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@ 50675 休閒遊戲
A 我真是服了我奶奶了。都是八十多歲的老太太了，還天天坐在電腦前玩連連看，簡直快變成網癮老太了。
wǒ zhēnshì fú le wǒ nǎinai le. dōu shì bāshí duō suì de lǎotàitai le, hái tiāntiān zuò zài diànnǎo qián wán Liánliánkàn, jiǎnzhí kuài biànchéng wǎngyǐn lǎotài le.
I really admire my granny. She's an eighty-year-old woman, and she still sits in front of the computer playing ``Concentration". She's simply become an internet-addicted old lady.
B 那有什麼稀罕的。喜歡玩連連看的人多著呢。遊戲規則不復雜，一學就會。但是又很考驗人的反應能力，有一定的挑戰性。
nà yǒu shénme xīhan de. xǐhuan wán Liánliánkàn de rén duō zhe ne. yóuxì guīzé bù fùzá, yī xué jiù huì. dànshì yòu hěn kǎoyàn rén de fǎnyìng nénglì, yǒu yīdìng de tiǎozhànxìng.
What's so rare about that? Lots of people like to play ``Concentration". The rules of the game aren't too complicated. You can master it in minutes. But it's a good test of your reactions, and it's pretty challenging.
A 我怎麼不覺得這有什麼挑戰性。什麼連連看，祖瑪，通水管，一點技術含量也沒有。只要你有耐心，有時間，就能闖關成功。這多沒意思。
wǒ zěnme bù juéde zhè yǒu shénme tiǎozhànxìng. shénme Liánliánkàn, Zǔmǎ, Tōngshuǐguǎn, yīdiǎn jìshù hánliàng yě méiyǒu. zhǐyào nǐ yǒu nàixīn, yǒu shíjiān, jiù néng chuǎngguān chénggōng. zhè duō méi yìsi.
Why doesn't it seem challenging to me? You don't need any technique at all to play Concentration, Zuma, or Pipes. All you need is patience and time and you'll be able to force your way to a victory. They're so boring.
B 不會啊。你可以選級別的。初級的當然簡單，連幼兒園小朋友都會玩。但是高級的就不一定了，有時候絞盡腦汁都闖不過去。
bùhuì a. nǐ kěyǐ xuǎn jíbié de. chūjí de dāngrán jiǎndān, lián yòuéryuán xiǎopéngyou dōu huì wán. dànshì gāojí de jiù bù yīdìng le, yǒushíhou jiǎojìnnǎozhī dōu chuǎng bu guòqù.
No way! You can choose the difficulty level. Of course the newbie level is easy-- even little kids in kindergarten can play it. But at the higher levels it's no sure thing-- sometimes you can't win even if you rack your brains.
A 哎，你注意到沒有，喜歡這些休閒遊戲的一般都是小孩兒和老人。
āi, nǐ zhùyì dào méiyǒu, xǐhuan zhèxiē xiūxián yóuxì de yībān dōu shì xiǎoháir hé lǎorén.
Oh, have you noticed? The people who like these spare-time games are little kids and old folks.
B 那也不一定，我覺得什麼年齡層次的都喜歡。我媽媽現在也迷上了！以前我玩遊戲，她老說我不上進，不思進取。可現在輪到我教育她了。不過你別說，這些遊戲雖然簡單，但是挺能帶給人成就感的。比如連連看，你要在一大堆圖像裡迅速找到對應的，而且還要想怎麼連接，這還是有一定難度的。所以連上那一刻的感覺簡直像找到寶一樣。
nà yě bù yīdìng, wǒ juéde shénme niánlíng céngcì de dōu xǐhuan. wǒ māma xiànzài yě míshàng le! yǐqián wǒ wán yóuxì, tā lǎo shuō wǒ bù shàngjìn, bùsījìnqǔ. kě xiànzài lún dào wǒ jiàoyù tā le. bùguò nǐ bié shuō, zhèxiē yóuxì suīrán jiǎndān, dànshì tǐng néng dàigěi rén chéngjiùgǎn de. bǐrú Liánliánkàn, nǐ yào zài yīdàduī túxiàng lǐ xùnsù zhǎodào duìyìng de, érqiě háiyào xiǎng zěnme liánjiē, zhè háishì yǒu yīdìng nándù de. suǒyǐ liánshàng nà yī kè de gǎnjué jiǎnzhí xiàng zhǎodào bǎo yīyàng.
