1、选修三Unit 2 Understanding ideas 1.remarkable/rmrkbl/ adj. 引人注目的，非凡的2. wealthy/weli/ adj. 富有的，丰富的 n. 富人（the wealthy）3.society/ssati/n. 社会4.pose/poz/v. 造成，引起（威胁、危险、问题等）；提出（问题）；（为照相、画像等）摆好姿势5.photographer/ftrfr/n. 拍照者，摄影师6.technological/teknldkl/adj. 技术的，科技的，工艺的7.advanced/dvnst/adj. 先进的；高级的，高等的8.equipmen
2、t/kwpmnt/n. 设备，用具9.relatively/reltvli/adv. 相当地，相对地10.studio/studio/n. 录音室，播音室，演播室.工作室plicate/kmplket/v. 使复杂化，使难以理解12.benefit/benft/n. 好处，益处13.beneficial /benfl/adj. 有益的，有利的14.integrity/nterti/n. 正直，诚实；完整，完全15.faraway/frwe/ adj. 遥远的；恍惚的16.destination/destnen/n. 目的地，终点，目标17.celebrity/slebrti/n. 名声，名望；
3、名人，明星18.promotion/prmon/n. 提拔，晋升；促销，推销； 促进，提倡；（体育运动队的）晋级，升级promote /prmot/ v. 促进，提倡；升职，晋升；促销，推广19.be focused on集中于20.craft/krft/ n. 工艺，手艺21. capture/kptr/v. 俘获，捕获；夺取，占领；吸引，引起22. unique/junik/ adj. 独一无二的，独特的23.passion/p()n/n. 爱恋，情欲；激情，热情；酷爱，热衷的爱好（或活动等）24.throughout/ruat/ prep. 遍及，到处；自始至终，贯穿整个时期25.pas
4、s away去世；停止；度过时间26.observer/bzrvr/n. 观察者，目击者；观察家，评论员；（会议等的）观察员27.observe/bzrv/v. 注意到，观察到；（在科学研究中）观测，发现；评论；遵守（规则、法律等）；庆祝（节日），纪念（某人或事件）； 28.a range of一系列；一些；一套29.contact/kntkt/n. 联系，联络；接触，触摸；联络人，熟人，社会关系；会见，往来，接触；传染病接触者；隐形眼镜；接通电，触点，接头；（无线电）通信v. 联系，联络；接触30.fashionable/fnbl/ adj. 流行的，时髦的；有钱人光顾的31.inspira
5、tion/nspren/n. 灵感；启发灵感的人（或事物）；鼓舞人心的人（或事物）32.scene/sin/n. 事发地，现场；事件，场面；（戏剧、书、电影等的）片段，情节33.grocery/rosri/ n. 食品杂货店，食品杂货业；食品杂货34.graffiti/rfiti/n. （公共场所墙上等处的）涂鸦，胡写乱画（graffito 的复数形式）35.subway/sbwe/n. 地铁；地下通道36.reality/rilti/n. 真实，现实；实际经历in reality /n rilti/ 实际上；事实上37.potential/ptenl/adj. 潜在的，可能的38.fasci
6、nation/fsnen/n. 入迷，着迷；魅力，令人着迷的事物39.moreover/mrovr/adv. 此外，而且40.devotion/dvon/n. 挚爱，忠诚；奉献devote /dvot/tov. 献身，致力；用于devoted /dvotd/adj. 挚爱的，忠诚的；热衷的41. sheer/r/adj. （用于强调）纯粹的，完全的；程度深的，数量大的；陡峭的，垂直的；（织物等）极薄的，透明的42.regardless of 不顾，不管43.take a day off 请一天假44.reflect/rflekt/v. 反射（光、热或声音）；反映，照出（影像）；显示，表明；深思
7、，反省reflection/rflekn/n. （光、热或声音的）反射；反射光，反射热，回声45.brand/brnd/n. 品牌，商标1.Life Behind the LensA white-haired old man riding an ordinary bicycle around the streets of New York, always wearing the same blue workers jacket and simple black running shoes. If you saw him, youd never think there was anything
8、remarkable about him. And yet every member of New Yorks 1._(wealth) high society wanted nothing more than 2._(pose) for this man. This ordinary-looking man was Bill Cunningham, one of 3._most important American photographers of the last 50 years.4._made Cunningham so great? It certainly wasnt the us
9、e of expensive, technologically-advanced equipment. Cunningham always used simple, 5._(relative) cheap cameras and took all his pictures on the streets of New York, not in a studio. Nor was it a wide range of contacts and connections. 6._he always knew where fashionable parties and events were happe
10、ning, Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as VIPs in rich Manhattan. He found 7._(inspire) where others could not, in simple, everyday scenes, such as a man 8._(buy) oranges at the local grocery store, or a woman9. _(ride) home on the graffiti-covered subway. The
11、se things were real, and it was within their reality10._ Cunningham saw both beauty and potential. Through his fascination with 11._people were wearing, and not who they were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyonefashion as he saw it belonged 12._the people, not just to high 13._(social) and bi
12、g brands.Moreover, 14._made Cunningham great was his devotion 15._ photography, and the hours and hours of sheer hard work 16._ he put into his work. Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day, regardless 17._ the weather. He would even stay outside in a storm,18. _(come
13、) back until he knew he had the right photos. He hardly ever took a day off and not once stayed home sick. This 19._(devote) and hard work is 20._we see reflected within his photos. This is what makes them so special.21._he was a world-famous fashion photographer, Cunninghams approach22._ life was u
14、ncomplicated. He lived in a small apartment with a 23._(share) washroom. A simple restaurant was 24._he usually had the same meal of sausages, eggs and coffee. Cunningham never accepted the benefits 25._(offer) to him for being a fashion photographer. He valued his integrity and would not 26._(buy)
15、by anyone, no matter how many free clothes or flights to faraway destinations he was offered. And if he went to a celebrity party, he was there 27._(work) rather than have fun. “Moneys the cheapest thing,” he once said, then added: “28._(free) is the most expensive.” This lack of self-interest and 2
16、9._(promote) kept Cunningham 30._(focus) on his craft, enabling him 31._(capture) New Yorks unique street style.Cunninghams passion 32._photography lasted throughout his life. He was 87 33._he passed away, and had been working right up until his last illness. Nothing ever stopped him from getting th
17、e photo 34._he wanted. His hard work made him more than a fashion photographerhe was a “cultural anthropologist”, who we can thank 35._recording the life of a whole city and 36._people over half a century. Bill Cunningham was an observer, and not one of the observed, a worker not a starand this was
18、how he wanted it.参考答案：1.wealthy 2.to pose 3.the 4.What 5.relatively 6.Although 7.inspiration 8.buying 9.riding 10.that 11.what12. to 13.society 14.what 15.to 16.that 17.of 18.not coming 19.devotion 20.what 21.Although 22.to 23.shared 24.where 25.offered 26.be bought 27.to work 28.freedom 29.promotion 30.focused 31.to capture 32.for 33.when 34.that 35.for 36.its 7 / 7
