世界上最傲慢的国际象棋选手：英语精读讲义

Too weak too slow.

“太弱了，太慢了。”

Magnus Carlsen is talented,

马格努斯·卡尔森（Magnus Carlsen）很有天赋，

confident,

非常自信，

and arrogant,

又很傲慢，

and he knows it.

而且他自己也知道。

The thing is I'm so arrogant that even when he was mating me, 講解

“问题是我太傲慢了，以至于他将杀我时，

I didn't realize it.

我都没意识到。”

When asked who his greatest rival in chess was,

当被问到在国际象棋中他最大的对手是谁时，

he said,

他说道，

"No one."

“没有别人。”

Writing on X,

他在 X 上写道，

"What am I supposed to do? 語氣意圖

“我该怎么说？

Make stuff up?" 短語動詞

胡编乱造吗？”

By the way, 表達脈絡

顺便说一下，

let's connect on X.

让我们在 X 上互相关注吧。

I'm @NewsThink,

我是 @NewsThink，

link in description.

链接在简介里。

He did list his second greatest rival as American chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura.

他确实把他的第二大对手列为了美国国际象棋特级大师中村光（Hikaru Nakamura）。

We're simply better at chess than the others.

“我们下棋就是比别人好。

And so we can make good moves more quickly.

所以我们能更快地走出好棋。

So,

因此，

they need to spend time

他们需要花时间。”

Carlsen is so confident in his abilities that

卡尔森对自己的能力充满自信，以至于

with time ticking away at a world championship event, 短語動詞

在世界锦标赛上时间所剩无几时，

he literally took a sip of water. 短語搭配

他竟然喝了一小口水。

And then he spent more time adjusting his chess pieces.

然后他又花了更多时间调整他的棋子。

But beneath the bravado lies a child prodigy. 講解

但在这种虚张声势之下，隐藏着一个神童。

By the age of two,

两岁时，

he completed a 50-piece jigsaw puzzle.

他就能拼出一个 50 块的拼图。

When he was four,

四岁时，

he had memorized the names of most of his native Norway's 356 municipalities.

他就记住了祖国挪威 356 个市镇中大部分的名字。

By eight,

到了八岁，

chess had become his life.

国际象棋就成了他的生活。

Initially,

最初，

he really just wanted to beat his oldest sister,

他真的只是想打败他的大姐，

and then he was hooked, 習語

然后他就着迷了，

devouring chess strategy books in his dad's library. 習語

如饥似渴地阅读他父亲书房里的国际象棋战略书。

It took him only a year to beat his dad Henrik for the first time. 語法

他只花了一年时间就第一次打败了他的父亲亨里克（Henrik）。

He credits skiing as his secret weapon to winning in chess,

他将滑雪视为自己在国际象棋中获胜的秘密武器，

helping him mentally reset. 短語搭配

帮助他在心理上重置。

You went in the morning for skiing?

“你早上去了滑雪？”

Yeah, I went for skiing. 語法

“是的，我去滑雪了。

Frankly, I mean, I don't think I would have won today 語法

坦白说，我的意思是，我认为我今天不会赢

if I hadn't done that because

如果我没这么做的话，因为

I was just so,

我实在是太，

you know, sick of the hotels 短語搭配

你知道的，厌倦了酒店

and their terrible air everywhere.

还有到处都是糟糕的空气。”

Apart from skiing, 表達脈絡

除了滑雪，

soccer and yoga help him keep in peak physical and mental shape 短語搭配

足球和瑜伽也帮助他保持身体和心理的最佳状态，

to handle the rigorous demands of chess tournaments. 短語搭配

以应对国际象棋比赛的严苛要求。

He says most chess games hinge on the final hours, 短語動詞

他说大多数国际象棋比赛取决于最后几个小时，

where mistakes are made due to fatigue.

那时往往会因为疲劳而犯错。

The number of moves in chess is greater than the number of atoms in the universe. 語法

国际象棋中的步数比宇宙中原子的数量还要多。

I know what to do.

“我知道该怎么做。

I don't have to figure it out.

我不需要再去想。”

He's been called the Mozart of chess. 文化背景

他被称为国际象棋界的莫扎特。

Much like the composer's inexplicable genius,

就像这位作曲家难以解释的天赋一样，

Carlsen's skills seem otherworldly.

