In some exams, you have to talk about what you can see in a picture and speculate about the situation or a wider issue prompted by the picture. These are ways of saying what you think might be the case. 考试中有时需要谈论图画内容并据此就其情境或更广泛的问题作出推测，可使用以下表达方式：

• ◆ I think it's likely that these people know each other. 我认为这些人可能彼此认识。
• ◆ I imagine she's his wife. 我猜她是他的妻子。
• ◆They might/may/could be related. (BrE or formal, NAmE) 他们可能有亲属关系。
• ◆ I would think/imagine/guess they've been waiting for some time. (BrE) 我猜他们已经等了一段时间。
• ◆ I guess that the car has broken down. (NAmE) 我猜是车抛锚了。
• ◆I think this has probably happened before. 我觉得这事很可能以前发生过。
• ◆ It looks to me as though the woman is very angry. 我看这女人好像很生气。
• ◆ Perhaps/Probably/Possibly/It may be that/Maybe there has been an accident. (BrE or formal, NAmE) 可能出了事故。

These are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera. 以上各词均指照片、相片。

• photograph a picture that has been made using a camera 指照片、相片：◆a photograph of the house 这座房子的照片◆Can I take a photograph? 我可以拍个照吗？
• picture a photograph 指照片、相片：◆We had our picture taken in front of the hotel. 我们在旅馆前照了相。
• photo a photograph 指照片、相片：◆a passport photo 护照照片

photograph, picture or photo? 用 photograph、picture 还是 photo？

Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books. * photograph 较正式而 photo 较非正式。picture 尤指报纸、杂志和书籍中的照片。

• shot a photograph 指照片、相片：◆I tried to get a shot of him in the water. 我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。 NOTE Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture. * shot 通常更强调拍摄照片的过程，而非已拍出的照片。
• snapshot/snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer 指非专业摄影师随手抓拍的照片：◆holiday snaps 度假时随手拍的照片
• print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera 指由胶片或数码相机洗印的照片：◆a set of prints 一套照片

Patterns

• a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/print
• to take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot