English. I'm Neil.

我是尼爾

Hello. I'm Catherine.

哈囉，我是凱瑟琳

And if I say to you, Catherine,

凱瑟琳，如果我對你說 fortnight

fortnight, what do you think of?

你覺得是什麼？

Well, that's easy, Neil. A

嗯 ... 那很簡單，尼爾

fortnight is a period of two weeks.

"fortnight" 就是兩個星期

Well, fortnight, spelt f-o-r-t-n-i-g-h-t,

嗯 ... fortnight 拼音是 f-o-r-t-n-i-g-h-t

is indeed a period of two weeks. But

確實是兩週的意思

Fortnite, spelt F-o-r-t-n-i-t-e, is an online

但是 fortnite 拼音是 F-o-r-t-n-i-t-e

computer game that has become

這是個在短期內

incredibly popular in

非常受歡迎的線上遊戲

a very short period of time.

線上遊戲

As well as popular, it's also

不但受歡迎

very competitive. And you're soon going

也很有競爭力，你可以玩這個遊戲

to be able to make big money playing it

快速地賺很多錢

and you can even hire people to be your

然後你甚至可以聘請人當你的

Fortnite coach.

《Fortnite》(線上遊戲) 的教練

Well, before we hear a little more

嗯 ... 在我們了解更多這個主題前

about this topic, it's time for our quiz.

現在是我們的小考時間

These days we play computer games on

現今我們用手機玩線上遊戲

our phones, we can hold them in our

我們可以用手拿著玩遊戲

hands. In 1950 Bertie the Brain

《Bertie the Brain》是1950年

was the name of one of the very

第一個電腦遊戲

first computer games. It played a simple

它是個很簡單的

game of noughts and crosses, also called

圈叉遊戲，也可稱作

tic-tac-toe. But how tall was this

《井字遊戲》，但是這部電腦

computer? Was it...

有多高呢？它有

a) one metre tall; b) about four metres tall or

a) 一公尺高 b) 約四公尺高 或

c) about ten metres tall?

c) 約十公尺高？

Well, if it was the 1950s,

嗯 ... 如果是1950年代

computers were huge, so I'm going to go

電腦一定很大，所以我猜

for ten metres.

十公尺

OK. Well, we'll find out if you're right

好！我們將會在節目最後揭曉答案

at the end of the programme. eSports or

來看看你是否答對

computer games competitions are now a

電競或電腦遊戲比賽現在是一件事

thing. In some markets they are huge and

電競在市場佔有很大的位置

they are even discussing including

許多人甚至討論將它列入

them in the Olympic Games. Kyle

奧運會比賽項目

Jackson is a 13-year-old gamer who's

凱爾‧傑克森是位 13 歲玩家，曾被

been asked to join a team. How long does

邀請加入遊戲團隊，他說他

he say he's been playing video games?

已經玩線上遊戲多久了？

I've played video games all

基本上，我用一生的時間

my life, basically. I started playing

在玩線上遊戲，我開始玩

competitively when I was around nine or

電競是在我九歲或十歲左右

ten. I got into like Halo, Call of Duty,

我迷上了像《Halo, Call of Duty》

games like that. And I just...

的線上遊戲，而且

I realised that I could probably

如果我持續維持玩遊戲的話

like go to a pro (professional) level, if

我覺得我可能會達到

I keep playing at the level I am.

專業玩家的等級

He said that he's been playing

他說他用一生在玩

computer games all his life. Now that

電腦遊戲，雖然

might be a little exaggeration, but he's

可能有點誇大，但他

probably been playing them ever since he

從他有記憶以來就開始玩電腦遊戲了

can remember. When he was nine or ten

當他只有九歲或十歲時

he started playing competitively, which

他已經開始玩電競遊戲，

means he started playing

也就是說

in competitions against other people.

他開始和其他人競爭比賽

He talks about a number of games

他說了一些他喜歡玩的遊戲

that he got into. This is a good

感覺還不錯

expression. If you are into something

如果你熱衷於某事

you are very interested in it and to get into

是讓你感興趣的，然後 get into

something describes the process of

something 形容對那件事

becoming interested in that thing.

開始感興趣的過程

In Kyle's case, it was computer

以凱爾的例子來說，這是電腦

games and he got so good that he's

遊戲，他很會玩，所以他

thinking about playing at a professional

想要成為專業玩家等級

level. Doing something as a professional

專精做某事達到專家等級

means that it's more than a hobby or

意思是這已經不只是興趣或消遣了

pastime. It's something someone

而是某人會花錢聘請你做

pays you to do because you are really

因為你很厲害而且很專業地

good at it.

