Taking pictures
史密斯：你好，请问可以帮我拍张照吗？
路人：好的。
史密斯：从这里拍，把后面的塔拍进去就可以了。
路人：你要半身还是全身？
史密斯：都可以的。
路人：快门是按这个键吗？
史密斯：是的，按着这个它会自动调焦距的。
路人：准备好了吗？
史密斯：好了。
路人：一，二，三，茄子！
路人：等一下，再来几张，这样你可以挑。
史密斯：这倒是。好的。
路人：一，二，三，茄子！
史密斯走向路人，路人把相机还给他。
路人：你看看怎么样？
史密斯：很好诶！比我想象的好看多了，你拍照技术很牛！
路人：哪里，你觉得好就好哦！我感觉第二张最好。
史密斯：我也觉得，谢谢谢谢。
路人：谢啥，小事情。对了，你可以跟我们合张影吗？我妹妹一直想跟老外拍张合照。
史密斯：没问题！
路人：来，大家一起做个好玩的动作，或者做个鬼脸嘛！
史密斯：怎么做？
路人：比如斗鸡眼啊，头上两只角啊，怎样都行！
大家：一，二，三，茄子！
路人：谢啦！
史密斯：不客气。
路人：你给我们留个邮箱或者电话吧? 回头我们可以把照片发给你。
史密斯：哦哦，也对。我写给你，我找找纸。
路人：不用啦，你报一下就好，我记手机里。
史密斯：smiths@gmail.com
路人：好的，先走啦！保持联系！
史密斯：嗯嗯，再见。
Taking pictures
Shǐmísī: Nǐ hǎo, qǐng wèn kěyǐ bāng wǒ pāi zhāng zhào ma?
Lùrén: Hǎo de.
Shǐmìsī: Cóng zhèlǐ pāi, bǎ hòumiàn de tǎ pāijinqu jiù kěyǐle.
Lùrén: Nǐ yào bànshēn háishi quánshēn?
Shǐmìsī: Dōu kěyǐ de.
Lùrén: Kuàimén shi ànzhe zhège jiàn ma?
Shǐmìsī: Shì de. Ànzhe zhège tā huì zìdòng tiáo jiāojù de.
Lùrén: Zhǔnbèihǎole ma?
Shǐmìsī: Hǎole.
Lùrén: Yī, ér, sān, qiézi!
Lùrén: Děng yíxià, zài lái jǐ zhāng, zhèyàng nǐ kěyǐ tiāo.
Shǐmìsī: Zhè dàoshi. Hǎo de.
Lùrén: Yī, ér, sān, qiézi!
Shǐmìsī zǒu xiàng lùrén, lùrén bǎ xiāngjī huángěi tā.
Lùrén: Nǐ kànkan zěnmeyàng?
Shǐmìsī: Hěn hǎo ei. Bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng de hǎokàn duōle. Nǐ pāizhào jìshù hěn niú!
Lùrén: Nǎli, nǐ juéde hǎo jiù hǎo o! Wǒ gǎnjué dì èr zhāng zuì hǎo.
Shǐmìsī: Wǒ yě juéde, xièxie, xièxie.
Lùrén: Xièshá, xiǎo shìjing. Duìle, nǐ kěyǐ gēn wǒmen hé zhāng yǐng ma? Wǒ mèimei yìzhí gēn lǎowài pāi zhāng hézhào.
Shǐmìsī: Méi wèntí!
Lùrén: Dàjiā yìqǐ zuò ge hǎowán de dòngzuò, huòzhe zuò ge guǐliǎn ma!
Shǐmìsī: Zěnme zuò?
Lùrén: Bǐrú dòujīyǎn, tóu shang liǎng zhī jiǎo a, zěnyàng dōu xíng!
Dàjiā: Yī, ér, sān, qiézi!
Lùrén: Xiè la.
Shǐmìsī: Bú kèqi.
Lùrén: Nǐ gěi wǒmen liú ge yóuxiāng huòzhe diànhuà ba? Huítóu wǒmen kěyǐ bǎ zhàopiàn fāgěi nǐ.
Shǐmìsī: Ò ò, yě duì. Wǒ xiěgěi nǐ. Wǒ zhǎozhao zhǐ.
Lùrén: Bú yòngla. Nǐ bào yíxià jiù hǎo, wǒ jì shǒujī lǐ.
Shǐmìsī: smiths@gmail.com
Lùrén: Hǎo de, xiān zǒula! Bǎochí liánxì!
Shǐmìsī: Èn èn, zàijiàn.
