《黑神话：钟馗》来了

近日，游戏科学在2025德国科隆游戏展公布“黑神话”系列新作《黑神话：钟馗》的首支预告片。

今天你练听力了吗？

🤔️小作业：

1. Why did Game Science choose Aug 20 for the announcement?

A. Because it was the release date of Black Myth: Wukong.

B. Because it coincided with Gamescom's ceremony.

C. Because the studio has a tradition of revealing progress on this date.

D. Because it marks the birthday of the studio's founder.

无注释原文：

Creators of hit video game Black Myth: Wukong announce sequel featuring legendary ghost slayer Zhong Kui

From: CNA

The creators of Black Myth: Wukong, the action role-playing video game that took the gaming world by storm and stamped China's mark on global game development, have announced a new entry in the series that has once again sparked excitement among fans.

Chinese studio Game Science introduced Black Myth: Zhong Kui at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany on Tuesday (Aug 19).

A near-two-minute teaser trailer featured the titular character Zhong Kui, a deity in Chinese mythology traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. He is often portrayed as a towering figure with a big black beard, bulging eyes and a wrathful expression.

Beyond confirming that the game is in early development and will similarly be steeped in Chinese mythology like Black Myth: Wukong, Tencent-backed Game Science has yet to release any gameplay footage or even a rough release date.

The studio said on its website that it is the company's “tradition” to report its progress to players every Aug 20, and that “this year is no exception”. While the announcement took place on the evening of Aug 19 in Cologne, it was already Aug 20 in China, aligning with the studio's chosen date. 

Game Science has traditionally released new content or teasers for the Black Myth series on Aug 20 each year. In 2020, it unveiled a 13-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Wukong, followed by additional gameplay footage and an in-game cutscene in subsequent years. The game was officially released on Aug 20, 2024.

However, the game is “little more than an empty folder at this stage”, said Game Science, adding that it was “not even done with the outline yet”.

“There's hardly any game footage we could share. To keep all hands focused on development, we decided to deliver a CG (computer graphics) short to let everyone know that a new project has kicked off,” the studio wrote in an FAQ section on its website.

Black Myth: Zhong Kui will be released on PC and all “mainstream” console platforms, Game Science said.

Game Science uploaded the teaser to its official social media platforms, including Chinese microblogging site Weibo, where it quickly drew an enthusiastic response.

The hashtag “Black Myth” surged to the top of Weibo's hot search list, racking up nearly 18 million concurrent views as fans expressed excitement over the upcoming sequel.

A popular Chinese gaming blogger, Zhang Jia, who has more than 1 million followers on Weibo, shared clips of non-Chinese gamers reacting to the announcement of Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

"The hype … is real, the foreigners are going crazy when they showed Black Myth: Zhong Kui on the big screen,” he wrote.

But Zhang believes Zhong Kui's mythology may be "more difficult" for non-Chinese players to digest compared to Journey to the West, the classic Chinese epic that inspired Black Myth: Wukong and is more widely known internationally.

Even as anticipation builds, it remains to be seen whether Black Myth: Zhong Kui can replicate the success reaped by its predecessor.

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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：

Creators of hit video game Black Myth: Wukong announce sequel featuring legendary ghost slayer Zhong Kui

From: CNA

The creators of Black Myth: Wukong, the action role-playing video game that took the gaming world by storm and stamped China's mark on global game development, have announced a new entry in the series that has once again sparked excitement among fans.

曾以动作角色扮演游戏《黑神话：悟空》席卷全球、为中国游戏赢得国际声誉的游戏制作方游戏科学宣布将推出续作，这一消息再度掀起玩家的激情与关注。

take sb/sth by storm 表示“在（某处）大获成功；完全征服（一群人）”，英文解释为“to be suddenly extremely successful in a place or with a group of people”举个🌰：Her performance has taken the critics by storm. 她的表演完全征服了评论界。

stamp /stæmp/ 作名词，表示“邮票”；作动词，1）表示“盖印；印上标记”，英文解释为“to put a mark on an object either by printing on it or pushing into it with a small tool”举个🌰：It is necessary to stamp your passport. 护照上必须盖章。

