Dialogue:

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

小高：京晶，你手里拿着什么？

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!

京晶：这是一个自拍杆，怎么样，很酷吧？来，我们拍张合影吧。我们甚至都不需要别人用照相机给我们拍了！自拍神器一键解决，来，说“茄子”！

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.

小高：哇，不错！原来这就是那种自拍杆啊，我到处看见别人举着用，现在我才知道它们是什么。

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

京晶：对啊！它们现在可潮了，好多名人都在用呢，你想来一根吗？

XG:No, that’s alright. Don’t you think taking selfies all the time is kinda narcissistic? I see alot 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!

小高：哦，不用了。你不觉得随时随地都在自拍会显得有点自恋吗？我在地铁上、街上看到很多自恋的人在自拍，更糟糕的是，他们还不断地把自拍照发到微信和微博上，我真的看够了！

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. Don’t you think it’s a pain in the neck to always ask someone else to take a picture of you when you’re visiting somewhere?

京晶：可自拍这事还不仅仅属于自恋的人，很多旅游者也因为拍照方便而使用自拍杆。你不觉得当你在某地旅游时总是麻烦别人给你拍照是件很烦人的事吗？

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

小高：嗯，我想你说得有道理，对了，它们那么长，看上去有点危险呢！

JJ:They have been banned ina 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 works as well as disruption to other visitors.

京晶：它们在很多地方是被禁用的，出于安全和给他人带来不便的原因。比如澳大利亚“音浪”音乐节就禁止使用自拍杆。还有一些博物馆和艺术画廊也是禁止使用的，因为考虑到可能对艺术作品造成损害，同时可能干扰其他人欣赏艺术。

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

小高：听上去你应该小心使用你的自拍杆呢！

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

京晶：得了吧，来，咱再拍一张，茄子！

New words fordialogue:

All the rage =very popular; a trend 潮流的

Narcissistic = havingan excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance 对自己的外表过分关注的

Self-absorbed = only caring about and interested in yourself 自我陶醉的，自恋的

A pain in the neck= something that is troubling or annoying 某人、某事令人讨厌

Ban = to forbid 禁止做

On the grounds of= for the reason of 出于…原因