《黑神话：悟空》有多火？！

今天你直面天命了吗？今天上午10点，首个国产3A游戏大作《黑神话：悟空》（Black Myth: Wukong）正式上线，并迅速登上Steam、WeGame等多个平台销量榜首。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What makes "Black Myth: Wukong" stand out in the Chinese gaming industry?

A) It is the first Chinese game available on Steam.

B) It was developed by a small independent studio with no external backing.

C) It is considered China's most serious attempt at a big-budget PC-console game.

D) It is the first Chinese game to surpass 1 million concurrent players on Steam.

无注释原文：

Over a million people flock to play Black Myth: Wukong, China's most serious attempt to make a blockbuster video game

From: Bloomberg

A Chinese-made game backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. has become the fourth most-played title on Steam within hours of its launch, an unusually rapid ascent that may help seal its place in industry lore.

Black Myth: Wukong, an action-adventure title based on the antics of the fabled Monkey King, garnered more than 1.3 million concurrent players on Steam shortly after its global debut Tuesday. That surpassed records set by much-hyped titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring, according to data tracker SteamDB. It overtook fifth-ranked Dota 2 and then Lost Ark by that metric, which measures the peak number of people playing the game on Steam, at any given time around the world.

A strong first-day performance may help shore up expectations that China's $40 billion-plus gaming arena is rounding a corner, after years of incessant regulatory scrutiny. This summer marked an unusually busy pipeline of major debuts, including Tencent's own DnF Mobile, NetEase Inc.'s Naraka: Bladepoint and indie studio Mihoyo's ZZZ.' 

Wukong's launch generated outsized attention in part because—unlike many of the blockbusters Tencent backs—it was wholly developed by local studio Game Science. Tencent has an investment in the Hangzhou-based developer and also handles publication domestically for the game on its own Steam-like WeGame platform. SteamDB doesn't track that service. 

Available also on Sony Group Corp.'s PlayStation 5, Wukong offers gritty combat that's been compared to FromSoftware's challenging Dark Souls series. The title, under development since 2018, is viewed by players and critics as China's most serious attempt at making a big-budget PC-console blockbuster that could resonate globally. Prior successes from the country have mostly been in the mobile arena, such as Genshin Impact from Mihoyo.

Major Chinese review sites, including IGN China, scored Wukong a 10 out of 10 on the eve of its rollout. Their global peers gave mostly positive, albeit slightly lower, ratings, citing some issues with gameplay and translation.

The founders of Game Science, including Feng Ji, worked at Tencent prior to starting their own studio. Tencent bought a 5% stake in the startup in 2021, according to corporate registration site Qichacha.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Over a million people flock to play Black Myth: Wukong, China's most serious attempt to make a blockbuster video game

From: Bloomberg

A Chinese-made game backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. has become the fourth most-played title on Steam within hours of its launch, an unusually rapid ascent that may help seal its place in industry lore.

一款由腾讯控股有限公司（Tencent Holdings Ltd.）投资的国产游戏《黑神话：悟空》（Black Myth: Wukong）在上线后仅数小时内就迅速成为Steam平台上第四大热门游戏。这是一次非同寻常的快速崛起，这可能有助于将其载入行业史册。

title /ˈtaɪ.təl/ 作名词，熟词僻义，表示“（竞赛、体育比赛的）冠军”，英文解释为“the position of being the winner of a competition, especially a sports competition”如：the world heavyweight title 重量级世界拳击冠军。

title还可以表示「书」举个🌰：Last year we published over a hundred new titles. 去年我们出版了100多种新书。

在游戏行业中，“title”可以指一款具体的游戏作品或游戏名称。

ascent /əˈsent/ 1）表示“上升；攀登”，英文解释为“the act of climbing or moving upwards”举个🌰：She made her first successful ascent of Everest last year. 她去年第一次成功攀登了珠穆朗玛峰。

2）表示“腾达；成功；高升”，英文解释为“the fact of starting to become successful”举个🌰：His ascent to power was rapid and unexpected. 他出人意料地平步青云。

seal /siːl/ 作动词，1）表示“封，密封”，英文解释为“to close an entrance or container so that nothing can enter or leave it”

