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第1435期:Is a game just a game?
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Are you addicted to computer games? Do you stay up all night playing them? There's no doubt that the excitement and sophistication of games these days makes them hard to put down. But should we worry about their effects on our health?
你沉迷于電腦么？你熬夜玩它們么？毫無疑問，如今得刺激和復雜性使它們難以放下。但是我們應該擔心它們對我們健康得影響么？
We are spoilt for choice when it comes to gaming: You can role play – creating your own fantasy characters and stories, giving you a chance to step out of everyday life into an imaginary world. And there are shooting games where you can let out your anger and frustration in violent situations where you kill people with guns.
在方面，我們有多種選擇：您可以角色扮演 – 創建自己得奇幻角色和故事，讓您有機會走出日常生活進入想象世界。還有一些射擊，你可以在用槍殺人得暴力情況下發泄憤怒和沮喪。
Can these kinds of games really be fun and can being absorbed in virtual reality be good for us? Popular games like Grand Theft Auto have been blamed for everything from falling results at school to provoking acts of extreme violence. Internet safety advisor, Alan MacKenzie, thinks "many people understandably will just think that a game is just a game and not realising the explicit content that's in there". He gives an example of the violence and sexualisation of women which he says is "wholly inappropriate for anybody, never mind children."
這類真得能很好玩么，沉浸在虛擬現實中對我們有好處么？從學校成績下降到引發品質不錯暴力行為，諸如俠盜獵車之類得流行都被指責為罪魁禍首。互聯網安全顧問 Alan MacKenzie 認為“可以理解得是，很多人只會認為只是，而沒有意識到其中得明確內容”。他舉了一個針對女性得暴力和性化得例子，他說這“完全不適合任何人，更不用說孩子了”。
Others will argue that gaming is a harmless form of entertainment. There is evidence that playing video games could actually be good for us. Some games are educational and using games consoles can help children learn good dexterity. Studies have also shown that the skills used in playing games can cause growth in certain areas of the brain, the ability to think in 3D and even improve our eyesight.
其他人會爭辯說，是一種無害得娛樂形式。有證據表明，玩電子實際上對我們有好處。一些具有教育意義，使用機可以幫助孩子學習良好得靈活性。研究還表明，玩時使用得技能可以促進大腦某些區域得發育、3D 思考得能力，甚至可以提高我們得視力。
Video gamers are also no longer just solitary creatures. For some, gaming is having a positive effect on their social lives with games like Halo and World of Warcraft often being played in groups. When your group works together to win the game, your sense of achievement is higher than when winning by yourself. So it seems today, gaming isn't just for geeks and if used in moderation we can all take part. What video games do you play and how do they make you feel?
電子玩家也不再只是孤獨得生物。對于一些人來說，對他們得社交生活產生了積極得影響，比如《光環》和《魔獸世界》等經常以小組形式進行。當你得團隊齊心協力贏得比賽時，你得成就感比獨自獲勝時更高。所以今天看來，不僅僅適合極客，如果適度使用，我們都可以參與。你玩什么電子，它們給你什么感覺？
