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标题: 美国人爱玩什么？之Pokemon Go [打印本页]
作者: 心灵的港湾 时间: 2016-12-12 01:30
标题: 美国人爱玩什么？之Pokemon Go
先来介绍一下本期主播Jason↓↓
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不少听众应该还记得Jason。他来自旧金山，14年到15年任开言主播，主持了大量《潘吉Jenny告诉你》和开言付费课程。
Jason回美国后，许多听众都很想念他，时常询问他的情况。
最近，我们又把他找回来啦！今后，Jason会从美国给大家带来更多精彩节目！
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记得Game Boy吗？美国人也超爱
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3 q/ g( @% o5 ]3 t+ o7 J* H5 @Pokemon Go is the latest craze that has been breaking the Internet: Pokemon Go真是风靡网络
It's everyone, everywhere, all of the time: 每个人、大街小巷、每时每刻都在玩这个游戏
The game isn't available in China, but it's taking the US by storm: 这个游戏在中国没有上线，不过在美国真的非常火爆
Pokemon Go is based on the super popular Game Boy from the 90's: Pokemon Go是基于90年代超受欢迎的Game Boy游戏新开发的
Video game consoles: 掌中宝游戏机
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The game is making a comeback on your smartphones: 现在它卷土重来，变成一款手游' h. X0 n! b, v/ y9 K' h9 a
People have a lot of nostalgia for Pokemon, especially millennials: 很多美国80后、90后(英语对这个群体叫millennials)对这款游戏都有一种怀旧情结
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Everyone is glued to their screens playig the game: 所有人都好像被手机频幕胶住了
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You turn on the TV, you read the news, and everyone's talking about this game, how popular it is, and how dangerous it could be: 所有人不是在玩、就是在说Pokemon Go, 但是这款游戏也会造成潜在危险1 W+ r! M' z8 y, u4 M1 q: U7 \
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People don't pay attention when they're walking and some people will play even when they're driving: 很多人边走路、甚至边开车都在打Pokemon Go/ O* u7 r" r4 f2 `
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别说VR了，我们说说AR
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& A6 M2 Q4 V3 Y* W" V) jPokemon Go uses a new technology called augmented reality (AR): Pokemon Go运用了增强现实这一新技术
Virtual reality (VR): 虚拟现实
3 Z2 r8 Z7 T& h- | ~AR is combining a video game with the real world, making the real world more interesting, or more dangerous: 增强现实把在线游戏和现实世界结合起来，让现实世界更有趣，也更危险
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Pokemon Go让沙发土豆们走到户外玩游戏
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: t. X& w0 h4 b9 d$ YPokemon Go is also attracting new fans who have never played Pokemon before: Pokemon Go也吸引了很多以前没接触过Pokemon的新粉丝
It uses maps from the real world to say, "Oh, you are on First St. and Second Ave. If you walk two blocks in that direction, there's a Pikachu and you can go catch it.": 这个游戏要玩家真的走出去，到户外去找怪兽0 b/ z7 K0 W0 y9 S* s- l
You actually have to go walk over two blocks to find that Pikachu: 为了找到Pikachu, 你得真的走几个街区4 {3 V9 a# |) T
A block: 一条街、一个街区
( B/ z- ]& H; h5 ^. UA lot of American kids and people lack exercise: 很多美国人都缺乏运动
9 ~! |5 n3 _) ]- N, o4 XThis game is getting people to move around, and bringing out this social element back tovideo games: 这个游戏让玩家多走动、而且还能跟其他玩家真实交流! V, I- P/ J( `; }8 y, |, R
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美国的游戏宅男
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3 u# q! d- ?8 ]& WIn English, we borrow a word from Japanese, and we call people who play video games"otaku": 游戏宅男，在英语里的说法是"otaku", 是来自日语的外来语
You can also call them a gamer: 不过更广泛的一个词是gamer(游戏玩家)
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Be careful not to call them a player: 千万别说成player, player的意思是花心大萝卜& i! C1 U. F+ f% v' b# e* u9 h
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美国人靠Pokemon Go交友？
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Many people think Pokemon Go is fun because it's a lot like a scavenger hunt: 很多人爱玩Pokemon Go, 因为他们觉得这像个寻宝游戏
+ e4 [3 W0 n6 e; @; p) ZBecause you're looking for Pikachu, you might run into other people who are also trying to find the same character: 找小精灵的过程中，你会遇到很多同样也在找的人: O& \# v) ^# u4 o. l6 v6 Z. A
You might meet strangers, but because everyone is playing the same game, you have something in common, and you might start talking and make new friends: 碰到其他不认识的玩家，但因为大家有共同语言，所以还能交朋友
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Pokemon Go术语
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- Poke Stops: Pokemon Go游戏里的补给站，玩家去这里刷道具、收集小精灵
- Pokemon gym: 游戏里的擂台，可以到里面选队、攻擂
- Poke ball: 游戏里的精灵球，抓口袋妖怪的必备道具
- Monsters: 怪兽 O7 J- B9 ~5 @# S; X/ Q
还有一大堆游戏术语，就不一一介绍了；网上攻略很多，有兴趣的朋友可以搜。
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4 |" I3 x3 d9 ^% U) X$ GPokemon Go引发美国治安问题
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9 R6 b7 n; U' O5 z. e" JThe game is causing a lot of safety concerns: 这个游戏也引发了很多安全问题
There are some criminals utilizing the game by luring players to rob them: 比如有罪犯利用游戏引诱玩家到一个地方，然后打劫他们
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Some people are putting themselvs and others in danger because they are not watching their steps or are driving while playing: 也有玩家别走边玩、边开车边玩，对自己、对他人都很危险
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Poke粉、Poke热会持久吗？
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Is this going to be a flash in the pan or here to stay? 它只是昙花一现还是能禁得起时间的考验？
In any case, the Pokemon franchise has over 20 years of history: 不管怎么说，Pokemon这个系列已经有20多年历史了
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( O ~; ]5 y- q5 s2 g: j- 听众里，有没有玩过Pokemon Go的？
- 说实话，对于我们在中国玩儿不到这款游戏的，真的有点难体会为什么美国人对它那么着迷；
- 不过希望大家听了身在美国的Jason亲口描述，对美国正在发生的事情有更直观的感受；
- 稍后另一期节目，Jason会跟我们聊聊美国人、特别是年轻人对特朗普、希拉里对决的看法，敬请期待。
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- y# n7 B4 p* ^/ V. `口语营已满额；辅导班大家可以继续报名，详情请看今天第二篇推送。
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