Haveyouevertakenphotosbyusingmobilephoneswithselfiesticks(自拍杆)？1 

   HoweverapairofUSartistsfromNewMexicoAricSneeandJustinCrowebelievetheyhaveinventedabetteroneandtheycallit“selfiearm”.2Itmakesthosepeo-pleinthepicturesseemtobeholdinghandswithalovedone.

   Thepairsayitoffersafarbetterexperiencethanusingastraightstick.Theselfiearmmakespeoplefeeltheyarenotalonewhentheytakephotos.  3   Theythinktheirinventionsolvesthemainproblemthattheselfiestickhas—peoplelookalonewhiletheyaretakingpicturesofthemselveswithgreatinterests.Theproductatpresentjustanartprojectandamodelconvenientlyprovidesyouawelcomingarm.4 Thepairsaytheyarefascinatedbythesenewideas.

The“selfiearm”ismadeoffiberglass.5  Theprojectthattheyworkonshowsthegrowingselfiestickphenomenon(现象)directlyandtheincreasingneedfornarcissism(自恋)andInternetagreement.

   A.Itislightweightandeasytaking.

   B.Thousandsof“selfiearms”havebeenmade.

   C.Itseemsthattheyaretogetherwiththeirfriends.

   D.Forbetterorworsetheyhavetakentheworldbystorm.

   E.Thisnewinventionisasmallusefulandcleverlydesignedtool.

   F.Andbetteryetinthefutureit’lltalkinafriendlywayandnevergetangryorupset.

1.      2.      3.      4.      5.