2）表示“（常指为表示生气）跺（脚）；重踏，重踩”，英文解释为“to put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger”举个🌰：The little boy was stamping his foot and refusing to take his medicine. 那个小男孩跺着脚不肯吃药。

3）表示“使显示出；表现出”，英文解释为“to mark with a particular quality or show that someone has a particular quality”举个🌰：Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department. 我们的新主管似乎想在部门的方方面面都施展她的权威。

spark /spɑːk/ 表示“引发”，英文解释为“If one thing sparks another, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening.”举个🌰：My teacher organized a unit on computer science that really sparked my interest. 我的老师编排了一个关于计算机科学的单元，它真正激发了我的兴趣。

此前，《后浪》和「青年」文中标题中就用到：Bilibili's May 4th Youth Day video sparks discussion on social media 引发热议。

类似的还有：

📍stir表示“激发，激起（强烈的感情）；引起（强烈的反应）”，英文解释为“to make someone have a strong feeling or reaction”举个🌰：The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination. 这首诗能够激发起想象力。

📍provoke也表示“激起，引起”，英文解释为“to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one”，如：provoke debate/discussion 激起辩论/讨论。

📍spur 鼓动；激励；鞭策；刺激；鼓舞”，英文解释为“If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.”举个🌰：It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats. 是金钱驱使这些渔民驾驶单薄的小船冒险出海远航。

🎬电影《龙之心3：巫师的诅咒》（Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse）中的台词提到：To spur the clans to war. 激励部族发起战争。

📍trigger表示“发动；引起；触发”，英文解释为“to make sth happen suddenly”举个🌰：Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction. 坚果可以引起严重的过敏反应。

Chinese studio Game Science introduced Black Myth: Zhong Kui at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany on Tuesday (Aug 19).

中国游戏工作室游戏科学（Game Science）于周二（8月19日）在德国科隆的科隆游戏展上公布了新作《黑神话：钟馗》。

A near-two-minute teaser trailer featured the titular character Zhong Kui, a deity in Chinese mythology traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. He is often portrayed as a towering figure with a big black beard, bulging eyes and a wrathful expression.

预告片时长近两分钟，主角钟馗登场——这位中国神话中的神灵以降妖除魔著称，通常被刻画为身形魁梧、黑须浓密、双目圆睁、满面怒容的形象。

teaser词典里的意思是“前导广告，悬念式广告（含蓄而引人好奇）”，英文解释为“an advertisement for a product that does not mention the name of the product or say much about it but is intended to make people interested and likely to pay attention to later advertisements”。此处指的是“预告”，“预热”片。

trailer /ˈtreɪlə/，表示“（电影或电视节目的）预告片”，英文解释为“a series of short scenes from a film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it”。

📍“teaser”（预告片）这个词本身就意味着它是一个“trailer”（电影/游戏预告）。因此，说“teaser trailer”就像是说“ATM machine”一样，词语的含义有重叠。更地道、更简洁的写法应该是二者选其一。“teaser trailer”是一个常见的口语化说法，人们日常中经常这么用，但在严谨的写作中，它会被视为一种轻微的冗余，可根据上下文选择其中一个词即可。

deity /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.ti/ 表示“神；女神”，英文解释为“a god or goddess”举个🌰：Ares and Aphrodite were the ancient Greek deities of war and love. 阿瑞斯和阿佛洛狄特分别是古希腊的战神和爱神。

mythology /mɪˈθɒlədʒɪ/ 表示“神话”，英文解释为“myths in general”举个🌰：She's fascinated by the stories of classical mythology (= ancient Greek and Roman myths). 她被古典神话故事迷住了。

Vanquisher是一个名词，意思是 “征服者”、“战胜者” 或 “击败者”。它专门用来指彻底击败、征服或克服某个对手、敌人或困难的人或事物。这个词传达的是一种决定性的、完全的胜利，而不仅仅是一场小胜。

词性分析： 动词形式是 vanquish（征服、击败），名词形式就是 vanquisher（征服者）

vanquish /ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ/ 表示“（尤指战争中）击败，使溃败”，英文解释为“to defeat an enemy or opponent, especially in war”举个🌰：Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. 拿破仑在1815年滑铁卢战役中战败。

portray /pɔːˈtreɪ/ 1）表示“描绘，描述，描写”，英文解释为“to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work”举个🌰：The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress. 这幅画描绘的是一位身穿蓝色连衣裙的美丽少女。

