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#英語思維#
【編者按】看完這篇文章,相信你也會驚嘆於我們大腦的能力,深信「我思故我在」所言不謬了,來體會大腦的自動聚焦、自動「zoom in」的能力吧!
Why does the moon look big to our eyes but when we take a picture it's really small?【譯】為什麼月亮在我們眼中看起來很大,但當我們拍照時它卻實在是小得多?【單詞】moon [moon][mun] n. 月亮;月球
Others are right about your brain's ability to focus, but also many cameras (including until very recently basically all mobile phone cameras) are very wide-angle.【譯】很多人都準確地指出了人們大腦的聚焦不過,但其實還有原因是:現在的很多攝像頭(包括許多手機攝像頭)都是廣角的。【單詞】brain [breyn][bren] n. 腦;智力【單詞】ability [uh-'bil-i-tee]['blti] n. 能力;才能【單詞】focus ['foh-kuhs]['fks] v. (使)集中;聚集,聚焦【單詞】cameras 原型:camera ['kam-er-uh, 'kam-ruh]['kmr] n. 照相機;攝像機【單詞】basically ['bey-sik-lee]['beskli] adv. 基本上;主要地【單詞】mobile ['moh-buhl, -bahyl]['mbal] adj. 移動的;易變的;活動的【單詞】phone [fohn][fn] n. 電話;電話機;聽筒【單詞】wide-angle ['wahyd-'ang-guhl]['wad'ɡl] adj. 寬角度的;用寬角度的,這裡指照相機鏡頭的廣角能力
This is great for fitting in all of your friends from just arm's length.【譯】這對於在伸臂可及的距離拍攝進你所有的朋友是非常有用的。【單詞】fitting 原型:fit [fit][ft] v. 適合;安裝,這裡指能夠將所有人拍進(裝進)照片中【單詞】arm [ahrm][ɑm] n. 臂,胳膊【單詞】length [lengkth, length, lenth][leθ] n. 長度;時間長短;距離
It's also absolutely awful at capturing things at a distance, since such a tremendously large area is in-frame.【譯】但它在捕捉遠距離物體時會非常糟糕,因為畫面中有如此大的區域。【單詞】absolutely [ab-suh-'loot-lee, 'ab-suh-loot-]['bslutli] adv. 完全地;絕對【單詞】awful ['aw-fuhl]['fl] adj. 糟糕的;可怕的;充滿敬畏的;難受的
【單詞】capturing 原型:capture ['kap-cher]['kpt] vt. 捕獲;(用照片等)留存【單詞】distance ['dis-tuhns]['dstns] n. 距離;路程;遠方 vt. 與 …… 保持距離【單詞】tremendously [trih-'men-duhs][tr'mendsli] adv. 驚人地;非常;十分【單詞】in-frame ['nfr'em] n. 幀內,在照片內
It's an illusion of perspective.【譯】這是一種透視的錯覺。【單詞】illusion [ih-'loo-zhuhn]['lun] n. 錯覺;幻覺【單詞】perspective [per-'spek-tiv][p'spektv] n. 遠景;看法;透視 adj. 透視的
When you look up at the moon, your eyes focus on it and your brain decides that everything around it is background.【譯】當你仰望月亮時,你的眼睛會聚焦在它身上,你的大腦會認為它周圍的一切都是背景。【短語】focus on…… 專注於……,集中在……上;例句:We focus on your lifestyle, to ignite your senses. 我們關注你的生活方式,點燃你的感覺。【單詞】decides 原型:decide [dih-'sahyd][d'sad] v. 決定;判斷;斷定【單詞】background ['bak-ground]['bkɡrand] n. 背景;經歷;幕後;後景