2）表示“确定；明确定下来；使成定局”，英文解释为“to make sth definite, so that it cannot be changed or argued about”举个🌰：They sealed their agreement with a handshake. 他们握手表示达成协议。

lore /lɔːr/ 表示“（祖辈流传下来的）知识，传说”，英文解释为“traditional knowledge and stories about a subject”举个🌰：According to local lore, the water has healing properties. 根据当地的传说，这种水有治病的功效。

Black Myth: Wukong, an action-adventure title based on the antics of the fabled Monkey King, garnered more than 1.3 million concurrent players on Steam shortly after its global debut Tuesday. That surpassed records set by much-hyped titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring, according to data tracker SteamDB. It overtook fifth-ranked Dota 2 and then Lost Ark by that metric, which measures the peak number of people playing the game on Steam, at any given time around the world.

这款以传说中的孙悟空为主角的动作冒险游戏，在周二全球首发后不久就吸引了超过130万名玩家同时在线。据数据追踪机构SteamDB的统计，这一数字超过了备受瞩目的《赛博朋克2077》和《艾尔登法环》等游戏创下的纪录，并在全球各地同时在线人数峰值这一指标上，超越了排名第五的《Dota 2》和《失落的方舟》。

myth /mɪθ/ 1）表示“神话”，英文解释为“an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts”如：ancient myths 古代神话。

2）表示“普遍但却错误的看法，无根据的观念”，英文解释为“a commonly believed but false idea”举个🌰：Statistics disprove the myth that women are worse drivers than men. 统计数据证明，女人驾车技术比男人差的观念是错误的。

antics /ˈæn.tɪks/ 表示“古怪而可笑的举动；噱头”，英文解释为“funny, silly, or strange behaviour”举个🌰：But the rock star, whose stage antics used to include smashing guitars, is older and wiser now. 这个摇滚歌星以前常耍诸如摔碎吉他之类的噱头，但是随着年龄增长，他现在变得理性多了。

fabled /ˈfeɪ.bəld/ 表示“（尤指因经历丰富而）闻名的；传奇式的”，英文解释为“used to refer to something or someone who has been made very famous, especially by having many stories written about it, him, or her”

garner /ˈɡɑːnə/ 表示“获得；收集”，英文解释为“If someone has garnered something useful or valuable, they have gained it or collected it.”举个🌰：He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他为他的提议赢得了广泛的支持。

📍这个词来自古法语的"gernier"，表示"谷仓"，象征"收集"。近义词：collect（收集），acquire（获得）；常用短语：garner support（获得支持），garner attention（引起关注）

🎬电影《斯隆女士》（Miss Sloane）中的台词提到：But I'll tell you, the reputation you have garnered for yourself, we were just looking for an excuse to engage you. 但实话讲你蜚声于世 我们想找到能打动你的理由。

concurrent /kənˈkʌr.ənt/ 表示“并发的，同时发生的；并存的”，英文解释为“happening or existing at the same time”举个🌰：He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 25 months and 18 months. 他被判处25个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。

debut /ˈdeɪ.bju/ 作动词，表示“首演，首次登台；首次亮相”，英文解释为“to perform or be introduced to the public for the first time”举个🌰：The Broadway show debuted last year to great acclaim. 这个百老汇节目去年首次演出就受到了广泛赞扬。

作名词，表示“（演员、运动员等的）首次登台，初次亮相；新事物的问世”，英文解释为“The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.”举个🌰：She made her debut in a 1937 production of "Hamlet." 她在1937年《哈姆雷特》的演出中首次登台。

surpass /səˈpɑːs/ 表示“超过，优于，胜过”，英文解释为“to do or be better than”举个🌰：His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second. 他以0.01秒的优势打破了100米短跑的前世界纪录。

much-hyped意思是“备受炒作的”或“广受关注的”，通常用来形容那些由于各种宣传或期待而在发布前吸引了大量关注的事物，尤其是媒体和公众高度期待的产品、电影、游戏等。

hype /haɪp/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，动词短语hype up，表示“（通过新闻媒体）大肆宣传，炒作”，up也可以省略，英文解释为“to repeatedly advertise and discuss something in newspapers, on television, etc. in order to attract everyone's interest”举个🌰：It's being hyped as the musical event of the year. 它正被炒作成年度音乐盛事。

overtake /ˌəʊ.vəˈteɪk/ 1）表示“（数量或程度上）大于，超过”，英文解释为“to go past something by being a greater amount or degree”，举个🌰：Our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe. 我们在美国的销售额现已超过了我们在欧洲的销售额。

