早安英文 第9期:自拍杆

 A Macbook mounted on a selfie stick.

苹果电脑自拍杆隆重登场。

selfie stick 自拍杆

mount vt. 安装

But, this selfie stick is not for sale.

但是，这款自拍杆是非卖品。

for sale 出售；待售

It's an art project,

poking¹ fun at society's obsession² with selfies and vanity.

这其实是一个艺术项目，

专门用来讽刺那些迷恋自拍和虚荣心比较强的人。

poke³ fun at 拿某人某事开玩笑

obsession n. 迷恋

vanity n. 虚荣

1 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

2 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

3 poke   

n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
• Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。