自拍死亡人数比鲨鱼袭击人数多得多
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语生活新闻
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Travellers and phone-camera lovers need to note a new danger that has recently come to light. This new life-threatening hazard 1 has sprung up in the past few years and is now a ubiquitous part of life. It is also proving to be twice as lethal 2 as being killed by a shark. What is this potential new menace 3? Well, it is the selfie. Yes – love 'em or hate 'em, the desire to take a photo of yourself in front of a world-famous site or to strike a pose 4 and pout 5 with a friend has resulted in more deaths in 2015 than shark attacks. It has been reported that so far this year, 12 people have died as a result of trying to take a selfie. This compares to just six deaths due to unprovoked shark attacks.
Selfie-related accidents can happen in all manner of circumstances. The website Wikipedia.com has detailed 6 the twelve deaths seen this year. They include two Russian men who were killed while taking a selfie with a hand grenade; three Indian students who were killed by an oncoming train while taking selfies on train tracks; and an American woman who fell to her death while taking a selfie with her boyfriend on a cliff in South Africa. The latest death came last month when a Japanese tourist died falling down the stairs while trying to get a shot of himself at the Taj Mahal in India. There may be more. A Russian government spokeswoman told reporters that in July, there were, "dozens of selfie-related deaths" in Russia alone.
Selfie-related accidents can happen in all manner of circumstances. The website Wikipedia.com has detailed 6 the twelve deaths seen this year. They include two Russian men who were killed while taking a selfie with a hand grenade; three Indian students who were killed by an oncoming train while taking selfies on train tracks; and an American woman who fell to her death while taking a selfie with her boyfriend on a cliff in South Africa. The latest death came last month when a Japanese tourist died falling down the stairs while trying to get a shot of himself at the Taj Mahal in India. There may be more. A Russian government spokeswoman told reporters that in July, there were, "dozens of selfie-related deaths" in Russia alone.
n.危险，危害；vt.冒...的危险，使遭危险
- He climbed into the car at the hazard of his life.他冒着生命危险进了汽车。
- I think we have provided for every possible hazard.我认为我们已经准备好了应付每一种可能的危险。
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
- A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
- She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
vt./n.有危险性的人（或物），威胁，威吓
- The big hole outside the house is a menace to children's safety.房子外面的大窟窿对孩子们的安全是个威胁。
- A careless driver is a menace to all road users.漫不经心的驾驶员对于路上所有车辆和行人都是危险的。
vt.造成，陈述；vi.摆姿势，装腔作势；n.姿势
- He sat in a relaxed pose.他轻松自如地坐着。
- He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend.他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
v.撅嘴；绷脸；n.撅嘴；生气，不高兴
- She looked at her lover with a pretentious pout.她看着恋人，故作不悦地撅着嘴。
- He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted.他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。