When you take a photo, the device decides that the entire image is important and doesn't seperate the moon from the sky.【譯】而當你拍照時,(攝像)設備會認為整個圖像很重要,不會將月亮和天空分開。【單詞】photo ['foh-toh]['ft] n. 照片 v. 拍照【單詞】device [dih-'vahys][d'vas] n. 裝置;設備【單詞】entire [en-'tahyuhr][n'ta] adj. 全部的;完整的;全面的【單詞】image ['im-ij]['md] n. 印象;形象;影像;圖像;肖像 vt. 反映;想像;描繪【單詞】seperate ['seprt] adj. 分開的;不同的;單獨的;各自的 v. 分開;隔開;區分;分居;脫離
I wish they had a camera filter that can adjust for this.【譯】我希望他們有一個相機濾鏡,可以出(人腦的)這個效果。【單詞】filter ['fil-ter]['flt] n. 過濾器;濾鏡;濾光器【單詞】adjust [uh-'juhst]['dst] v. 調整;校準;調節;使適應
I just want beautiful pictures of the moon and sunsets etc but on my phone.【譯】我只想要月亮和日落等美麗的照片,但在我的手機上無能為力。【單詞】beautiful ['byoo-tuh-fuhl]['bjutfl] adj. 美麗的;好的;出色的【單詞】sunsets 原型:sunset ['suhn-set]['snset] n. 日落
【單詞】etc 外來詞 ['etk] abbr. 及其他;等等(=Et cetera)
Focal length of eyes and cameras are different.【譯】眼睛和相機的焦距不同。【單詞】focal ['foh-kuhl]['fkl] adj. 焦點的
As are the aperture and the ability of the brain to process the image compared to a cameras processing.【譯】與照相機處理圖像的方式相比,大腦的「光圈」和處理圖像的能力也是有所不同。【單詞】aperture ['ap-er-cher]['pt] n. 孔;孔徑;光圈;縫隙【單詞】compared 原型:compare [kuhm-'pair][km'pe] v. 比較;對比 n. 比較;對照
The human brain tends to stretch an image that is small and far away to make it more useful for us too!【譯】人類的大腦傾向於拉伸一個又小又遠的圖像,使它對我們也更容易被看清!【用法】tend to表示「朝某方向;趨向;偏重」,後面接動詞原形。如:We tend to make mistakes when we do things in a hurry.忙中不免出錯。【單詞】stretch [strech][stret] v. 伸展;延伸;張開;誇大
The human eye has a focal length of roughly 50 millimeters.【譯】人眼的焦距大約為50毫米。【單詞】roughly ['rfli] adv. 粗略地;大約;粗暴地;粗糙地【單詞】millimeters 原型:millimeter ['mil-uh-mee-ter]['mlmit] n. 毫米
In order to get an image that will look "the same" as when looked with an unaided eye, the lens must be 50 mm.【譯】為了獲得與用肉眼觀察時「相同」的圖像,鏡頭的焦距也必須為50毫米。【單詞】unaided [n'edd] adj. 未受協助的;獨立的【單詞】lens [lenz][lenz] n. 鏡頭;鏡片;透鏡;(眼球的)水晶體 v. 給…攝影;給…拍照
Most phones and point-and-shoot cameras have lenses with a focal length shorter than 50 millimeters to achieve width.【譯】大多數手機和便攜相機的鏡頭焦距都小於50毫米,以便獲得足夠的照相寬度。【語法】shorter than 形容詞或副詞比較級 + than,是「比……更……」的意思;例句:He is younger than me. 他比我(更)年輕。He runs faster than me. 他比我跑得(更)快。【單詞】point-and-shoot adj. 傻瓜相機; 可直接拍攝的【單詞】lenses 原型:lens [lenz][lenz] n. 鏡頭;鏡片;透鏡;(眼球的)水晶體 v. 給…攝影;給…拍照【單詞】achieve [uh-'cheev]['tiv] v. 完成;達到;實現
The distant objects will appear smaller because of that.【譯】因為這一點,遠處的物體會顯得更小。【單詞】distant ['dis-tuhnt]['dstnt] adj. 疏遠的;遙遠的【單詞】objects 原型:object ['ob-jikt, -jekt]['bdkt] n. 物體;目標;對象