#53 Today’s expression
It has a high definition screen.
CONVERSATION
W: Roy, that looks like a new camera. Is it?
-look like : have the appearance or give the impression of being.
-camera : a device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, film, or video signals.
M: Yes, you know that I took some photography lessons.
-took : past of take.
-take : make (a photograph) with a camera.
-photography : A picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto film or other light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally.
-lessons : a thing learned or to be learned by a student.
W: Oh, yes, I remember. Show me the camera. It looks complicated.
-remember : have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has seen, known, or experienced in the past).
-Show : be or allow or cause to be visible.
-complicated : involving many different and confusing aspects.
M: Just make sure your subject is in focus. Then, just push this button, right here.
-make sure : establish that something is definitely so; confirm.
-subject : a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
-in focus : If an image or a camera, telescope, or other instrument is in focus, the edges of what you see are clear and sharp.
push : press (a part of a machine or other device).
W: Wow, it’s like an HD TV.
-HD TV : HDTV is a digital TV broadcasting format where the broadcast transmits widescreen pictures with more detail and quality than found in a standard analog television, or other digital television formats. HDTV is a type of Digital Television (DTV) broadcast, and is considered to be the best quality DTV format available.
M: Yes, it has a high definition screen.
-high definition screen : The full-color image shows 1080p resolution. 1080p (1920x1080 px; also known as Full HD or FHD and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1080 horizontal lines of vertical resolution and progressive scan, as opposed to interlaced, as is the case with the 1080i display standard.
W: Can we take a selfie with it?
-selfie : a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media.
M: Yes, we can use this selfie stick.
-selfie stick : A selfie stick is a monopod used to take selfie photographs by positioning a smartphone or camera beyond the normal range of the arm. The metal sticks are typically extensible, with a handle on one end and an adjustable clamp on the other end to hold a phone in place.
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