文化面面觀：各種攝影藝術流派
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本片段劇情：Carl依照“契約”對一切都說Yes，結果被一個乞丐拿走了身上所有的現金，電話也被打到沒電，在送走乞丐后發現自己的車也沒油了。滿腔怒火的Carl在步行去加油站的途中忍不住自己歇斯底里了一把，然而，在加油站他瘋顛的自言自語卻引起了一個漂亮女孩的注意……
影片對白：
Carl (talks to himself): Hey, Carl. Do you wanna give all your money away to a homeless guy? Yes, yes, I do. How about letting him burn out your phone battery so you can't call AAA when you run out of gas? You know what? That sounds like a fucking great idea!!! Why don't you take a late-night stroll through the hills and get killed by the Manson family? Don't mind if I do. Come on, man. Yes. Since that's my only fucking option. Would you like to carry a 20-pound container of gas up a giant hill to your car? Oh, could I? Could I really?
Allison: (takes a picture of Carl) That's a good look.
Carl: Oh. Hi. Did you just take my picture?
Allison: Maybe. Did you just run out of gas?
Carl: Maybe.
Allison: That sucks. That happened to me last week.
Carl: When you were driving ridiculously far out of your way to drop off a homeless guy who wore out your phone battery so you couldn't call AAA?
Allison: Er...No. I take it that's what happened to you.
Carl: No. Why would you assume that?
Allison: He used up your phone?
Carl: Yeah. Apparently he was the most popular homeless man on the planet. He was staying connected. It was good to see. I'm just glad that I could be a part of it, really.
Allison: That must feel good.
Carl: Oh, truly, truly. Yeah. And I'm getting some exercise, which is cool.
Allison: Well, do you need a ride?
Carl: On that thing?
Allison: Am I going too fast for you?
Carl: No. In fact, I think you should go faster. That way if we crash, at least I'll die. I just don't wanna be kept alive artificially. What are you doing?
Allison: I'm taking a picture. Smile.
Carl: I can't see. I'm blind.
Allison: Me too. Isn't it great? Whoo!
Carl: Yeah, that's getting it good. Yep. Well, thanks again for the ride.
Allison: No problem. Hopefully the color will return to your face sometime soon.
Carl: I'm more of a four-wheel kind of guy.
Allison: Really? I never would've guessed that. You seemed so at ease on two. Can I have my helmet back now?
Carl: I'm still wearing it, aren't I?
Allison: Yeah.
Carl: Thanks.
Allison: So you okay?
Carl: Yeah, I'm good, unless you wanna stick around and make out.
Allison: What?
Carl: What did you say? Hey, I-- (Allison kisses Carl)
Allison: Have a good night.
Carl: Yes.
妙語佳句，活學活用
1. burn out one's phone battery: 把電話電池用光。burn out有“耗盡，使耗盡”的意思。例如：
The soil burns out under constant heavy cropping.
不間息地大量種植會把土壤肥力耗盡。
burn out也有“（使）精疲力竭”的意思。請看例子：
You must not burn yourself out in a blaze of energy.
你可別一個勁兒地干，把自己累垮。
2. AAA: American Automobile Association 美國汽車協會
3. take a stroll: 散步，溜達，閑逛。stroll可以作名詞用，例如：a short stroll before supper（晚飯前的短暫散步），也可以作動詞用，例如：stroll along the beach（沿海灘漫步）。
4. out of one's way: 不在預期的路線（或軌道）上。影片中Carl指他特地開車送乞丐去他的目的地，而不是順路搭載。
5. wear out: （使）耗盡。burn out/wear out battery都是“把電池用光”的意思?？匆幌吕樱篗y patience wore out/was worn out at last.（我最后失去了耐心。）
wear out還有“（使）疲乏，（使）厭倦；慢慢毀掉”的意思。請看例子：
He is worn out with domestic worry.（他被家里的煩惱事弄得疲憊不堪。）
What with his drinking and what with his jealousy, he wore himself out.
一半因為酗酒，一半因為嫉妒，他把自己給毀了。
wear out也可以表示“消磨，打發（時間）”，例如：wear out idle days（閑度時日）。
6. be kept alive artificially: Carl的意思是說如果出車禍的話，他寧愿當場死亡，也不愿意落得個半死不活。
7. I'm more of four-wheel kind of guy: 我更習慣坐汽車出行。more of的意思是“更大程度上的……”，看一下例子：He is more of a poet than a musician.（與其說他是個音樂家還不如說他是個詩人。）
8. at ease: 自在，不拘束。請看例子：
He was never at his ease with Frank.（他跟弗蘭克在一起總是感到很不自在。）
9. stick around: 逗留，留下?？匆幌吕樱?/p>
I ought to stick around if you are going to be out.
如果你要出去，我就得留下。
stick around還有“呆在附近，等在旁邊”的意思。例如：
Stick around for a while, he will soon be back.（請等一會兒，他馬上就會回來。）
10. make out: <俚> 親吻愛撫。影片中Carl一不小心脫口說出了他下意識的想法。
文化面面觀：各種攝影藝術流派
考考你：小試牛刀
