Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 16 · The Photo That Should Stay Private
Audio track 16
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At the river, we finally caught a small fish. My friend took a photo of me holding it, and I wanted to post it right away.
Then I noticed my school name on my gym bag in the corner of the photo. Behind me, there was also a sign with the name of the place.
"Wait," I said. "This photo shows more than the fish."
We took another photo from a different angle. The fish was still there, but my school and location were not.
Sharing a fun moment is good. Sharing private information by accident is not.
Sentence practice
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At the river, we finally caught a small fish.
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My friend took a photo of me holding it, and I wanted to post it right away.
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Then I noticed my school name on my gym bag in the corner of the photo.
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Behind me, there was also a sign with the name of the place.
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"Wait," I said.
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"This photo shows more than the fish."
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We took another photo from a different angle.
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The fish was still there, but my school and location were not.
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Sharing a fun moment is good.
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Sharing private information by accident is not.
Check your understanding
After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
在河边，我们终于钓到一条小鱼。朋友拍下我举着鱼的样子，我想马上把照片发出去。
这时，我注意到照片角落的运动包上印着学校名称。身后还有一块写着地点名称的牌子。
我说：‘等等，这张照片透露的信息可不只有鱼。’
我们换个角度又拍了一张。鱼还在画面里，但学校和所在地点都没有拍进去。
分享开心的时刻很好；无意中泄露私人信息就不好了。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- private
- 私人的；这里指不宜随意公开的信息。
- finally
- 终于；经历等待后钓到了鱼。
- catch
- 捕到；catch a fish 是‘钓到鱼’。
- hold
- 拿着；照片里主人公举着鱼。
- post
- 发布；这里指把照片发到网上。
- right away
- 马上；主人公起初想立即发布。
- corner
- 角落；校名出现在照片角落里。
- location
- 位置；拍摄者所在的地点。
- by accident
- 无意中；不是故意泄露信息。
- from a different angle
- 从另一个角度；换角度重拍避开敏感背景。
Background notes (Chinese)
发布照片前，除了看主角，也要检查画面边缘和背景。校名、地名等细节可能让陌生人推测拍摄者的身份或位置。重新取景，是比事后删除更早一步的保护。