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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

美国人爱玩什么？
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9 }. g7 b. o: x; a今天Jenny和大家想念已久的开言主播Jason就要跟你聊聊最近风靡美国的手游Pokemon Go; 告诉你它为何那么受美国人欢迎？


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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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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
X Box, Play Station are also game consoles:  X Box, PS都是console (游戏机、盒子)
4 V3 I6 Q3 ^. x8 nThe game is making a comeback on your smartphones: 现在它卷土重来，变成一款手游

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

最近在美国，你会看到这样的景象↓↓

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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

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
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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
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别说VR了，我们说说AR

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Pokemon 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
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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Pokemon 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
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
A block: 一条街、一个街区
A lot of American kids and people lack exercise: 很多美国人都缺乏运动
* z$ O2 T- F/ O3 rThis 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

美国的游戏宅男

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In 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)

Be careful not to call them a player: 千万别说成player, player的意思是花心大萝卜
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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
Because 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
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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

• 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
  

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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Pokemon Go引发美国治安问题

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The 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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Pokemon Goer, Pokefan: Pokemon Go的粉丝

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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3 D4 U7 Y# Z8 `- u) t" NIt's a super popular global franchise: 是受全球欢迎的系列
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• 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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