Bastões de selfie banidos na Disney

Hi!

Você já deve saber o que é um bastão de selfie, né? Estão em toda parte! Eles podem ser muito úteis para tirar fotos com o seu celular ou sua câmera, mas seu uso não está isento de polêmica, e em muitos lugares estão sendo banidos por questões de segurança, por exemplo na Disney.

Leia a notícia em inglês, tratando de compreender tudo, e confira o vocabulário abaixo:

Disney will ban selfie sticks at all of its theme parks around the world from July the 1st. The entertainment giant has become the latest company to ban the sticks. Universal Studios was one of the first companies to put a ban in place. Many museums now also ban them. Kim Prunty, a Disney spokeswoman, said the ban was because of concerns that the sticks were dangerous for customers and Disney workers. She said: “We strive to provide a great experience for the entire family, and unfortunately, selfie sticks have become a growing safety concern for both our guests and cast.” She added that staff have had to stop rides because people were using selfie sticks on them.

Selfie sticks have become very popular in recent years. They were designed so that people with mobile cameras could take photos of themselves. It seems as though everyone in the world is taking self-portraits to put on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. Even the president of the USA has been seen taking selfies. However, many people are getting angry with others who use selfie sticks, especially at tourist attractions. One passenger who used the stick on a rollercoaster at Disney California Adventure shut the ride down for nearly an hour. The PC World magazine offers a solution. It wrote: “Maybe you should…use the selfie sticks that we’re all born with – your arms.”

Leia mais: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ 

Vocabulário

to ban: banir, proibir. Ban: proibição.

selfie stick: bastão de selfie

theme park: parque de diversão

spokeswoman: porta-voz (feminino)

customer: cliente,  freguês

to strive: esforçar-se, empenhar-se

provide: fornecer, proporcionar

growing: crescente, cada vez maior

guest: é o mesmo que customer (ver acima)

cast: os atores

staff : pessoal, equipe

rides: passeio, atração

as though: como se

to get angry: ficar bravo(a), zangar-se

rollercoaster: montanha-russa

to shut down:  fechar

to be born: nascer 

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