Back in September, you probably pictured taking a prom photo.

回到九月，你可能会想拍一张舞会照片。

But move east to the Rocky Mountains and you see a very different picture taking shape.

但是向东看落基山，你会看到完全不一样的画面。

Her essays explored the value of the photographic image and the act of picture taking in modern culture.

她的散文对摄影影像以及现在文化中的摄影艺术进行了探索。

The aesthetics and subtleties of picture taking.

美学知识和摄影技巧。

1880. We're in February, 1880. Have we entered into the era of picture taking?

1880年。现在是1880年2月。我们进入拍照时代了吗？

At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or space — abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms.

与此同时，新的概念和抽象的想法会流入大脑，承担起描述宇宙的任务，而不会提及时间或空间这类词——因为我们的语言缺乏适当的抽象术语表达。”