卡尔森的棋艺似乎也超乎寻常。

In 2004,

在 2004 年，

when Carlsen was just 13,

当卡尔森只有 13 岁时，

he stunned the world by beating former champion Anatoly Karpov at a tournament in Reykjavik. 習語

他在雷克雅未克的一场比赛中击败了前世界冠军阿纳托利·卡尔波夫（Anatoly Karpov），震惊了世界。

The following day,

第二天，

Carlsen came close to beating the number one ranked player, 短語搭配

卡尔森差点击败了排名第一的棋手，

Garry Kasparov.

加里·卡斯帕罗夫（Garry Kasparov）。

Kasparov barely managed to escape with a draw in the first game 短語搭配

卡斯帕罗夫在第一盘棋中勉强逃脱，以平局收场，

and then won the second.

然后赢得了第二盘。

The match had a profound effect on Carlsen, 短語搭配

这场比赛对卡尔森产生了深远的影响，

who a month later became a grandmaster, 文化背景

一个月后他成为了特级大师，

the highest title awarded to chess players by the International Chess Federation.

这是国际棋联授予国际象棋棋手的最高头衔。

Kasparov briefly became his coach a few years down the road. 習語

几年后，卡斯帕罗夫曾短暂担任过他的教练。

Paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for training was a good investment

花几十万美元用于训练是一项很好的投资，

because Carlsen reached world number one at the age of 19.

因为卡尔森在 19 岁时就达到了世界第一。

He has been ranked number one non-stop since 2011. 語法

自 2011 年以来，他一直稳居世界第一。

The International Chess Federation recognizes him

国际棋联认可他

as arguably the best player in the history of chess. 用詞

可以说是国际象棋史上最伟大的棋手。

He has a peak ELO rating of 2882, 文化背景

他的 ELO 最高等级分达到了 2882 分，

the highest ever recorded in the system

这是该系统中记录的历史最高分，

used in competitive chess to rate how good you are

该系统用于在竞技国际象棋中评估你的水平

based on tournament results.

基于锦标赛的成绩。

Chess.com lists him as the second greatest player of all time,

Chess.com 将他列为有史以来第二伟大的棋手，

behind Garry Kasparov.

仅次于加里·卡斯帕罗夫。

Do you agree?

你同意吗？

Let me know in the comments.

在评论区告诉我。

Even those who aren't avid followers of the game

即使是那些不太关注这项运动的人

recognize Carlsen's name.

也知道卡尔森的名字。

He's achieved celebrity status.

他已经获得了明星般的地位。

Oh, that was quick.

“哦，太快了。”

Oh, that was...

“哦，那是……”

One of Carlsen's biggest assets is his remarkable memory.

卡尔森最大的优势之一是他惊人的记忆力。

60 Minutes once produced a segment in which he played 10 opponents

《60分钟》曾经制作过一个片段，在片段中他同时与 10 个对手下棋，

at the same time while not looking at the chessboards.

而且是在不看棋盘的情况下。

He had to memorize the positions on all the boards

他必须记住所有棋盘上的位置，

and keep track of them in his mind as they changed. 短語搭配

并在它们改变时在脑海中追踪它们。

He won all 10 games.

他赢了这 10 场比赛。

A good memory is a tremendous asset in chess, 用詞

在国际象棋中，好记性是一项巨大的优势，

as it lets you navigate the early game with confidence,

因为它能让你充满信心地应对开局，

recalling countless opening strategies.

回忆起无数的开局策略。

It's like having a playbook in your mind, 習語

这就像在脑海中有一本战术手册，

ready to deploy any game plan on the spot. 習語

随时可以当场执行任何战术方案。

But perhaps his biggest strength is his versatility.

但也许他最大的优势是他的全面性。

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand said,

特级大师维斯瓦纳坦·阿南德（Viswanathan Anand）说，

"He can be tactical, 文化背景

“他可以打战术，

he can be positional,

也可以打阵地战，

he can be many things."

他可以精通许多方面。”

Kind of like a dancer who can gracefully glide from ballet 表達脈絡

有点像一个舞者，可以优雅地从芭蕾舞

to the spirited moves of salsa.

滑行到充满活力的萨尔萨舞步。

He defeated Anand to become the world chess champion

他击败了阿南德，成为世界国际象棋冠军，

for the first time in 2013.

这是 2013 年他的第一次夺冠。

Unbelievable.

“难以置信。”

Magnus Carlsen,

“马格努斯·卡尔森，

champion of the world.

世界冠军。”

This signaled the rise of a new era of players 表達脈絡

这标志着新一代棋手的崛起，

who grew up in the age of online chess.