Vocab and notes
拍张照 pāi zhāng zhào 拍照 pāizhào ‘take (a photo)’ (verb object, so a measure word can split it); 张 zhāng is short for 一张 yì zhāng 张 zhāng
路人 lùrén ‘passer by’
塔 tǎ ‘pagoda’
拍进去 pāijinqu ‘include in a photograph’
半身 bànshēn ‘top half (of the body), bust’
全身 quánshēn ‘full body’
可以的 kěyǐ de ‘all right’ and 是的 shì de ‘yes’; 的 de doesn’t add much to the meaning.
快门 kuàimén ‘shutter (of a camera)’
按 àn ‘press’
键 jiàn ‘button’
调 tiáo ‘adjust’
焦距 jiāojù ‘focal length’
会…的 De is the matter-of-fact, assertive final particle here. It is often used at the end of 会 huì sentences, when 会 indicates the future.
准备好 zhǔnbèihǎo 准备 zhǔnbèi ‘prepare’ + 好 hǎo ‘finish’, resultative complement
茄子 qiézi ‘eggplant; used like English “cheese” when taking a photo’
再来几张 Zài lái jǐ zhāng ‘I’ll take a few more’ Note the use of 来 lái where English would tend to use do or take. In games: 再来 Zài lái. ‘Let’s play it again’. Ordering a drink: 再来一瓶。 Zài lái yì píng. ‘One more bottle please.’
挑 tiāo ‘choose’
这倒是。 Zhè dàoshi. ‘Oh I see.’ Used when the result is not what the speaker expected.
诶 ei interjection expressing agreement, like 啊 a
技术 jìshù 'technique'
牛 niú (slang) ‘awesome’; 棒 bàng is similar, but not so slangy.
觉得 juéde 'feel'
哦 o is similar but less strong than 啊 a.
感觉 gǎnjué 'feel, think'
小事情 xiǎoshìqing ‘easy, a piece of cake’
合影 héyǐng ‘take a group photo’ (verb object, so a measure word can split it)
合照 hézhào ‘pose for a photo’
鬼脸 guǐliǎn ‘funny face’
嘛 Ma is used in persuasion and requests, cf. ‘just, why not’
斗鸡眼 dòujīyǎn ‘cross-eyed’
头上 tóushang ‘on the head’
两只 liǎng zhī Note that 两 liǎng, not 二 èr is used before measure words. zhī
角 jiǎo ‘horn’
怎么都行 zěnme dōu xíng ‘it doesn’t matter how’
谢啦 xièla. Informal alternative to 谢谢 xièxie ‘thank you’, typically used among close friends.
留 liú ‘leave (something with somebody)’
邮箱 yóuxiàng ‘e-mail address’
吧 ba Note the use of suggestive 吧 ba in 你给我们留个邮箱或者电话吧? Nǐ gěi wǒmen liú ge yóuxiāng huòzhe diànhuà ba?.
回头 huítóu ‘later’
哦哦 òo ‘oh (realization)’
报 bào ‘tell (someone in words), read’
记 jì 'put, enter (in a mobile phone, etc.)'
先走 xiān zǒu ‘I need to go (lit. "go first")’
嗯 èn ‘mm, all right’
Taking pictures:
Smith: Hello, excuse me, but can you help me to take a photo?
Passer by: OK
Smith: Please take it (from) here and get the pagoda in the background if you can.
Passer by: Do you want all of you in or just your top half?
Smith: I don’t mind.
Passer by: Do I press this button for the shutter?
Smith: Yes, if you press this button it will automatically adjust the focal length.
Passer by: Are you ready?
Smith: OK
Passer by: One, two, three, cheese!
Passer by: Wait a moment, I’ll take a few and then you can choose.
Smith: Oh yes, OK.
Passer by: One, two, three, cheese!
Smith walks over to the passer by and the passer by returns his camera.
Passer by: Have a look and tell me what you think.
Smith: Very good! They’re much better than I’d thought. You’re really good at taking pictures.
Passer by: Oh well, I’m glad you like them. I think the second one’s the best.
Smith: I agree. Many thanks.
Passer by: Thank you, it was nothing. Oh, could you take a group photo of us? My (elder) sister has always wanted a photo with a foreigner.
Smith: That’s all right!
Passer by: OK, everyone do something funny or pull a funny face!
Smith: What shall we do?
Passer by: For example go cross-eyed, put two horns on your head, I don’t mind.
Everybody: One, two, three, cheese!
Passer by: Thank you.
Smith: You’re welcome.
Passer by: Would you leave an e-mail address or phone number for us. We can send you a photo later.
Smith: That’s fine. I’ll write it for you, I’m just looking for some paper.
Passer by: That’s all right, just tell me and I’ll put it in my phone.
Smith: smith@gmail.com
Passer by: All right, I’ve got to go! Keep in touch!
Smith: All right, goodbye.