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@ 50201 網絡遊戲
A: 唉，我真是落伍了！
oh, wǒ zhēnshì luòwǔ le!
Oh, I'm really behind the times!
B: 怎麼了？
zěnmele?
What's the matter?
A: 好久沒玩網絡遊戲了，昨天一上網，發現遊戲有了天翻地覆的變化。以前玩的“雷神之錘”，“星際爭霸”，現在都沒人玩了。現在熱門的“仙境”，“凱旋”，我還是第一次聽說。
hǎojiǔ méi wánr wǎngluò yóuxì le, zuótiān yī shàngwǎng, fāxiàn yóuxì yǒu le tiānfāndìfù de biànhuà. yǐqián wánr de" léishén zhī chuí”," xīngjì zhēngbà”, xiànzài dōu méi rén wán le. xiànzài rèmén de" xiānjìng”," kǎixuán”, wǒ hái shì dìyīcì tīngshuō.
It's been a long time since I played online games. Last night, as soon as I got online, I discovered that the gaming world has changed completely! Nobody plays stuff like ''Quake" and ''Starcraft." anymore. These days, the hottest games these are ''Ragnarok” and "Sephiroth''. This was the first time I'd heard of them.
B: 那你可真要接受再教育了。你說的這些新遊戲，其實也已經是昨日黃花了，還有更多新的遊戲呢。比如我現在玩的“魔獸世界”，“使命”，才是人氣最旺的。
nà nǐ kě zhēn yào jiēshòu zài jiāoyù le. nǐ shuō de zhèxiē xīn yóuxì, qíshí yě yǐjīng shì zuórì huánghuā le, hái yǒu gèngduō xīn de yóuxì ne. bǐrú wǒ xiànzài wánr de" móshòu shìjiè”," shǐmìng”, cái shì rénqì zuì wàng de.
Well, then, you really need some re-education. These ''new" games you're talking about are actually old news. There are even more new games. For example, I'm playing ''World of Warcraft," and ''Call of Duty." Those are some really hot games.
A: 這些遊戲都是打打殺殺，我實在是沒什麼興趣。不過好在現在遊戲被細分成很多種類，我居然看到一個遊戲叫“慾望都市”，就和那部電視劇差不多。任務就是竭盡所能打扮得漂亮，然後出去尋找豔遇。遊戲開發商真是無所不能。
zhèxiē yóuxì dōu shì dǎdǎshāshā, wǒ shízài shì méi shénme xìngqù. bùguò hǎozài xiànzài yóuxì bèi xìfēn chéng hěnduō zhǒnglèi, wǒ jūrán kàndào yī ge yóuxì jiào" yùwàng dūshì”, jiù hé nà bù diànshìjù chàbuduō. rènwu jiùshì jiéjìnsuǒnéng dǎban de piàoliang, ránhòu chūqù xúnzhǎo yànyù. yóuxì kāifāshāng zhēnshì wúsuǒbùnéng.
These games are all about fighting and killing. I'm really not that interested in them. But the good news is, these days, games have been divided into many different kinds. Amazingly, I saw a game called ''Sex and the City"-- it's more or less like the TV show. You have to get dressed up as pretty as possible, and then go looking for love. There's really nothing that game developers can't do.
B: 是啊。不過幸虧他們這樣花樣百出，否則我們好多人的休閒生活就沒有著落了。別說我們年輕人，就連我爸爸媽媽也喜歡整天坐在電腦前，玩聯眾遊戲，跟人打麻將，打牌。我以前最瘋狂的時候，因為上班不能打遊戲，還僱了個人代我玩，賺積分。
shì ā. bùguò xìngkuī tāmen zhèyàng huāyàngbǎichū, fǒuzé wǒmen hǎoduō rén de xiūxián shēnghuó jiù méiyǒu zhuóluò le. biéshuō wǒmen niánqīngrén, jiù lián wǒ bàba māma yě xǐhuan zhěngtiān zuò zài diànnǎo qián, wán liánzhòng yóuxì, gēn rén dǎ májiàng, dǎpái. wǒ yǐqián zuì fēngkuáng de shíhou, yīnwèi shàngbān bùnéng dǎ yóuxì, hái gù le ge rén dài wǒ wán, zhuàn jīfēn.
