自拍是普通人最喜歡的一種消遣方式，而目前有一種提升自拍效果的新神器正迅速成為我們大家生活的一部分。它就是selfie stick（自拍桿）。

A selfie stick is a monopod used to take selfie photographs by positioning a smartphone or camera beyond the normal range of the arm. The metal sticks are typically extensible, with a handle on one end and an adjustable clamp on the other end to hold a phone in place.

自拍桿是一種可以與智能手機(jī)或相機(jī)相連，遠(yuǎn)距離拍攝自拍照的單腳架。自拍桿的金屬桿部分能夠伸長，一端配有手柄，另一端配有可調(diào)夾頭，用來在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢霉潭ㄊ謾C(jī)。

Some have remote or Bluetooth controls, letting the user decide when to take the picture. The product was listed in Time magazine's 25 best inventions of 2014.

一些自拍桿使用遠(yuǎn)程或藍(lán)牙遙控，讓使用者可以自己決定何時(shí)拍攝照片。自拍桿位列《時(shí)代》雜志2014年度25大最佳發(fā)明榜單。

The selfie stick is an essential carry-on item for many travellers. On departure, people took selfies. On the plane there were selfies at 32,000 meters. In most cases, the appeal seems to be simply fitting more people into the frame.

自拍桿如今已成為眾多旅行者的必備神器。無論是出發(fā)時(shí)，還是在三萬兩千米的高空上，人們都愛自拍。很多情況下，人們使用自拍桿只是想讓鏡頭塞下更多的人。

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