Pronunciation Challenge Why people never smiled in old photos

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Have you ever noticed that people don't smile in photos? Do you smile in photos? :-)

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Victorians were not constantly miserable —they just usually got serious when they thought a portrait was being taken. As cameras became more common and photography improved, aesthetics changed and smiles returned.
維多利亞時期的人們並非過得悽慘,只是習慣拍攝人像時要正經八百。自從相機普及以及攝影技術進步,審美觀改變,笑容也回來了。

Key Vocabulary

1. constantly

constantly

[ˈkɑnstəntli ] (adv.)

consistently

[kənˈsɪstəntli ] (adv.)

always

[ˈɔlˌweɪz ] (adv.)

2. miserable

miserable

[ˈmɪzərəbəl ] (adj.)

sad

[sæd ] (adj.)

unhappy

[ənˈhæpi ] (adj.)

3. aesthetics

aesthetics

[ɛˈsθɛtɪks ] (n.)

aesthetically

[ɛˈsθɛtɪkli ] (adv.)