LifeBEHINDtheLensUnit2AfraBillcunninghamJob:Nationality:Statues:photographerAmericaoneofthemostimportantphotographersofthelast50yearsPara.1-2Para.3-4Para.5-6Para.7WhatmadeCunninghamsogreatIntroductionofBillCunninghamCunningham’spassionforphotographyCunningham’slifephilosophyPara.1-2IntroductionofBillCunninghamAwhite-hairedoldman

ridinganordinarybicyclearoundthe

streetsofNewYork，alwayswearingthesameblueworkers

jacketandsimpleblackrunningshoes.Ifyousawhim,you’d

neverthinktherewasanything

remarkableabouthim.Andyet

everymemberofNewYork'swealthyhighsocietywanted

nothingmorethantoposeforthisman.一位白發老人總是穿著一件藍色工裝夾克和樣式簡單的黑色跑鞋,騎著一輛普通的自行車在紐約街頭穿梭。如果你看到他,你不會覺得他有任何引人注目的地方。然而,紐約富裕的上流社會中每一個人都想著對他擺姿勢、請他拍照。Para.1-2IntroductionofBillCunninghamThisordinary-lookingmanwasBillCunningham,oneofthe

mostimportantAmericanphotographersofthelast50years.這位看起來普普通通的人就是比爾?坎寧安,美國近五十年來最重要的攝影師之一。1.nothingmorethan只不過2.posefor為..擺姿勢Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?WhatmadeCunninghamsogreat?Itcertainlywasn'ttheuseof

expensivetechnologically-advancedequipment.Cunningham

alwaysusedsimple,relatively

cheapcamerasandtookallhis

picturesonthestreetsofNewYork,notinastudio.是什么使得坎寧安享有如此盛譽?當然不是因為他用了昂貴先進的設備。坎寧安總是使用簡單、相對便宜的相機,他所有照片的拍攝地都是紐約的街道,而不是攝影棚。Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?Norwasita

widerangeof

contactsandconnections.

Althoughhealways

knewwherefashionablepartiesandeventswerehappening,Cunninghamlikedtophotographordinarypeopleinthepoor

Bronx

asmuchasVIPSinrichManhattan.也不是因為他交友廣泛,識人無數。雖然他總是知道時尚聚會和大型活動舉辦的地點,但無論是對于在貧窮的布朗克斯拍攝普通人,還是在富裕的曼哈頓拍攝貴賓,他都同樣喜歡。倒裝句Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?1.完全倒裝：2.部分倒裝：謂語動詞+主語助動詞、be動詞、情態動詞+主語+謂語動詞完全倒裝句首例子常用謂語主語地點、時間的副詞here/there/now/thenbe/come/go/lien.運動方向的副詞up/down/in/out/awaybe/come/go/lie/run/standn.(表地點)介詞短語underthetablerun/standn.Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?部分倒裝1.否定表達位于句首：副詞：never/seldom/hardly/rarely/little短語：undernocircumstance/atnotime/bynomeans連詞：notonly...butalso(前倒后不倒）;notuntil（主倒從不倒）2.so/neither/nor位于句首：事實對事實加以肯定肯定so+助動詞、情態動詞、be動詞+主語否定Neither/Nor+助動詞、情態動詞、be動詞+主語Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?部分倒裝3.so/such位于句首：so+adj/adv+主句（半倒裝），that+從句such+n.+主句（半倒裝），that+從句4.only+狀語位于句首：only+時間副詞、介詞短語、狀語從句：then/later/once;in/by/with;when/afterPara.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?Hefoundinspiration

whereotherscouldnot,insimple,everydayscenes,suchasa

manbuyingorangesatthelocalgrocerystore,orawoman

ridinghomeonthegraffiti-coveredsubway.他能在一些簡單的日常場景中得到其他人法得到的靈感,比如一個在當地雜貨店買橘子的男人,或是一個乘坐畫滿涂鴉的地鐵回家的女人。Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?3.arangeof一系列的in/outofrange在范圍之內/之外rangfrom...to...在...范圍內4.asmuchas和..一樣多as/so+adj./adv原級+as和...一樣...5.inspirationn.靈感inspirev.激勵；鼓勵

~sb.todosth/tosth.激勵、鼓勵某人（做）某事Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?Thesethingswere

real,anditwaswithintheirrealitythatCunninghamsawboth

beautyandpotential.Throughhisfascination

withwhatpeople

werewearing,andnotwhotheywere,heopenedthedoorsof

fashiontoeveryone-fashionashesawit

belongedtothepeople,notjusttohighsocietyandbigbrands這些東西是真實的,在這種真實中,坎寧安看到了美好和潛力。他用自己迷戀的對象一一關注人們穿什么,而不是這些人是誰一一向所有人打開了時尚的大門。Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?6.potentialn.潛力；潛質adj.有潛力的~for（doing)sth做某事的潛力potentn.力量7.fascinationn.入迷；著迷befascinatedby對...著迷的8.belongto屬于belongingn.所屬物Languageisagift____________humans.Lions______________thecatfamily.belongingtobelongto無被動；無進行時；主動表被動Moreover,whatmadeCunninghamgreatwashisdevotiontophotography,andthehoursandhoursofsheerhardworkheputintohiswork.CunninghamwouldgooutontothestreetsofNewYorkeachandeveryday,regardlessoftheweather.Hewouldevenstayoutsideinastorm,notcomingbackuntilheknewhehadtherightphotos.Hehardlyever