2）表示“超过，赶上，追上（人或车辆）”，英文解释为“to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them”举个🌰：Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car). 超车前一定要先看一下后视镜。

🎬电影《巫山历险记》（Race to Witch Mountain）中的台词提到：They will overtake our vehicle in less than one minute. 不到一分钟就能追上我们。

metric /ˈmet.rɪk/ 作形容词，表示“公制的，米制的”，英文解释为“using or relating to a system of measurement that uses metres, centimetres, litres, etc.”举个🌰：The recipe is given in both metric and imperial measures. 制作方法以公制和英制两种计量方法标出。

作名词，它通常表示“度量标准”或“衡量指标”。它用于描述一种可以量化或衡量某个事物的标准或指标，英文解释为“a standard or measure for assessing something”。

peak /piːk/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“（达到）峰值”，英文解释为“When something peaks, it reaches its highest value or its highest level.”举个🌰：Temperatures have peaked at over 90 degrees. 温度已达到峰值，超过了90度。

A strong first-day performance may help shore up expectations that China's $40 billion-plus gaming arena is rounding a corner, after years of incessant regulatory scrutiny. This summer marked an unusually busy pipeline of major debuts, including Tencent's own DnF Mobile, NetEase Inc.'s Naraka: Bladepoint and indie studio Mihoyo's ZZZ.

如此强劲的首日表现，使得人们对中国400多亿美元的游戏市场在经历多年严格监管后即将迎来转机充满期待。今年夏天，腾讯的《地下城与勇士》（DnF）手游版、网易的《永劫无间》（Naraka: Bladepoint）和独立工作室米哈游的《绝区零》（ZZZ）等多款重磅游戏相继推出，这也标志着行业的回暖。

1）表示“支撑”，英文解释为“to stop a wall or a building from falling down by supporting it with building materials such as wood or metal”举个🌰：Boundary walls have had to be shored up. 边界墙须用支柱支撑。

2）表示“改善，提高”，英文解释为“to support or improve an organization, agreement, or system that is not working effectively or that is likely to fail”举个🌰：The new public relations manager has the difficult task of shoring up the company's troubled image. 新任公关经理面临改善公司不良形象的艰巨任务。

arena /əˈriːnə/ 表示“（体育比赛或表演用的）场地，竞技场，剧场；斗争场所；竞争舞台；活动场所”，英文解释为“a large, flat area surrounded by seats used for sports or entertainment”如：an Olympic/a sports arena 奥运会/运动会比赛场地，the international arena 国际舞台。

round a corner 表示情况开始好转或进入一个新的积极阶段。这个表达通常用于描述在经历了困难或挑战之后，事情开始出现转机，逐渐向好的方向发展。

incessant /ɪnˈses.ənt/ 表示“连续不断的，没完没了的”，英文解释为“never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way”如：incessant rain/noise/complaints 没完没了的雨/噪音/抱怨。

pipeline /ˈpaɪp.laɪn/ 表示“（常指铺设在地下的）管道，管线”，英文解释为“a very long large tube, often underground, through which liquid or gas can flow for long distances”或者表示“（供应货物、信息等的）渠道，途径；研发生产系统（the pipeline）；（计算机）流水线，产品线”

in the pipeline 表示“在筹划中；在进行中”，英文解释为“being planned”举个🌰：The theatre company has several new productions in the pipeline for next season. 剧团正在为下一个演出季排练几个新剧目。

indie /ˈɪndɪ/ 表示“（音乐或电影作品）独立小公司制作的，独立制作的”，英文解释为“Indie music or films are made by small companies that are not owned by larger companies.”如：an indie movie/film/record label 独立制作的电影/独立唱片公司。

Wukong's launch generated outsized attention in part because—unlike many of the blockbusters Tencent backs—it was wholly developed by local studio Game Science. Tencent has an investment in the Hangzhou-based developer and also handles publication domestically for the game on its own Steam-like WeGame platform. SteamDB doesn't track that service.