2）表示“扮演（某角色）”，英文解释为“to act a particular role in a film/movie or play”举个🌰：Her father will be portrayed by Sean. 肖恩将饰演她的父亲。

bulging /ˈbʌl.dʒɪŋ/ 表示“凸起的，鼓起的”，英文解释为“sticking out in a rounded shape”如：big, bulging eyes 大大鼓鼓的眼睛，举个🌰：She dragged her bulging suitcase up the stairs. 她拖着鼓鼓的行李箱上楼。

wrathful /ˈrɒθ.fəl/ 表示“盛怒；怒不可遏”，英文解释为“very angry, or often feeling strong anger”举个🌰：His hero-worship turns into wrathful jealousy. 他从英雄崇拜变得愤愤不平，艳羡妒忌。

Beyond confirming that the game is in early development and will similarly be steeped in Chinese mythology like Black Myth: Wukong, Tencent-backed Game Science has yet to release any gameplay footage or even a rough release date.

除确认该游戏处于早期开发阶段并将延续《黑神话：悟空》的中国神话风格外，腾讯投资的游戏科学尚未发布任何游戏画面或哪怕大致的发行日期。

steep /stiːp/ 作形容词，1）表示“（上升或下降）急剧的，大起大落的”，英文解释为“A steep rise or fall is one that goes very quickly from low to high or from high to low.”举个🌰：There has been a steep increase/rise in prices. 物价飞涨。

2）表示“（斜坡）陡的，陡峭的”，英文解释为“(of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle”如：a steep slope 陡坡。

3）表示“（尤指价格）过高的，高得离谱的”，英文解释为“(especially of prices) too much, or more than is reasonable”举个🌰：We enjoyed our meal at the restaurant, but the bill was a bit steep. 我们喜欢这家餐厅的饭菜，但价格高得有点儿离谱了。

作动词，steep sth/sb in sth表示“使沉浸于；使深深浸入；使精通”，英文解释为“If something or someone is steeped in something, they are completely surrounded by or involved in it, or know a lot about it.”举个🌰：The college is steeped in history/tradition. 这所学院有着浓厚的历史/传统氛围。

The studio said on its website that it is the company's “tradition” to report its progress to players every Aug 20, and that “this year is no exception”. While the announcement took place on the evening of Aug 19 in Cologne, it was already Aug 20 in China, aligning with the studio's chosen date.

工作室在官网称，每年8月20日向玩家汇报进度是公司的“传统”，“今年同样如此”。虽然发布会是在科隆时间8月19日晚举行，但在中国已是8月20日，恰与这一传统保持一致。

align /əˈlaɪn/ 1）表示“排整齐；校准；（尤指）使成一条直线”，英文解释为“to arrange sth in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to sth else, especially in a straight line”举个🌰：Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard. 务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

2）表示“使一致”，英文解释为“to change sth slightly so that it is in the correct relationship to sth else”举个🌰：Prices have been aligned with those in world markets. 价格已调整到与世界市场一致。

Game Science has traditionally released new content or teasers for the Black Myth series on Aug 20 each year. In 2020, it unveiled a 13-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Wukong, followed by additional gameplay footage and an in-game cutscene in subsequent years. The game was officially released on Aug 20, 2024.

游戏科学每年都会在8月20日发布《黑神话》系列的新内容或预告。2020年，首次公开了13分钟的《黑神话：悟空》实机演示，此后又陆续推出更多游戏画面与过场动画。该游戏已于2024年8月20日正式发售。

unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ 1）表示“ 为…揭幕；揭开…上的覆盖物；拉开…的帷幔”，英文解释为“to remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue, etc. so that it can be seen in public for the first time”举个🌰：She unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the hospital. 她主持揭幕式，标志着医院正式启用。

2）表示“（首次）展示，介绍，推出；将…公之于众”，英文解释为“to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time”举个🌰：They will be unveiling their new models at the Motor Show. 他们将在汽车大展上首次推出自己的新型汽车。

🎬电影《复仇者联盟1》（The Avengers）中的台词提到：We look beyond the Earth to the greater worlds the Tesseract will unveil. 而我们则放眼地球之外 那些将被宇宙魔方开启的更广博的世界。