That's for sure. But it's a good thing they do so many different things. Otherwise, a lot of us would have nothing to do in our spare time. Young people like us are one thing, but, then, even my mom and dad like to sit in front of the computer all day long playing multiplayer games. They play cards and mahjongg with other people. When I used to be really crazy about gaming, I even hired a person to help me win points, because I couldn't play games at work.
A: 這我就不明白了，你花錢讓別人玩，那還有什麼樂趣?我還是覺得自己享受遊戲的過程比積分更重要。不過，說實話，一步一步玩下去還真累。怪不得我到現在還是菜鳥。
zhè wǒ jiù bù míngbái le, nǐ huāqián ràng biérén wánr, nà hái yǒu shénme lèqù? wǒ hái shì juéde zìjǐ xiǎngshòu yóuxì de guòchéng bǐ jīfēn gèng zhòngyào. bùguò, shuō shíhuà, yíbù yíbù wánxiàqu hái zhēn lèi. guàibude wǒ dàoxiànzài hái shì càiniǎo.
That's something I still don't get-- where's the fun in spending money for other people to play? I think enjoying the process of playing is more important than accumulating points. But to tell you the truth, playing along, step by step, is really tiring. No wonder I'm still a newbie.
B: 其實我自己現在也醒悟了，遊戲固然吸引人，可是上癮到影響工作生活就不值得了。你看好多學生就是一頭栽進去，無法自拔。有些網癮重的整天泡在網吧裡，連上學也沒心思了。所以前段時間，有個教育專家紅遍全國，到處辦講座，幫孩子戒網癮。我看到電視上那些絕望的家長，真是很有感觸。
qíshí wǒ zìjǐ xiànzài yě xǐngwù le, yóuxì gùrán xīyǐnrén, kěshì shàngyǐn dào yǐngxiǎng gōngzuò shēnghuó jiù bùzhíde le. nǐkàn hǎo duō xuésheng jiùshì yītóuzāijìnqù, wúfǎzìbá. yǒuxiē wǎngyǐn zhòng de zhěngtiān pào zài wǎngba lǐ, lián shàngxué yě méixīnsī le. suǒyǐ qiánduànshíjiān, yǒu ge jiàoyùzhuānjiā hóng biàn quánguó, dàochù bàn jiǎngzuò, bāng háizi jièwǎngyǐn. wǒ kàndào diànshì shàng nàxiē juéwàng de jiāzhǎng, zhēnshì hěnyǒu gǎnchù.
Actually, I understand it now myself. Although games are really attractive, it's not worth getting so addicted that it affects your work and life. Look-- a lot of students really get into gaming. They can't control themselves. Some who are really addicted to online gaming hang around in Internet cafes all day long. They don't even care about going to school. So, recently, there was an education expert who was really popular all over the entire country. He lectured everywhere, helping kids kick their Internet addiction. I saw some desperate parents on TV. It was really moving.
A: 是啊，還有極端的人甚至徹底陷入網絡遊戲世界，最後因為沒有過關而自殺了。你說這網絡遊戲的魅力怎麼就這麼大呢？每個月要花幾百塊錢玩遊戲，還是有這麼多人樂意。包括我們倆。
shì ā, hái yǒu jíduān de rén shènzhì chèdǐ xiànrù wǎngluòyóuxì shìjiè, zuìhòu yīnwèi méiyǒu guòguān ér zìshā le. nǐ shuō zhè wǎngluòyóuxì de mèilì zěnme jiù zhème dà ne? měige yuè yào huā jǐbǎikuàiqián wányóuxì, hái shì yǒu zhème duō rén lèyì. bāokuò wǒmen liǎ.
Yeah. And then some people are so extreme, so sucked into the world of online gaming, that they kill themselves if they can't beat the game. Tell me, how can online games be so enticing? You have to spend a couple hundred yuan every month to play these games. But a lot of people are still happy to do it-- including the two of us!