《黑神话：悟空》的上线引起了广泛关注，部分原因在于它完全由本土工作室游戏科学（Game Science）开发，区别于腾讯投资的其他大作。腾讯不仅对这家位于杭州的开发商进行了投资，还通过其类似Steam的平台WeGame负责该游戏在国内的发行。值得注意的是，SteamDB并不追踪WeGame平台的数据。

outsized指的是“超大的；过度的；超常的”，用于形容比一般情况更大或更重要的事物。

outsize /ˈaʊt.saɪz/ 表示“（尤指衣服）超过标准尺寸的，特大号的”，英文解释为“(especially of clothing) much larger than usual”举个🌰：They specialize in outsize clothes. 他们专营特大号服装。

outsize是一个较为传统的形容词，意思是“比普通尺寸更大”。它可以用来描述实际尺寸超大，或者比预期更大的情况。outsized是outsize的派生形式，现代英语中更常用于表达比正常情况大或重要得多的事物。在这种用法中，outsized通常带有强调、夸张的意味，表达某种事物在某方面的影响或规模远超其他事物，更倾向于用于描述抽象概念，如影响力、重要性等。

blockbuster /ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tər/ 表示“轰动；巨型炸弹；一鸣惊人的事物；轰动一时的书籍/电影”，英文解释为“a book or film that is very good or successful informal”，如：the latest Hollywood blockbuster 好莱坞最新大片。此前在《流浪地球》（The Wandering Earth）一文中的标题就为：The Wandering Earth is China's biggest sci-fi blockbuster.

🎬电影《创：战纪》（Tron: Legacy）中的台词提到：I would like you to meet, our next blockbuster. 我很乐意向大家呈现我们的巨作。

Available also on Sony Group Corp.'s PlayStation 5, Wukong offers gritty combat that's been compared to FromSoftware's challenging Dark Souls series. The title, under development since 2018, is viewed by players and critics as China's most serious attempt at making a big-budget PC-console blockbuster that could resonate globally. Prior successes from the country have mostly been in the mobile arena, such as Genshin Impact from Mihoyo.

《黑神话：悟空》还可以在索尼的PlayStation 5上游玩，其硬核的战斗风格可与FromSoftware极具挑战的《黑暗之魂》系列相媲美。自2018年启动开发以来，玩家和评论人士就认为该游戏是中国首次在PC和主机平台上制作的高预算大作，有望在全球范围内取得成功。此前，中国在全球范围内取得成功的游戏大多集中在移动端，如米哈游的《原神》。

gritty /ˈɡrɪt.i/ 1）表示“有勇气的；坚定的；坚毅的”，英文解释为“showing the courage and determination to continue doing sth difficult or unpleasant”如：gritty determination 坚定的决心。

2）表示“（对消极事物的描述）逼真的，真实的，活生生的”，英文解释为“showing sth unpleasant as it really is”如：gritty realism 活生生的现实。

console /kənˈsəʊl/ 表示“安慰，安抚，抚慰，慰藉”，英文解释为“to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better, usually by giving them comfort or sympathy”举个🌰：She put a consoling arm around his shoulders.她搂住他肩膀以示安慰。

作名词，表示“控制台，操纵台”，英文解释为“A console is a panel with a number of switches or knobs that is used to operate a machine.”举个🌰：Several nurses sat before a console of flickering lights and bleeping monitors. 几名护士坐在灯光闪烁、监听器嘟嘟作响的控制台前。

