Travels in Europe: London 雾都漫步 - 6

Our guide books give us several choices. We are heading for the Camden Lock flea¹ market. If you like garage sales, you'll love these street markets, and they offer lots of opportunities for candid² people shots.

To get those shots, I preset my camera, I set the meter on sunlit ground and focus at, say, 12 feet. Now I know I can shoot anyone who's in the sunlight and 10 to 15 feet away.

The Camden Lock market usually has some crafts, antiques³, a little jazz and lots of faces to focus on to.

I don't always buy, but I always get a kick out of the scene. That scene was just openers for what I think is the best free show in town, Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park.

And do you think it's right for man‘s being monogamous?
Though I find...

The park itself has more than 600 acres of lush greenery and here on early Sunday afternoons, you'll see grassroots democracy in action.

This is soap box oratory⁴ at its best.

Adultery, murder, anything that's wrong, will get us out of our feeling, of depression

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garage salen. A sale of used household belongings⁵, typically held outdoors or in a garage at the home of the seller. 美 (在车库中进行之) 旧货出售

candid adj. Not posed⁶ or rehearsed 不做作的,平实的 (照片等)

monogamous n. 一夫一妻的

lush a.草木茂盛的

grassroots adj. People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity. Often used with the. 一般民众的; 由一般民众兴起的

grassroots democracy n. a political process which is driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies. 基层民主

1 flea   

n.跳蚤

参考例句：

• I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
• Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。

2 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

3 antiques   

n.古玩，古董，古物( antique的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The room was furnished with antiques. 房间里摆放了古董。
• a priceless collection of antiques 价值连城的古文物收藏

4 oratory   

n.演讲术；词藻华丽的言辞

参考例句：

• I admire the oratory of some politicians.我佩服某些政治家的辩才。
• He dazzled the crowd with his oratory.他的雄辩口才使听众赞叹不已。

5 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

6 posed   

使摆姿势( pose的过去式和过去分词 )； 以…身份出现； 招摇； 炫耀

参考例句：

• The players strutted and posed for the cameras. 运动员昂首阔步，摆好姿势让记者拍照。
• After the wedding we all posed for a photograph. 婚礼之后，我们全体排好拍了一张照片。