B: 可能是現代人生活都比較空虛吧。網絡遊戲可以讓你隨心所欲地體驗到現實生活中體驗不到的快感。而且玩遊戲時，特別能培養和激發團隊精神。也確實能結交一些朋友。我就和幾個經常一起在網上作戰的網友成了生活中的朋友。大家感覺志趣相投，所以特別談得來。
kěnéng shì xiàndàirén shēnghuó dōu bǐjiào kōngxū ba. wǎngluòyóuxì kěyǐ ràng nǐ suíxīnsuǒyù de tǐyàndào xiànshíshēnghuó zhōng tǐyànbùdào de kuàigǎn. érqiě wányóuxì shí, tèbié néng péiyǎng hé jīfā tuánduìjīngshén, yě quèshí néng jiéjiāo yīxiē péngyou. wǒ jiù hé jǐge jīngcháng yīqǐ zài wǎngshàng zuòzhàn de wǎngyǒu chéng le shēnghuózhōng de péngyou. dàjiā gǎnjué zhìqùxiāngtóu, suǒyǐ tèbié tándelái.
Maybe it's because modern people's lives are pretty empty. Online games let you experience the happiness of doing things that you can't do in real life. And playing games is really good for cultivating and stimulating team spirit. And you can definitely make friends. I've become real-life friends with some people who often play games together online. We feel like we have shared interests, so it's easy for us to socialize.
A: 算了，不討論這些深奧的理論了。你推薦一些過關祕籍給我吧。否則我玩來玩去，還老是初級，真沒意思。
suànle, bù tǎolùn zhèxiē shēn'ào de lǐlùn le. nǐ tuījiàn yīxiē guòguān mìjí gěi wǒ ba. fǒuzé wǒ wán lái wán qù, hái lǎoshi chūjí, zhēn méiyìsi.
Enough. Let's not discuss these profound theories anymore. Recommend a few secret tricks for beating the games. Otherwise, I'll play all day long and still be stuck at the beginning. It's so pointless.
B: 現在遊戲論壇多的是，你按自己玩的遊戲來搜索，很快就能找到數不清的祕籍。你得根據個人情況分析，找到最適合你的方法。不過我最近倒是特別迷足球遊戲，都是根據剛結束的世界盃製作的。能自己主宰全世界的大牌球員可真過癮。比看世界盃還爽。
xiànzài yóuxì lùntán duōdeshì, nǐ àn zìjǐ wán de yóuxì lái sōusuǒ, hěnkuài jiù néng zhǎodào shǔbuqīng de mìjí. nǐ děi gēnjù gèrén qíngkuàng fēnxi, zhǎodào zuì shìhé nǐ de fāngfǎ. bùguò wǒ zuìjìn dàoshì tèbié mí zúqiú yóuxì, dōu shì gēnjù gāng jiéshù de shìjièbēi zhìzuò de. néng zìjǐ zhǔzǎi quánshìjiè de dàpái qiúyuán kě zhēn guòyǐn. bǐ kàn shìjièbēi hái shuǎng.
These days, there are loads of gaming forums. You can search according to the games you play. In no time at all, you'll be able to find more secrets than you can shake a stick at. You have to consider them according to your personal situation. Find the method that fits you best. But lately, I've really fallen for soccer games. They all have to do with the World Cup that just finished. It's really fun to control big-name players yourself. It's even cooler than watching the World Cup.
A: 唉，那我加入和你一起玩吧！咱們中國人也拿個世界冠軍！
oh, nà wǒ jiārù hé nǐ yīqǐ wán ba! zánmen zhōngguórén yě ná ge shìjiè guànjūn!
Ah, then I'll join you. We Chinese will also get a World Cup championship!
Key Vocabulary
天翻地覆 tiānfāndifù earth-shaking
昨日黃花 zuórì huánghuā outdated
竭盡所能 jiéjìnsuǒnéng to do one's utmost
豔遇 yànyù a sexual encounter
醒悟 xǐngwù to come to a realization
固然 gùrán no doubt
隨心所欲 suíxīnsuǒyù to do as one pleases
祕籍 mìjí secret book
主宰 zhǔzǎi to dominate
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