玩遊戲

George Yao is a former gaming

George Yao 是以前遊戲的冠軍

champion who is now Director of Media

現在是 Team Secret (電競團隊) 的

of Team Secret.

媒體總監

Team Secret are like a regular sports

Team Secret (電競團隊) 像是一般的運動團隊

team. They have a group of players who

他們是一群玩家

play matches and competitions against

和其他團隊進行電玩競賽

other teams. Except these are not regular

這並不包含在一般的運動項目

sports. These are eSports and they are

這是電競然後是很大的商機

big business. Here's George Yao.

以下是 George Yao 的意見

It's becoming a multi-billion-dollar industry:

電競已成為數十億美元的產業：

just games, production

遊戲、遊戲的製作、

of games, publishing of games and the

遊戲的發行和電競環境

eSports scene. So it's not just one thing

所以現在這不只是一件事

now, it's a whole industry.

而是整個產業

So George Yao says that online

George Yao 說線上遊戲

gaming is becoming a multi-billion-dollar

成為數十億美元的產業

industry. We usually think of industry as

我們通常認為產業指的是

factories and manufacturing. But it can

工廠和製造業，但也可以

also apply to other areas as well that

應用於其他領域，像是

involve a lot of different elements that

一些包含不同元素

come together to make a business.

包含在一起形成的商機

Different elements that he mentions

他提到不同的元素在這個產業中

as part of this industry are creating

包含遊戲的創造、

games, publishing games and the eSports

遊戲的發行和電競的環境

scene. The word here scene here refers to

單字 scene 在這裡指的是

the world of eSports: the events, the

電競的世界：活動、

competitions and the players. And many

比賽、玩家，很多

people want to be part of that scene.

人都想要成為電競世界的一部分

Right, now, let's get the answer

沒錯，現在我們來揭曉

to our quiz question about the size of that

考題的答案，有關 1950 年代

1950s computer game. Was it...

電腦遊戲的大小，是 ...

a) one metre tall; b) four metres tall or

a) 一公尺高；b) 四公尺高或

c) ten metres tall?

c) 十公尺高？

What did you say, Catherine?

你覺得呢，凱瑟琳？

I went for ten metres, Neil.

我猜是十公尺，尼爾

Well, unfortunately it was four metres.

嗯 ... 可惜了，答案是四公尺

Still quite big though - imagine

但一樣很大 - 想像一下

you couldn't get those in your pocket,

你不能把電玩放進口袋裡

could you?

你可以想像嗎？

I'd rather not! But I would like to

我無法！但我想要

review today's vocabulary.

複習今天的單字

We started off with the word

我們一開始單字是

for a period of two weeks - a fortnight.

兩週意思的 fortnight

But with a different spelling, Fortnite is

但是有一個不同拼法的 Fortnite

also a very popular video game.

是一個很受歡迎的電玩

Multi-player video game

多人玩家的電玩比賽

competitions which people pay to go and

就是所謂的「電競」

watch are known as eSports.

人們會花錢去觀看比賽

Playing against other people is

和其他人玩電競很有

playing competitively. Do you like to play

競爭力的，凱瑟琳，你喜歡玩

multi-player video games, Catherine?

多人玩家的電腦遊戲嗎？

I've never really got into them

雖然我玩過一兩個

even though I've tried one or two. And

但我從不對它們感興趣

that was one of our other expressions,

那是其中一個表達方式

to get into something - to become really

to get into something 意思是開始對

interested in something.

某事感興趣

Same here, I enjoy playing a little

我也是，我玩過一點

bit but I could never be a professional.

但我不是很專業

I couldn't get paid to do it as a job.

我不能把這當成領薪水的工作

Of course not, you're already a

當然，你已經是個

professional broadcaster, Neil.

專業的主播了，尼爾

An area of business that is made up of

由不同的元素組成的商業區域

different parts can be described as an

可以稱為 industry (產業)

industry. The video game industry is a

電玩產業是有

multi-billion-dollar business. And we also

數百億商機，還有其他

talk about, for example, the fashion

例如：流行產業

industry and the movie industry.

和電影產業

And finally there was the word

最後一個單字 scene

scene. This noun is used to describe

名詞用來描述

the world of a particular activity.

特定活動的世界或環境

So the eSport scene, for

所以 eSport scene 也就是

example, is the world of eSports. The

電競的世界

games, the teams, the competitions,

遊戲、團隊、競爭、

the audiences. It's all part of the scene

觀眾都是電競世界的全部

Well, that's all from the 6 Minute

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謝謝你的參與，下次見

Goodbye!

拜拜！