Nintendo Wii: Getting into the Game! Wii 动一下！
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- 创建于 2007年6月04日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年12月20日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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A boy stands between the Earth and total alien domination; a teenage girl pits her best dance moves against her friends; mother and son duke it out to see who will win the heavyweight title. These events might seem unrelated, but they will soon be happening on television screens across the globe ___1___ the revolutionary Nintendo Wii.
一位男孩站在地球以及外来统治势力间；一名少女跳出自己最棒的舞步的她同伴「轨舞」；母亲和儿子对决，争夺重量级拳击手的冠军头衔。这些活动看似毫无关联，但因为任天堂Wii所带来的革命性突破，它们很快就会出现在全球的电视屏幕上。
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The Wii is the latest in console-game technology. Its controller is not only wireless, but also requires the user to be part of the action. Imagine ___2___ swing a racket to return the ball in a tennis match, or lining up a sniper shot before pulling the trigger. How about guiding the brave hero through strange, new lands ___3___ you twist and turn your hand? Talk about hands-on! That’s the beauty of the Wii!
Wii是游戏机科技的最新产品。它的控制器不仅无线，而且还要玩家成为游动作的一部份。想象你必须在一场网球比赛里挥拍回击，或在扣下扳机前摆出狙击动作；又试想你转动着手来引导勇敢的英雄穿越陌生的新环境。说到「实地操作」，这正是Wii迷人之处！
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The Wii is the ___4___ of Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He has been part of the Nintendo family for 30 years and is the wizard behind great gaming milestones, such as the popular Super Mario Brothers series. It was his idea to create the ___5___ Will system which has given Nintendo a leg-up on its competition. Miyamoto combines his highly imaginative graphics, which encourage players to explore by themselves, ___6___ a platform where young and old play together.
Wii是日本游戏设计师宫本茂的心血结晶。宫本茂已在任天堂公司任职30年，且是游戏科技屡次重大突破（如「超级玛璃兄弟」）的幕后推手。这个创新的Wii游戏系统就是他的点子，已在竞争市场里助任天堂公司一臂之力。宫本茂将极富想象力、鼓励玩家自行探索的绘图科技与老少咸宜的游戏平台相结合。
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Miyamoto’s ideas seem to be working. In one retirement home in America, elderly residents set up Wii bowling tournaments ___7___ they could show up their grandkids. And that’s not all. Organizations such as the Mayo Clinic are currently studying the potential health benefits of Wii games. With all the Nintendo Wii has to offer, isn’t it time you got into the game?
宫本茂的点子似乎奏效了。在美国一个老人之家里，老人们举办了Wii保龄球赛，让孙子们觉得自己比爷爷、奶奶还逊。不仅如此，纽约「梅约临床医学中心」等组织目前正在研究Wii游戏促进健康的潜在功效。有了任天堂Wii游戏机所提供的各项功能，现在正是加入这个游戏的大好时机！
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−by Ryan Campbell
Vocabulary
单词发音
domination [͵dɑməˋneʃən] n. 统治
pit .. against 使与…对抗; 使与…竞争
pit [pɪt] v. 使相斗；使对立；使竞争[（+against）]
wireless [ˋwaɪrlɪs] adj. 无线的
twist and turn 迂回曲折, 扭转
milestone [ˋmaɪl͵ston] n. 重大事件；里程碑
leg-up n.【尤英】助〔某人〕一臂之力 advantage
retirement [rɪˋtaɪrmənt] home 养老院；敬老院
set up 建立或开创某事物 to arrange or prepare something
tournament [ˋtɝnəmənt] n. 比赛；锦标赛
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单词发音
duke it out 一决高下 to have a fistfight
duke [djuk] v. 战斗
heavyweight [ˋhɛvi͵wet] n. 重量级拳击手
console [ˋkɑnsol] n.〔机器﹑电子设备﹑计算机的〕操纵台盘；控制台盘
racket [ˋrækɪt] n.（网球，羽毛球等的）球拍
line up（使）排成行; （使）整队 to organize and make ready
sniper [ˋsnaɪpɚ] n. 狙击手
hands-on [ˋhændzˋɑn] adj. 亲自动手的
wizard [ˋwɪzɚd] n. 高手，名家
graphics [ˋgræfɪks] n.〔尤指计算机程序中的〕图；图表
show up 使难堪; 使尴尬; 使丢脸 Informal to surpass, as in ability or intelligence.
get into 参与某事; 开始某事 to become involved in
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