🎬电影《超人高校》（Sky High）中的台词提到：We can't unveil the Stronghold Three without Will. 我们不能在威尔（Will）不在场时 向大家介绍斯特朗霍德三侠（Stronghold Three）。

📍词根“-veil”表示"面纱"，前缀“un-”表示“不”。联想宫殿：在宫殿的一个房间，你看到一个被面纱覆盖的新产品即将被“揭露”。近义词：reveal（揭示） 同根词：veil（面纱），常用短语：unveil a plan（公布计划）

subsequent /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/ 表示“随后的，接着的；后来的；之后的；接后的”，英文解释为“happening after something else”举个🌰：The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from politics. 书中讲述了他患病及随后隐退政坛的事。

However, the game is “little more than an empty folder at this stage”, said Game Science, adding that it was “not even done with the outline yet”.

不过，游戏科学称目前游戏“几乎还是一个空文件夹”，连剧情大纲都尚未敲定。

“There's hardly any game footage we could share. To keep all hands focused on development, we decided to deliver a CG (computer graphics) short to let everyone know that a new project has kicked off,” the studio wrote in an FAQ section on its website.

“几乎没有什么游戏画面可供分享。为了集中精力开发，我们决定推出一段CG短片，以告知大家新项目已经启动。”该工作室在官网的常见问题部分写道。

kick off动词短语，表示“（足球比赛）开球，开始”，英文解释为“If a game of football kicks off, it starts.”当然，也可以指活动，事件的开始，举个🌰：What time does the game kick off? 比赛什么时候开始？

🎬电影《又一年》（Another Year）中的台词提到：- Shall I kick off? - You take the honour.-可以让我开球吗 -当然可以。

📍kick-off 名词，表示“（活动的）开始”，英文解释为“the time when an activity starts”或者表示“（足球比赛的）开球，开赛，中线开球”，英文解释为“the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again after it has stopped because of a goal, etc.”

Black Myth: Zhong Kui will be released on PC and all “mainstream” console platforms, Game Science said.

游戏科学表示，《黑神话：钟馗》将会登陆PC及各大“主流”主机平台。

Game Science uploaded the teaser to its official social media platforms, including Chinese microblogging site Weibo, where it quickly drew an enthusiastic response.

游戏科学将这段预告片上传至其官方社交媒体平台，其中包括中国微博，很快收获引发了热烈反响。

The hashtag “Black Myth” surged to the top of Weibo's hot search list, racking up nearly 18 million concurrent views as fans expressed excitement over the upcoming sequel.

微博话题“黑神话”迅速登顶热搜，浏览量接近1800万，粉丝们对新作表现出极大热情。

hashtag /ˈhæʃ.tæɡ/ 表示“在社交媒体上发文时用来描述主题的#号”，英文解释为“used on social media for describing the general subject of a Tweet or other post (= message)”

surge /sɜːdʒ/ 1）作动词，表示“急剧上升；飞涨；剧增”，英文解释为“If something surges, it increases suddenly and greatly, after being steady or developing only slowly.”举个🌰：The company's profits have surged. 公司的利润激增。

2）表示“涌动，蜂拥向前”，英文解释为“to move quickly and powerfully”举个🌰：An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president's palace. 愤怒的人群涌进了总统府的大门。

3）作名词，表示“剧增”，英文解释为“A surge is a sudden large increase in something that has previously been steady, or has only increased or developed slowly.”举个🌰：An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash. 突然出现的电压剧增导致电脑死机。

🎬电影《雷神2：黑暗世界》（Thor: The Dark World）中的台词提到：But she will not survive the amount of energy surging within her. 但她体内涌动的能量太大 她撑不住的。

表示“积累，大量获得（利润）；严重遭受（损失）；（体育中）多次赢得（比赛）”，英文解释为“If a business racks up profits, losses, or sales, it makes a lot of them. If a sportsman, sportswoman, or team racks up wins, they win a lot of games or races.”举个🌰：Lower rates mean that firms are more likely to rack up profits in the coming months. 更低的费率意味着各公司更有可能在未来的几个月里获得大量利润。

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。

sequel /ˈsiːkwəl/表示“（书或电影的）续篇；续集”，英文解释为“A book or movie which is a sequel to an earlier one continues the story of the earlier one.”

