英语PK台 第101期:神器在手 从此自拍不求人(1)

 Dialogue:

XG:What’s that in your hand, Jing Jing?

JJ:It’s a selfie stick. Isn’t it cool? Here, let’s take a picture together. We don’t even need anyone else to hold the camera for us. The selfie stick will do all the work. Say cheese!

XG:Wow, cool. So that’s what those things are. I’ve seen them all over the place but I never knew what they were until now.

JJ:Yeah, they’re all the rage¹ right now. A lot of celebrities² have been known to use them. Don’t you want one now?

XG:No, that’s alright. —————————————————— I see a lot of self-absorbedpeople who take selfies on the subway and on the street. And what’s worse, people put their selfies on WeChat and Weibo constantly. I’m getting sick of it!

JJ:Taking selfies aren’t just for people who are in love with themselves. A lot of tourists use selfie sticks because they’re so convenient. —————————————————

XG:Yeah, I guess you have a point. Hey, they seem kinda dangerous though. They are so long.

JJ:They have been banned in a lot of places on the grounds of safety and inconvenience to others. For example, the Australian music festival Soundwave banned selfie sticks. They’ve also been banned in some museums and art galleries because of concerns about possible damage to art works³ as well as disruption⁴ to other visitors.

XG:Sounds like you should be careful with your selfie stick.

JJ:Come on, let’s take one more picture. Cheese!

New words for dialogue:

All the rage =

Narcissistic =

Self-absorbed =

A pain in the neck =

Ban =

On the grounds of =

1 rage   

vi.(烈火)熊熊燃烧；发怒；怒斥；季风

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• Haines got into a rage.海恩斯勃然大怒。

2 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 disruption   

n.分裂

参考例句：

• The state was in disruption. 国家处于分崩离析之中。
• Such storms cause considerable disruption in magnetic prospecting operation. 这种磁暴对磁法勘探产生严重的破坏。