自拍臂让自拍不再孤单

 　　Selfie sticks, for better or worse, have taken the world by storm.

　　无论结果是好是坏，自拍杆已经席卷全球。

　　However, a pair of US artists believe they have gone one better, with a selfie arm.

　　然而，两位美国艺术家相信，他们发明了一种更好的自拍神器——“自拍臂”。

　　The gadget¹ makes those in the picture look as though they are holding hands with a loved one.

　　这个小工具能让照片里的人看起来就像是在与爱人手牵手。

　　Created by New Mexico artists Aric Snee and Justin Crowe,the pair say it offers a far better experience than using a straight stick.

　　“自拍臂”的发明者是新墨西哥州艺术家艾瑞克?斯内和贾斯汀?克洛。他们表示，“自拍臂”能提供比自拍杆更好的拍摄体验。

　　自拍臂让自拍不再孤单

　　They say they are fascinated by the idea of technology and its illusionary 'connectedness' and 'sociableness²'.

　　他们表示已为这种技术营造出来的“陪伴感”和“亲和感”而着迷。

　　They describe their invention as 'the sarcastic³ solution to a quintessential problem — nobody wants to look alone while they mindlessly snap pictures of themselves.'

　　两位艺术家还认为，自己的发明“以一种讽刺的方法解决了自拍中最实质的问题——没有人想在随兴自拍时显得太过孤单”。

　　The product, currently just an art project, 'conveniently provides you a welcoming arm. and better yet, it doesn't talk or have emotions of any sort.'

　　该产品目前只是一个艺术项目，“为你提供一个温暖的手臂。更好的是，它不言不语，也不会闹任何情绪。”

　　The 'selfie arm' is made of fiberglass, is lightweight and portable, 'and fortunately only a prototype,' the pair say.

　　他们称，“自拍臂”由玻璃纤维制成，重量轻，携带方便，“而且幸好只是一个模型”。

　　The collaborative project is a direct commentary on the growing selfie stick phenomenon, and the constant, gnawing⁴ need for narcissistic⁵ internet validation⁶.

　　这一合作项目直接反映了当前日益风靡的自拍杆现象，以及不断增长的自恋度和网络认同感需求。

1 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

2 sociableness   

n.sociable（交际的，社交的）的变形

参考例句：

3 sarcastic   

adj.讥讽的，讽刺的，嘲弄的

参考例句：

• I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。
• She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。

4 gnawing   

a.痛苦的，折磨人的

参考例句：

• The dog was gnawing a bone. 那狗在啃骨头。
• These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time. 这些疑虑已经折磨他一段时间了。

5 narcissistic   

adj.自我陶醉的，自恋的，自我崇拜的

参考例句：

• In the modern vocabulary, it was narcissistic. 用时髦话说，这是一种自我陶醉狂。 来自辞典例句
• This is our Nielaoshi, a dwarf has also grown narcissistic teachers. 这就是我们的倪老师，一个长得又矮又自恋的老师。 来自互联网

6 validation   

n.确认

参考例句：

• If the countdown timer ever hits zero, do your validation processing. 处理这种情况的方法是在输入的同时使用递减计时器，每次击键重新计时。如果递减计时器变为零，就开始验证。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Although the validation control is a very widespread idiom, most such controls can be improved. 虽然确认控件是非常广泛的习惯用法，但还有很多有待改进的地方。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