The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide.

在世界上一些最美、最危险的地方自拍已经形成一股热潮，在这种冒险行为在世界范围内引发一系列可怕的人命事故后，促使了一系列相关干预措施出台，以防此类悲剧重演。

The act of taking a picture of oneself with a mobile phone, placing the subject centre-stage, has exploded in popularity in recent years, with everyone from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to U.S. President Barack Obama joining in.

近年来，将拍照主体置于画面中心、用手机自拍的行为人气暴涨，不只是普通人，就连英国女王伊丽莎白二世和美国总统贝拉克•奥巴马也未能免俗。

But the selfie has also inspired a spate of risk taking and offensive public behaviour, pushing the boundaries of safety and decorum, whether by dangling from a skyscraper or posing with live explosives.

不过，自拍也引发了不少危险和为公众不齿的行为。不管是悬挂在摩天大楼上自拍还是跟真正的炸药摆拍合影，都在挑战安全与礼仪的底线。

Yet despite the risks, selfies are more popular than ever, according to data from Google Trends. Searches for the term were up eight times in 2014 over the previous year, leading the Internet search giant to dub it "The Year of the Selfie".

然而尽管有这些风险，谷歌趋势的数据显示，自拍变得比以往更为流行。在2014年，关于自拍的搜索量比前一年增加了八倍，导致互联网搜索巨擎谷歌将2014年称为“自拍之年”。

PS：你觉得这种危险的自拍可取吗？

terrible. i think it is dangerous