“selfie”的词根是“self”（自己）。想出来了吗？它的意思就是自拍。孩子们读完今天的文章之后自然会明白“selfie”的含义。今天的文章选自于《独立报》（有链接）。【回音壁】不知不觉已经到了四月份了。记住：以阅读为中轴，兼顾词汇和长句学习，全面展开基础阶段复习的战略。【精选】文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
(1) At the end of the day, selfies are harmless fun.文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
(2) Remember punk?文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
(3) That movement brilliantly acted as a generation-divider.文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
(4) Anyone could cut up a T-shirt, hack their hair and wear a black bin bag to upset their parents.文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
(5) Punk eventually fizzled out, but it served a purpose.文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
(6) The same will happen with selfies: one day they’ll be deemed passé, and we’ll move on to something else.文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
(7) In the meantime, there are more important things to get upset about.文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
【解词】文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
at the end of the day 总之文章源自玩技e族-https://www.playezu.com/166403.html
generation-divider 年代划分者
to hack their hair 修剪头发
to wear a black bin bag 穿黑色的垃圾袋
punk* n. （精髓在于破坏,彻底的破坏与彻底的重建就是所谓真正的PUNK精神）
to fizzle* out v. 告吹（超纲词）
to serve a purpose 满足目的
to deem v. 认为，相信
passé* a. 过时的；陈旧的（超纲词）
【解句】（就几个写作手法的分析）
（1）作者采用的是类比（analogy）写作手法。提到了punk的目的是为了说明selfie作为一种短暂的社会现象，也会以同样的结局告终。
（2）文中多数词汇都不是多音节词汇，流露出了轻松愉快的语气。
【译文】
（1）总而言之，自拍无害而且颇有乐趣。
——At the end of the day, selfies are harmless fun.
（2）还记得庞克（PUNK）吗？
——Remember punk?
（3）那场运动轰轰烈烈，起到了区分年代的作用。
——That movement brilliantly acted as a generation-divider.
（4）任何人都可以裁剪T恤、剪头发和穿黑垃圾袋，目的是冲撞父母。
—— Anyone could cut up a T-shirt, hack their hair and wear a black bin bag to upset their parents.
（5）庞克最终偃旗息鼓，但也起到了作用。
——Punk eventually fizzled out, but it served a purpose.
（6）自拍也会发生同样的事情：某天也会被视为过时，人们又有其他新玩意儿。
——The same will happen with selfies: one day they’ll be deemed passé, and we’ll move on to something else.
（7）在此期间，还有更重要的令人烦心的事情兴起。
——In the meantime, there are more important things to get upset about.
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