Mission﹕Self-portrait of digital age
【明報專訊】The word "selfie" is found in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary. It refers to a photograph one takes of oneself. A selfie is typically taken with one's smartphone or webcam and shared via social media. Selfies have gained in popularity. Those taken at the 2014 Oscars by the host Ellen DeGeneres (愛倫狄珍妮絲, bottom row, third from right) and some celebrities are the most famous selfies ever.
What if your arm is not long enough? You may put your smartphone or camera at the end of a monopod (nicknamed "selfie stick"). It is extendable. Using it you can get everyone into a selfie.
■Game
Eason has torn the Smartie's selfie apart. Which is the correct part?
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monopod/"selfie stick" (n) 自拍器
social media (n) 社交媒體
upload (v) 上載
retouch (v) 修飾(照片)
■Glossary
typically (adv) 通常
popularity (n) 流行
host (n) 節目主持人
extendable (adj) 可伸展的