对比：

📍prequel /ˈpriːkwəl/ a book or a film/movie about events that happened before those in a popular book or film/movie 先篇，前篇，前传（叙述某流行图书或电影中的故事之前的事情）

A popular Chinese gaming blogger, Zhang Jia, who has more than 1 million followers on Weibo, shared clips of non-Chinese gamers reacting to the announcement of Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

中国知名游戏博主张佳ZHJ（微博粉丝超百万）分享了海外玩家在得知《黑神话：钟馗》消息后的反应视频片段。

"The hype … is real, the foreigners are going crazy when they showed Black Myth: Zhong Kui on the big screen,” he wrote.

“黑神话新作杀疯了，老外看最后大轴放出黑神话钟馗激动坏了，”他写道。

1）作名词，表示“大肆的宣传广告；炒作”，英文解释为“Hype is the use of a lot of publicity and advertising to make people interested in something such as a product.”举个🌰：We are certainly seeing a lot of hype by some companies. 我们的确看到一些公司天花乱坠的广告宣传。

2）作动词，等同于“hype up”，表示“大肆宣传”，英文解释为“To hype a product means to advertise or praise it a lot.”举个🌰：The media seems obsessed with hyping up individuals or groups. 传媒界似乎热衷于对某些个人或团体进行大肆炒作。

📍2020年8月《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述卡车业文章的标题就叫：The trucking industry is in the midst of upheaval—and hype 卡车运输业正在经历剧变，以及炒作。

But Zhang believes Zhong Kui's mythology may be "more difficult" for non-Chinese players to digest compared to Journey to the West, the classic Chinese epic that inspired Black Myth: Wukong and is more widely known internationally.

不过他指出，与更广为熟知的《西游记》相比，钟馗的神话背景可能对外国玩家来说“更难理解”。

digest /daɪˈdʒest/ 作动词，1）表示“（使）消化”，英文解释为“to change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use”举个🌰：Sit still and allow your meal to digest. 静静地坐着，让胃里的食物消化消化。

2）表示“理解，吸收（信息）”，英文解释为“to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it”举个🌰：This chapter is so difficult to digest, I'll have to read it again later. 这一章不容易理解消化，稍后我还得再看一遍。

作名词，表示“文摘，摘要；文汇，简报”，英文解释为“a short written report providing the most important parts of a larger piece of writing, or one containing recent news”举个🌰：A digest of the research findings is now available. 研究成果的简报已经出来了。

epic /ˈep.ɪk/ 表示“（通常指描写历史题材的）长篇叙事性电影（或书籍）；史诗”，英文解释为“a film, poem, or book that is long and contains a lot of action, usually dealing with a historical subject”举个🌰：It's one of those old Hollywood epics with a cast of thousands. 这是老牌的好莱坞史诗电影之一，演员阵容达到数千人。

Even as anticipation builds, it remains to be seen whether Black Myth: Zhong Kui can replicate the success reaped by its predecessor.

尽管外界期待已然高涨，但《黑神话：钟馗》能否延续前作的成功，仍需时间检验。

replicate /ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/ 表示“使复现；重复；复制”，英文解释为“to make or do something again in exactly the same way”举个🌰：Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment. 研究者们作了很多次努力，试图重复这一实验。

reap /riːp/ 表示“收割，收获；获得”，英文解释为“to cut and collect a grain crop”

📍reap the benefit, reward, etc.表示“得到收益/报酬等”，英文解释为“to get something good as a result of your own actions”举个🌰：She studied every evening and reaped the benefit at exam time. 她每天晚上都坚持学习，考试时受益匪浅。

📍reap what you have sown表示“种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆；善有善报，恶有恶报”，英文解释为“to win or lose as a result of something you did in the past”

predecessor /ˈpriː.dɪˌses.ər/ 表示“前任，前辈；原有事物，前身”，英文解释为“someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series”

📍successor表示“继任者，接替者；继承人；接替的事物”，英文解释为“someone or something that comes after another person or thing”举个🌰：This range of computers is very fast, but their successors will be even faster. 这个系列的电脑速度很快，但它的换代产品速度会更快。

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