CrazyaboutSelfies

Sincethe2014Oscarsceremonyselfie（自拍）ofBradleyCooperstormedtheInternet，itseemsthateveryoneshowsgreatinterest．Andnowpeoplearesharingeventheirmostprivatemoments．TVstarKimKardashiancouldbecalled"thequeenoftheselfie"．She'sturnedhundredsofherselfiesintoabook-ateverypossiblemoment，inallposes．

IfKardashianisthequeen，thenyoucouldsayBarackObamaistheking．ButthoughKardashianhasnothingtolosebysharingtoomuch，thesamecan'tbesaidoftheUSpresident．Politicianshavetobecarefulwithselfies．Thephotohetookatthefuneral（葬礼）ofNelsonMandeladividedpublicopinions．Somefeltitmadehimlooklikeoneofus-gladtorecordamomentwithhis"mates"．Othersfelttheheadofstatebehavedlikeacrazyteenager．

UnfortunatelyfortheUScongressman（国会议员）AnthonyWeiner，hishabitofsendinghisprivateselfiestowomenkilledhispoliticalcareer（事业）．

Beingcrazyaboutselfiescanalsoharmyourhealth．ToddFasslerfromCaliforniaendedupinhospitalafterhefoundasnake-hetriedtotakeaselfiewithit．Theanimalwasn'tinterestedintheideaandbithim．

Whydowetakesomanyselfies？Dr．TerriApter，fromCambridgeUniversity，toldtheDailyTelegraph："Weallliketheideaofbeingincontrolofourimageandgettingattention，beingpartoftheculture．There'scelebrity（名人）culture-unlessyou'rebeingnoticed，you'renobody．Youhavetogetenoughattentionandshowyourlifeisamazing，evenifitisn't．"

ThewordselfiewasOxfordDictionaries'wordoftheyearin2013．Butmanybelieveitstartedmuchearlierin1839asRobertCornelius，achemistfromPhiladelphia，uncoveredthelens（镜头），ranintotheshotforaminutebeforerunningbacktocoverthelensagain．Thesedays，youdon'tneedtorunforaphotoanymoreandsoon，youdon'tevenhavetospreadyourarms．Nowyouareevenabletotakeaselfiebydrone（无人机）!Fixyourcameraontoit，anditwillfollowyoureverymove．Doesitsoundexcitingtoyou？

61．WhatcouldKimKardashianbecalled？

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62．Dopoliticianshavetobeverycarefulwithselfies？

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63．WhathappenedwhenToddFasslertriedtotakeaselfiewithasnake？

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