🎮或者表示「手柄；掌机；游戏机」。

resonate /ˈrez.ən.eɪt/ 1）表示“使产生联想；引起共鸣”，英文解释为“If an experience or memory resonates, it makes you think of another similar one.”举个🌰：Her experiences resonate powerfully with me, living, as I do, in a similar family situation. 她的家庭生活环境和我相似，所以她的经历在我心中引起强烈共鸣。

2）表示“流传；产生深远影响；继续发挥重要性”，英文解释为“to continue to have a powerful effect or value”举个🌰：The significance of those great stories resonates down the centuries. 这些著名故事的深远意义将世代流传。

Major Chinese review sites, including IGN China, scored Wukong a 10 out of 10 on the eve of its rollout. Their global peers gave mostly positive, albeit slightly lower, ratings, citing some issues with gameplay and translation.

在游戏发布前夕，包括IGN中国在内的大型中国评论网站给《黑神话：悟空》打出了满分10分的评价。其它全球评分网站虽然给出的评分略低，但总体上依然给予了积极评价，并提到了游戏玩法和翻译上的一些问题。

rollout作名词时，表示“首次提供（产品或服务）”，英文解释为“the act of making something, especially a product or service, available for the first time”举个🌰：Since its rollout in 2011, Wechat has gained billions of members. 自从2011年首次提供使用以来，微信已经吸引了数以亿计的用户。

📍2020年政府工作报告Part 12中就提到：We will support the rollout of e-commerce and express delivery services in rural areas to expand rural consumption. 支持电商、快递进农村，拓展农村消费。

📍roll out 动词短语，表示“推出（新产品或服务）”，英文解释为“If a company rolls out a new product or service, or if the product or service rolls out, it is made available to the public.”举个🌰：Microsoft rolls out its new operating system. 微软推出了它的新操作系统。

📍此外，roll out还有另一个含义，表示“将…轧平”，英文解释为“to make sth flat by pushing sth over it”举个🌰：Roll out the pastry. 将油酥面团擀平。

🎬电影《老爸上战场》（Dad's Army）中刚好有这个例句：Shall I roll out the pastry?  我要把面团轧平吗？

peer /pɪər/ 作动词，表示“仔细看，端详；费力地看”，英文解释为“to look carefully or with difficulty”举个🌰：When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there. 没有人开门，她就费力地透过窗户朝里望去，看是否有人在。

作名词，表示“同龄人；同辈；同等社会地位（或能力）的人”，英文解释为“a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group”举个🌰：Do you think it's true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male peers? 你是否认为十几岁的女孩子不如同年龄的男孩子自信？

albeit /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ 表示“尽管；虽然”，相当于“although”举个🌰：He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。

The founders of Game Science, including Feng Ji, worked at Tencent prior to starting their own studio. Tencent bought a 5% stake in the startup in 2021, according to corporate registration site Qichacha.

根据企查查的数据，游戏科学的创始人冯骥及其团队在创立独立工作室之前曾在腾讯工作。腾讯于2021年收购了该公司5%的股份。

stake /steɪk/ 1）表示“股本，股份”，英文解释为“a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business”举个🌰：He holds (= owns) a 55 percent stake in/of the company. 他拥有公司55%的股份。

2）表示“赌注，赌金”，英文解释为“the amount of money that you risk on the result of something such as a game or competition”

3）stakes 复数，表示“（活动或比赛的）奖金，奖品，回报”，英文解释为“In an activity or competition, the stakes are the reward for the person who wins or succeeds in it.”举个🌰：The team is playing for enormous stakes - the chance to play in the final. 这支球队正在为无上的回报，即进入决赛，而拼命一搏。

补充：

📍have a stake in sth表示“对…有强烈的兴趣；与…有利害关系；重大利益”，英文解释为“If you have a stake in something, it is important to you because you have a personal interest or involvement in it.”举个🌰：Employers have a stake in the training of their staff. 雇主很重视员工培训。

startup / start-up /ˈstɑːt.ʌp/ 表示“刚起步的小企业，新兴小型企业；初创公司”，英文解释为“a small business that has just been started”如：start-up costs 创业成本，举个🌰：Start-ups are very vulnerable in the business world. 商界中刚起步的小企业非常脆弱。

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