VOA慢速英语:Report Shows Deaths by Selfie on the Rise(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. Researchers from universities in the U.S. and India have released findings from the first study of deaths due to selfies.

due to 由于; 因为; 欠下债[账]
例句：The discovery is due to Newton.
该发现应归功于牛顿。

2. Taking a selfie near electric lines also led to some of the deaths, as did selfies taken with weapons and wild animals.

lead to 导致; 把…带到; 领到
例句：Blindly copying others might very well lead to losses.
盲目搬用别人的经验很容易造成损失。

3. The website also has tips for staying safe while taking selfies and gives examples of people who died from taking risky selfies.

die from 死于（某种原因，不包括疾病、过度悲伤等）
例句：Forty-thousand children a day die from preventable diseases
每天有4万个孩子死于本可以预防的疾病。