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电玩史上的第一个角色 「小精灵」The Legacy of Pac-Man【本篇为全程英文讲解】 The Legacy of Pac-Man #游戏 #娱乐·新奇 #全英文讲解 5/9 解析英语 作者 Duncan DeAeth 阅读时间 6分钟 听讲解 听朗读 本图文出处:https://www.ivy.com.tw/newsLetter/analysis_cont/2023020613211354306 MP3: 电玩史上的第一个角色 「小精灵」The Legacy of Pac-Man 小精灵是史上辨识度最高的电子游戏角色之一。 目录 / More to Learn / 中文翻译(& 答案) 历史回廊 Pac-Man is by far one of the most recognizable video game characters in history. That is in large part because he was the first character to ever appear in a video game, making him the “grandfather of all video game characters.” Pac-Man was first introduced in Japan on May 22, 1980, with the release of the famous Pac-Man arcade game. The game is in many people’s memory of childhood and teenage years. Even today, up to six million players are still mad about it. The name Pac-Man came from a Japanese expression, paku-paku taberu, which means to eat in a wild manner. The sound paku-paku mimics the sound of a person chomping their food. In English, the game was first called Puck Man but was changed to Pac-Man before it was launched in the US. The game was created by Toru Iwatani, a Japanese video game designer. Hoping to make a game that would appeal to both men and women, Iwatani decided the focus of the game should be on eating, something that everyone can relate to. Even Pac-Man’s shape is based on food. The inspiration for Pac-Man’s character came from a pizza with a single slice removed. The space where the slice was missing became the character’s mouth. In the video game, players must travel through a maze and eat dots of energy while avoiding the ghosts that roam the passageways. If one of the ghosts, who are named Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde, catches Pac-Man, then the player loses a life. While the concept is simple, finishing the game is anything but easy. In fact, the original Pac-Man can’t even be completed because of a glitch on the 256th level! What Did You Learn? 1. Why did the creator of Pac-Man focus the game on eating? 2. What is the objective of the Pac-Man game? 参考答案: 1. To appeal to both men and women. 2. To travel through a maze and eat dots of energy while avoiding the (four) ghosts (that roam the passageways). 单字片语整理 Words in Use ● manner [ˋmænɚ] n. 方法;态度;礼貌(恒用复数) ● remove [rɪˋmuv] vt. 移开,除去 ● concept [ˋkɑnsɛpt] n. 观念,想法 ● original [əˋrɪdʒən!] a. 原来的;原创的 n. 原着,原文 ● launch [lɔntʃ] .vt. 发动(活动);发射(火箭、飞弹);发表(新书、新作品、新产品) n. 发表会;(船)首次下水出航;(火箭)首次发射升空 ● inspiration [͵ɪnspəˋreʃən] n. 灵感;鼓舞人心的人(或事物) ● legacy [ˋlɛgəsi] n. 遗产;历史遗产 ● release [rɪˋlis] vt. & n. 释出,释放(= let go of);发行,发布 ● roam [rom] vt. & n. & vi. 漫步 ● mimic [ˋmɪmɪk] vt. . 模仿 n. 善于模仿(他人或动物)的人 ● slice [slaɪs] n. 一片 vt. 削,切 ● teenage [ˋtin͵edʒ] a. 青少年的(= teenaged[ˋtin͵edʒd]) ● recognizable [ˋrɛkəg͵naɪzəb!] a. 可分辨的,认得出的 ● maze [mez] n. 迷宫 ● by far + the + 最高级形容词 (+ N) 显而易见是最⋯⋯的 ● glitch [glɪtʃ] n. (设备、机器的)小故障 ● arcade [ɑrˋked] n. (两旁有商店的)拱廊商业街 ● chomp [tʃɑmp] vt. (大声)咀嚼 ● passageway [ˋpæsɪdʒ͵we] n. 通道,走廊 Practical Phrases ● appeal to sb 吸引某人 I’m sure this program will appeal to children of all ages. 我相信这个节目一定可以吸引各年龄层的小朋友。 ● relate to... 对⋯⋯感同身受;认同⋯⋯ It’s oftentimes very difficult to relate to my older brother. 我常常很难认同我哥哥。 ● be anything but N/Adj. 一点也不/绝非⋯⋯ The title sounds dull, but the movie itself is anything but boring. 那个片名听起来很无趣,但电影本身一点都不无聊。 ● in a / an... manner 以⋯⋯的态度 She spoke to the naughty child in a calm manner. 她以冷静的态度与那顽皮的孩子说话。 ● an arcade game 街机游戏 ● in large part 在很大程度上,主要 The success of the project was in large part due to good teamwork. 这项计画的成功主要归功于良好的团队合作。 More to Learn be mad about... 对⋯⋯狂热,非常喜欢⋯⋯ • June is mad about knitting. She spends hours every day making clothes for herself and friends. 茱恩对编织很狂热。她每天花好几小时做衣服给自己和朋友们。 以下介绍其他表示「非常喜欢......」的常见片语: a. be crazy about... 为⋯⋯疯狂,热衷于⋯⋯ • Both Kelly and her brother are crazy about surfing. 凯莉和她弟弟都很热衷冲浪。 b. be passionate about... 热爱⋯⋯ = have a passion for... • Sean is passionate about nature, especially insects and reptiles. 尚恩热爱大自然,尤其是昆虫和爬虫类动物。 c. be fond of... 喜爱/喜好⋯⋯ • Lisa has always been fond of animals and wants to become a vet. 丽莎一直很喜欢动物,而且她想当兽医。 d. be keen on... 热衷于/很喜欢⋯⋯ • Mabel is keen on sports and spends most of her free time playing badminton. 梅宝热衷于运动,她大部分闲暇时间都在打羽球。 e. be into... 极喜欢⋯⋯,对⋯⋯很有兴趣 • My younger sister has been into detective novels lately. 我妹妹最近迷上了侦探小说。 中文翻译(& 答案) 小精灵是史上辨识度最高的电子游戏角色之一。那在 很大程度上是因为他是第一个出现在电子游戏中的角色,他 因而成为「所有电子游戏角色的祖父」。随着着名的《小精 灵》街机游戏的发行,小精灵这个角色于 1980 年五月二十 二日首次在日本推出。这款游戏是许多人童年和青少年时期 的回忆。即使在今天,仍有多达六百万位玩家为之疯狂。 小精灵这个名字来自一个日文的词语 ──「paku-paku taberu」,意思是疯狂地吃东西。「paku-paku」的声音是 模仿一个人咀嚼食物的声音。在英文中,该游戏最初被称为 《Puck Man》,但在它于美国推出前改为《Pac-Man》。 该游戏由一名日本电子游戏设计师岩谷彻所创。因为 希望制作一款对男女都具有吸引力的游戏,岩谷彻决定游戏 的焦点应该是吃 ── 每个人都能产生共鸣的事。甚至小精 灵的形状也是根据食物创造的。《小精灵》角色的灵感来自 一块去掉了一片的披萨。切片缺失的地方变成了该角色的嘴 巴。 在该款电子游戏中,玩家必须穿过一个迷宫并吃掉能 量球,同时避开在通道中游荡的幽灵。如果名叫布林奇、平 奇、英奇和克莱德的其中一个幽灵抓到小精灵,那么该玩家 就会失去一条命。虽然概念很简单,但完成游戏绝非易事。 事实上,由于第两百五十六关出现故障,原版的《小精灵》 甚至无法完全破关! [此文章售价 1 雅币已有 0 人购买]若发现会员采用欺骗的方法获取财富,请立刻举报,我们会对会员处以2-N倍的罚金,严重者封掉ID! x0
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