Not necessarily. I think people from all ages and levels of society like to play them. My mom has also really gotten into them! In the past, when I played games, she always said I had no ambition or goals. But now it's come back around and I am teaching her. But don't you think that although these games are simple, they can really give people a sense of accomplishment? For example: Concentration. You quickly find a match in the middle of a big pile of pictures, and you also have to think about how to connect them. There's a certain degree of difficulty there. So when you make a connection, you simply feel like you've found a gem.
A 不用說你肯定也是個遊戲迷，知道得這麼清楚。不過我覺得開發這些遊戲的人實在是太聰明瞭，對玩家的心理把握得很準。玩遊戲的時候，還有背景音樂。特別當兩個圖案對上的時候，圖案本身會爆炸，還伴有爆炸的聲音，那種強烈的視覺和聽覺效果真的會帶給玩家一種快感，讓他們感覺前方的障礙正逐步被消除，瞬間增強了他們的自信心和動力。怪不得連我奶奶都用“爽”字來形容那種心情。
bùyòng shuō nǐ kěndìng yě shì ge yóuxì mí, zhīdào de zhème qīngchu. bùguò wǒ juéde kāifā zhèxiē yóuxì de rén shízài shì tài cōngming le, duì wánjiā de xīnlǐ bǎwò de hěn zhǔn. wán yóuxì de shíhou, hái yǒu bèijǐng yīnyuè. tèbié dāng liǎng ge túàn duìshàng de shíhou, túàn běnshēn huì bàozhà, hái bàn yǒu bàozhà de shēngyīn, nàzhǒng qiángliè de shìjué hé tīngjué xiàoguǒ zhēnde huì dàigěi wánjiā yīzhǒng kuàigǎn, ràng tāmen gǎnjué qiánfāng de zhàngài zhèng zhúbù bèi xiāochú, shùnjiān zēngqiáng le tāmen de zìxìnxīn hé dònglì. guàibude lián wǒ nǎinai dōu yòng `` shuǎng" zì lái xíngróng nàzhǒng xīnqíng.
It goes without saying that you're definitely a fan of games, since you know all this. But I think the people who develop these games are so smart. They really have a good grasp of game players' psychology. There's background music when you play the games. Especially when two pictures match up, they explode. And it's accompanied by an explosion noise. That kind of strong visual and audio effect really gives players a feeling of happiness. It makes them think that the obstacles ahead of them are being cleared away. In the wink of an eye, it strengthens their self confidence and power. It's no wonder that even my granny uses the word ``cool" to describe that feeling.
B 你奶奶還真是時尚，一點都不落伍啊。
nǐ nǎinai hái zhēnshì shíshàng, yīdiǎn dōu bù luòwǔ a.
Your granny is really modern, not at all behind-the-times.
A 她的生活比我們還滋潤呢。不過話說回來，年紀大一點的人為了打發時間玩我能理解。可是好多年輕人為了打遊戲而荒廢大好青春，這我就搞不懂了。要玩也該玩那些有點難度的競技遊戲嘛。成天對著電腦和自己較真兒有什麼意思？
tā de shēnghuó bǐ wǒmen hái zīrùn ne. bùguò huàshuō huílai, niánjì dà yīdiǎn de rén wèile dǎfā shíjiān wán wǒ néng lǐjiě. kěshì hǎo duōnián niánqīngrén wèile dǎ yóuxì ér huāngfèi dàhǎo qīngchūn, zhè wǒ jiù gǎobudǒng le. yào wán yě gāi wán nàxiē yǒudiǎn nándù de jìngjì yóuxì ma. chéngtiān duìzhě diànnǎo hé zìjǐ jiàozhēnr yǒu shénme yìsi?
She has an even easier life than us. But to get back to the point, I can understand it if older people want to play games to kill a little time. But a lot of young people squander their youth by playing games. I really can't understand that. If you want to play, you should play sports that have a bit of a challenge. Facing the computer all day long playing by yourself--what fun is that?