tookadayoffandnotoncestayedhomesick.Thisdevotionandhardworkiswhatweseereflectedwithinhisphotos.Thisiswhatmakesthemsospecial.Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?此外,坎寧安的偉大之處還在于他對攝影的奉獻精神,以及他在工作中投入的大量時間和精力。不管天如何,坎寧安每天都會走上紐約的街頭。甚至在暴風雨時,他也會待在外面,直到他認為自己已經拍攝到滿意的照片才回家。他幾乎從未休過一天假,也從未因病待在家中。我們可以從他的照片中看到這種奉獻和努力。這就是使得這些照片如此與眾不同的原因。9.moreoveradv.此外；而且

=furthermore/besides10.devotionto對...獻身bedevotedtodoing/sth/sb致力于做...;對某人忠誠11.hardlyever幾乎不12.takeadayoff請一天假13.reflectvt.反映vi.反思reflectsb./sthin映出reflecton/upon認真思考Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?Para.3-4Whatmadehimgreat?Beliefsoffashion1.Fashionisnotrestrictedto________________________________2.Itbelongsto_____________3.Itisaboutwhatpeoplearewaering,not_________________Devotiontophotography1.Regardlessoftheweather,hewould________________________________________2.Hecouldn’tcomebackuntil_________________________________________3.Hehardlyever____________________________________________highsocietyandbigbrandspeoplewhotheyarehewouldgooutonthestreetofNewYorkheknewhehadtherightphotostookadayoffandnotoncestayedhomesick.Althoughhewasaworld-famousfashionphotographer

Cunningham'sapproachtolifewasuncomplicated.Helivedina

smallapartmentwithasharedwashroom.Asimple

restaurant

waswhereheusuallyhadthesamemealofsausages,eggsand

coffee.Para.5-6Cunningham’slifephilosophy雖然坎寧安是一位世界著名的時尚攝影師,但他的生活方式卻并不復雜。他住在一間與其他人共用浴室的小公寓里。他經常到一家簡單的餐館吃同樣的食物,有香腸、雞蛋和咖啡。14.fashionn.時尚fashionableadj.流行的；時髦的beinfashion流行beoutoffashion過時fashionshow時裝秀15.approachv.接近；靠近n.方法approachtosth解決某事的方法【近】manner/method/means16.uncomplicatedadj.簡單的；不復雜的complicatedadj.復雜的；難懂的【近】complex/sophisticated/elaboratePara.5-6Cunningham’slifephilosophyCunninghamneveracceptedthebenefits

offeredtohimforbeingafashionphotographer.Hevaluedhisintegrityandwouldnotbeboughtbyanyone,nomatterhowmanyfreeclothesorflightstofarawaydestinationshewasoffered.Andifhewenttoa

celebrityparty,hewastheretoworkratherthanhavefun.Para.5-6Cunningham’slifephilosophy作為時尚攝影師,坎寧安從未接受過這個職業帶給他的好處。他珍視自己的正直，不為任何人所動搖,無論提供給他多少免費衣物或遠程航班。而且如果他去參加名人聚會,他是去工作而不是玩樂。benefitfrom從...獲利integrityn.正直、誠實、完整nomatter+疑問詞=疑問詞+evercelebrityn.名人“Money'sthecheapestthing,”heoncesaid,thenaddedfreedomisthemostexpensive.”Thislackof

self-interestandpromotion

keptCunninghamfocusedonhis

craft,enablinghimtocaptureNewYork'suniquestreetstyle.Para.5-6Cunningham’slifephilosophy“錢是最不值錢的東西,”他曾說,“.........自由是最昂貴的。”對自身利益和升遷毫不關注,這使坎寧安能夠專注于自己的技能,捕捉到紐約獨特的街頭風格。interestn.興趣；利益；股份promotionn.提拔；晉升；促銷craftn.工藝；手藝18.enablesbtodosth讓某人能夠做某事;允許...做某事enablev.使能夠；使有機會

【近】allow/empower/permitLifephilosophy1.Helivedin_____________________2.Heate_____________________3.Heneveraccepted____________________________________________andvalued______________________.Para.5-6Cunningham’slifephilosophyasmallapartmentwithasharedwashroom.thesamemealofsausages,eggsandcoffe.thebenefitsofferedtohimbeingafashionphotograther.hisintegrityandwouldnotbeboughtbyanyone.TEMPLATEPRESENTATIONPara.7Cunningham’spassionforphotographyCunningham’spassionforphotographylastedthroughouthis

life.Hewas87whenhepassedaway,andhadbeenworking

rightupuntilhislastillness.Nothingeverstoppedhimfrom

gettingthephotohewanted.坎寧安對攝影的熱愛貫穿他的一生。他在87歲時與世長辭,一直到最后生病前他都在工作。沒有什么能阻擋他拍到想要的照片。19.haveapassionfor對...有強烈的愛好、情感flyintoapassion勃然大怒【近】affectionn.喜愛【反】hatredn.憎惡20.passaway去世21.stop/preventsb(from)doingsth=keepsbfromdoingsth阻止某人做TEMPLATEPRESENTATIONPara.7Cunningham’