty nice too. Just stand here. Come on, everyone go stand over there. Quickly! Don't dawdle.
B我们这么多人拍得进去吗?
wǒmen zhème duō rén pāi de jìnqù ma?
Can you get that many people in the photo?
A可以,但是要靠紧一点。来,大家往中间靠靠。不行,还要再靠紧一点。
kěyǐ, dànshì yào kào jǐn yīdiǎn. lái, dàjiā wǎng zhōngjiān kào kao. bùxíng, hái yào zài kào jǐn yīdiǎn.
Yes, but you have to crowd a little closer in. Come on, everybody squeeze in for a little while. Still no good, everyone needs to squeeze a little closer.
C这样不行。要不,我们分两排站吧。
zhèyàng bùxíng. yàobu, wǒmen fēn liǎng pái zhàn ba.
I still can't get it like this. Or, how about we make two rows.
A好主意。来,高的人站后面。前面的人稍微蹲下去一点。对,这样每个人的脸都很清楚。哎,干吗那么严肃?大家笑一笑,笑一笑。
hǎo zhǔyi. lái, gāo de rén zhàn hòumian. qiánmian de rén shāowēi dūn xiàqu yīdiǎn. duì, zhèyàng měi ge rén de liǎn dōu hěn qīngchu. āi, gànmá nàme yánsù? dàjiā xiào yi xiào, xiào yi xiào.
Good idea. OK, the tall people stand in the back. The people in the front can squat a little. Right, this way we can see everyone's faces. Hey, what's with everyone being so serious? Smile a little, everyone. Smile!
B我们蹲得累死了!快拍吧!
wǒmen dūn de lèi sǐ le! kuài pāi ba!
We're so tired from squatting. Hurry up and take the picture!
A马上好。哎,你们几个别老做胜利的手势,每次都是这个动作。傻死了!自然一点。脸往里面侧一点。
mǎshàng hǎo. āi, nǐmen jǐge bié lǎo zuò shènglì de shǒushì, měicì dōu shì zhège dòngzuò. shǎ sǐ le! zìrán yīdiǎn. liǎn wǎng lǐmiàn cè yīdiǎn.
Almost ready. Hey you few, stop making the peace sign with your fingers, everyone's always doing that. It's so idiotic. Act natural. Turn your faces to the middle a little.
C你怎么要求这么高,跟个专业摄影师一样。
nǐ zěnme yāoqiú zhème gāo, gēn ge zhuānyè shèyǐngshī yīyàng.
You're so demanding--you're acting like a professional photographer.
A我这不是为了把你们拍得漂亮点吗?好了,我数三,大家一起说“茄子”。一、二、三。
wǒ zhè bù shì wèile bǎ nǐmen pāi de piàoliang diǎn ma? hǎo le, wǒ shǔ sān, dàjiā yīqǐ shuō"qiézi". yī, èr, sān.
Yes but it's all to make you look more beautiful in the photo, right? All right, I'll count to three and everyone say "eggplant." One, two, three.
BC茄子!
qiézi!
Eggplant!
A咦?闪光灯怎么没亮?再来一张吧!
yí? shǎnguāngdēng zěnme méi liàng? zài lái yī zhāng ba!
Huh? How come the flash didn't go off? Let's take another!
B没亮吗?我明明开了呀。让我看看。
méi liàng ma? wǒ míngmíng kāi le ya. ràng wǒ kàn kan.
Didn't go off? I turned it on, for sure. Let me see.
C有没有搞错呀?真是浪费大家的感情。快点,快点,我们影响人家走路了。
yǒu méiyǒu gǎocuò ya? zhēnshì làngfèi dàjiā de gǎnqíng. kuài diǎn, kuài diǎn, wǒmen yǐngxiǎng rénjiā zǒulù le.
Did you do something wrong? You really wasted everyone's emotion. Hurry up, we're getting in people's way.
A好了。来,大家看我。一、二、三,“茄子”!
hǎo le, lái, dàjiā kàn wǒ. yī, èr, sān, "qiézi"!
OK. Come on, everyone, look at me. One, two, three, "eggplant!"
BC茄子!
qiézi!
Eggplant!

Key Vocabulary

合照hézhàogroup photo
背光bèiguāngpoor lighting
磨蹭mócengto dawdle
kàoto lean
jǐntight
dūnto squat
严肃yánsùsolemn
胜利shènglìvictory
手势shǒushìsign, gesture
to lean
摄影师shèyǐngshīphotographer
茄子qiézieggplant
闪光灯shǎnguāngdēngflash
明明míngmíngclearly
搞错gǎocuòto be mistaken
浪费làngfèito waste
影响yǐngxiǎngto influence

Supplementary Vocabulary

光线guāngxiànlight rays
反光fǎnguāngreflection
快门kuàiméncamera shutter
焦距jiāojùzoom
模糊móhublurry
数码相机shùmǎxiàngjīdigital camera
删除shānchúto delete