B 休閒遊戲也可以啊。你別打單機，打聯機不就行了。比如QQ遊戲，大家都是在網上拼殺。你還可以打打牌，像鬥地主之類的就在網上很流行，喜歡下棋、打麻將的也可以在網上跟別人過招。反正選擇多著呢！
xiūxián yóuxì yě kěyǐ a. nǐ bié dǎ dānjī, dǎ liánjī bù jiù xíng le. bǐrúQQyóuxì, dàjiā dōu shì zài wǎngshàng pīnshā. nǐ hái kěyǐ dǎda pái, xiàng dòudìzhǔ zhīlèi de jiù zài wǎngshàng hěn liúxíng, xǐhuan xiàqí, dǎ májiàng de yě kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng gēn biérén guòzhāo. fǎnzhèng xuǎnzé duō zhe ne!
You can do that with these simple games. Don't play by yourself. You can play on networks. For example, there are QQ games where everybody is online trying furiously to beat each other. You can also play cards. Games like ``Purge the Landlords" are very popular online. People who like to play chess or Mah Jhong can find partners online. Anyway, there are a lot of choices!
A 啊，是嗎？
ǎ, shì ma?
Ah, really?
B 對啊，而且這些遊戲會有積分。這也是吸引大家玩下去的一大原因。如果剛開始覺得實力不夠，可以先下載單機版本練習，然後再到網上荷槍實彈。我身邊的好多人都是這樣的。現在他們都是遊戲中的牛人了。哎，你是不是火星人啊，怎麼連這個都不知道？
duì a, érqiě zhèxiē yóuxì huì yǒu jīfēn. zhè yě shì xīyǐn dàjiā wán xiàqu de yī dà yuányīn. rúguǒ gāng kāishǐ juéde shílì bùgòu, kěyǐ xiān xiàzǎi dānjī bǎnběn liànxí, ránhòu zài dào wǎngshàng hèqiāngshídàn. wǒ shēnbiān de hǎo duō rén dōu shì zhèyàng de. xiànzài tāmen dōu shì yóuxì zhōng de niúrén le. āi, nǐ shì bu shì huǒxīngrén a, zěnme lián zhège dōu bù zhīdào?
Yeah. And these games have scores. That's another big reason that keeps people playing. When you start, if you think you're not good enough, you can first download the personal version and practice on your own. Then you can go play for real online. I know a ton of people who do that. Now they are big shots in their games. Hey, are you a Martian? You don't even know this.
A 我對休閒遊戲的認識都是從我奶奶那兒來的。她每天自娛自樂，我還以為這些遊戲都是這樣的呢。
wǒ duì xiūxián yóuxì de rènshi dōu shì cóng wǒ nǎinai nàr lái de. tā měitiān zìyúzìlè, wǒ hái yǐwéi zhèxiē yóuxì dōu shì zhèyàng de ne.
Everything I know about these games comes from my Granny.
B 你虧大了，白白錯過了這麼精彩的遊戲世界。我告訴你，現在最熱門的休閒遊戲就是性感泳裝照片找茬兒。全是美女！
nǐ kuīdà le, báibái cuòguò le zhème jīngcǎi de yóuxì shìjiè. wǒ gàosu nǐ, xiànzài zuì rèmén de xiūxián yóuxì jiùshì xìnggǎn yǒngzhuāng zhàopiàn zhǎochár. quán shì měinǚ!
A 聽你一說，還真有點心動啊。
tīng nǐ yī shuō, hái zhēn yǒudiǎn xīndòng a.
Key Vocabulary
絞盡腦汁 jiǎojìnnǎozhī to wrack one's brains
上進 shàngjìn to progress forward
不思進取 bùsījìnqǔ no desire to succeed
荒廢 huāngfèi to waste time
較真兒 jiàozhēnr to take seriously
過招 guòzhāo to exchange attacks
荷槍實彈 hèqiāngshídàn ready for an emergency
牛人 niúrén top dog
自娛自樂 zìyúzìlè to amuse oneself
Supplementary Vocabulary
消遣 xiāoqiǎn pastime
沉迷 chénmí to indulge
不能自拔 bùnéngzìbá to be unable to pull away
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