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A New Way to Play 微软Natal计划：全新电玩酷体验

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In the sci-fi film Minority Report, Tom Cruise’s character is able to manipulate floating images with merely gestures of his hand. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in June, Microsoft brought us a step closer to this futuristic vision ___1___ it unveiled Project Natal, a planned add-on to its Xbox 360 console. Using a special sensor device to track full-body movement and individual voices, Project Natal’s ___2___ technology promises to take gaming to another level by enabling players to become the controller. Just imagine stomping on the ground and swinging your arms in the air to make an on-screen monster level a city, or flicking your wrist to splash paint onto a digital canvas, ___3___ you’ll start to get the idea.

在科幻电影《关键报告》中，汤姆．克鲁斯扮演的角色仅以手势就能操控飘浮的影像。而在6月的电子娱乐展（简称E3），微软公司公布了计划推出的Xbox 360主机的附加组件「Natal计划」(Project Natal)，微软此举带我们朝着电影中的未来概念再迈进一步。Natal计划运用特殊感应装置来侦测全身动作及辨识个人声音，这种动作感应科技让玩家自己化身为控制器，可望将电玩带到另一个境界。只要想象用力踩踏地面、在空中挥舞双臂，就可以让屏幕上的怪兽夷平整座城市；或是想象轻弹手腕把颜料挥洒在数字画布上，你就会开始了解这种概念。

Taking advantage of Project Natal’s controller-free system, Microsoft hopes to broaden the Xbox 360’s appeal with games that are easy to pick up and that can be played with friends or family – just like the Nintendo Wii. ___4___, Project Natal is still a long way from hitting the stores, and there is a ___5___ that the final product may not live up to expectations. Success will also ___6___ the quality of the games available on release and, crucially, the price tag. Nevertheless, Microsoft banking on Project Natal to give it the ___7___ in the fiercely fought console wars by revolutionizing the way we play forever.

利用Natal计划的免控制手把系统，微软希望能拓广Xbox 360的吸引力，推出容易上手且可与亲朋好友同乐的游戏，就像任天堂的Wii一样。不过Natal计划发售上市前还有很长的路要走，而且最终产品也有可能无法达到消费者的期待。该产品成功与否也取决于发行游戏的质量，当然价格更是一大关键。尽管有上述疑虑，微软仍对Natal计划寄予厚望，期望藉由革新电玩的玩法，能在激烈的电玩主机争霸战中取得上风。

−by James Laughton-Smith

Vocabulary

单词发音

electronic [ɪlɛkˋtrɑnɪk] adj. 电子的

unveil [ʌnˋvel] v. 使公诸于众; 揭露

device [dɪˋvaɪs] n. 设备，装置

technology [tɛkˋnɑlədʒɪ] n. 科技

level [ˋlɛv!] v. 夷平；毁坏

flick [flɪk] v. 轻弹

digital [ˋdɪdʒɪt!] adj. 数字的; 数码的

take advantage of 利用, 善用 to put to good use

broaden [ˋbrɔdn] v. 变宽，变阔；扩大

live up to 遵守, 坚持; 无愧于 to live or act in accordance with

crucially [ˋkruʃəlɪ] adv. 至关重要地；关键地

bank on 依靠; 指望 to have confidence in; rely on

revolutionize [͵rɛvəˋluʃən͵aɪz] v. 彻底改革

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单词发音

sci-fi  (=science fiction) 科幻小说

add-on（购物时）附购品

console [ˋkɑnsol] n.〔机器﹑电子设备﹑计算机的〕操纵台盘; 控制台盘

stomp [stɑmp] v. 〔尤指因生气〕跺脚; 重踩

splash [splæʃ] v. 溅，泼

canvas [ˋkænvəs] n. 油画布

hit [hɪt] v. 达到，到达 to arrive or appear at

tag [tæg] n. 标签

hinge [hɪndʒ] on 取决于, 视…而定 depend on, be subject to

thumb down 拇指朝下；不赞同  reject

long face 悲哀, 失望, 忧郁的表情  a discontented or sullen facial expression

upper hand 上风；优势；支配  a position of control or advantage

big mouth 喜谈别人私事的人; 多话  if you have a big mouth, you talk too much, especially about things that should be secret

Minority Report Trailer 2

Project Natal

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