Spitting image: Google's art app
① With luck, it won't suggest Picasso's portrait of Dora Maar.
② American social-media users can now find out whether they resemble famous artworks by taking selfies using Google's Arts & Culture app.
③ A new feature uses facial-recognition software to match photos with paintings and sculptures from museums around the world.
④ Kate Hudson (the Limner-attributed "Portrait of a Boy") and Sarah Silverman (Avedissian's "Faten") were two of the celebrities to take to Instagram to share their art twins.
⑤ Google estimates that 30m selfies have been uploaded to what became last weekend's most downloaded app.
⑥ Not everyone is pleased.
⑦ Google issued a statement clarifying that the pictures were used only for art matches, after privacy concerns were raised.
⑧ It blocked the selfie tool in Texas and Illinois, where state laws prohibit the collection of biometric data.
⑨ And when infuriated Brits discovered that the feature is available only to Americans, they bombarded the app with one-star rating.
▍普通生词和搭配
spitting image: 很相像的人；一个模子印出来的人
resemble /rɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/: vt. 与……相似
take selfies: 玩自拍
feature /ˈfiːtʃə/: n. 功能
match A with B: 匹配 A 与 B
art twin: 艺术品里的双胞胎
biometric data /bʌɪə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/: 计量生物学数据；人口统计数据
infuriate /ɪnˈfjʊərɪeɪt/: vt. 激怒；使大怒
bombard … with … /bɒmˈbɑ:d/: 用……炮轰……
▍拓展的词组
1. someone-attributed：归属于某人的
be attributed to someone: 归属于某人（被认为是某人所为）
2. Christmas-themed：以圣诞为主题的
be themed with Christmas：以圣诞为主题
3. Murdoch family-led：默多克家族领导的
be led by the Murdoch family：以默多克家族为领导
▍句型
Google estimates that 30m selfies have been uploaded to what became last weekend's most downloaded app.
▍背景相关生词
Dora Marr: a French photographer, painter, and poet. She was a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso.
Kate Hudson: Kate Garry Hudson is an American actress. She rose to prominence in 2000 for playing Penny Lane in Almost Famous, for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Sarah Silverman: Sarah Kate Silverman (born on December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, producer, and writer.
Attribution: An attribution does not mean the art is created by the artist, only that it's likely to be created by that artist.
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