他们在在线国际象棋时代成长起来。

Although Carlsen has benefited from competing against players online 語法

尽管卡尔森从与线上玩家竞争中受益，

and getting access to instant game analysis,

并获得了即时比赛分析的渠道，

advantages legends like Bobby Fischer never had,

这些是像博比·菲舍尔（Bobby Fischer）这样的传奇人物从未有过的优势，

he's been pretty clear that computers themselves

但他很清楚地表示，计算机本身

are boring to play against.

作为对手来说很无聊。

He refused to play the chess engine Mittens, 文化背景

他拒绝与国际象棋引擎 Mittens 对弈，

calling it a soulless computer.

称其为没有灵魂的电脑。

Yet, the might of machines is undeniable. 用詞

然而，机器的威力是不可否认的。

Kasparov famously lost against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue 文化背景

卡斯帕罗夫曾输给IBM的超级计算机深蓝（Deep Blue），

in a series of matches in 1997.

在1997年那场著名的系列对局中。

In the final game,

在最后一场比赛中，

he was crushed in just over an hour.

他仅用了一个多小时就被彻底击败。

So, while computers stand as formidable opponents 表達脈絡

所以，尽管电脑作为强大的对手存在于

in the realm of chess,

国际象棋领域，

does any human stand a chance against 習語

但有没有人类能有机会对抗

the might of Magnus Carlsen?

马格努斯·卡尔森的实力呢？

Chess players are believed to peak 語法

国际象棋棋手通常被认为在

between 35 and 45 years old.

35到45岁之间达到巅峰。

Carlsen is 32 going on 33 習語

卡尔森32岁，即将33岁，

at the time of this video.

在制作本视频时。

It's hard to believe he may not have reached his prime. 語法

很难相信他可能还没有达到他的巅峰。

Even harder to believe that he may be tired of playing the game. 表達脈絡

更难相信他可能厌倦了下棋。

He decided not to defend his title 短語搭配

他决定不捍卫他的头衔

at the World Chess Championship in 2023,

在 2023 年的世界国际象棋锦标赛上，

explaining in his podcast,

他在他的播客中解释道，

I am not motivated to play 短語搭配

“我没有动力去打

another match.

另一场比赛了。

I feel that

我觉得

um I simply feel that

嗯，我只是觉得

I don't have a lot to gain.

我没有太多可以得到的。

I don't particularly

我并不是特别

um I don't particularly like it.

嗯，我并不是特别喜欢它。”

For the five-time champion,

对于这位五届冠军来说，

it was akin to abdicating his crown. 習語

这无异于放弃他的王冠。

I don't rule out a return 短語動詞

“我不排除回归的可能性，

in the future,

在未来，

but I wouldn't particularly

但我不会特别

uh count on it. 短語動詞

呃，指望它。”

He's also taken a liking to poker, 習語

他也喜欢上了扑克，

though he says he has no grand ambitions there.

虽然他说他在那里没有宏大的野心。

For someone who likes to win above everything,

对于一个把赢看得高于一切的人来说，

don't count him out of chess just yet. 短語動詞

现在还不要把他排除在国际象棋之外。

Yeah!

“耶！”

Trying to guess your opponent's next move

试图猜测对手的下一步棋，

while plotting your best move feels like one giant logic puzzle. 表達脈絡

同时策划自己的最佳走法，感觉就像在解一个巨大的逻辑谜题。

I've found that Brilliant's logic puzzles

我发现 Brilliant 的逻辑谜题

have improved my analytical thinking skills.

提高了我的分析思维能力。

Just taking a few minutes out of my day

只需从我的一天中抽出几分钟时间，

has made a huge difference for me, 短語搭配

就对我产生了巨大的影响，

and it can for you, too. 語法

这对你也一样。

And it's free to try out. 短語動詞

而且它可以免费试用。

Brilliant is a website and app where you can learn math,

Brilliant 是一个网站和应用程序，你可以在那里交互式地学习数学、

data science, and computer science interactively.

数据科学和计算机科学。

Whether you'd like to brush up on what you already know 講解

无论你是想复习你已经知道的知识，

or dive into more advanced topics, 短語動詞

还是深入探讨更高级的主题，

there's something for everyone.

每个人都能在这里找到适合自己的东西。

You can try out Brilliant for free for 30 days

你可以免费试用 Brilliant 30 天，

using my custom link in the description.

使用我在简介中的专属链接。

brilliant.org/newsthink.

brilliant.org/newsthink。

The first 200 people who sign up via my link 短語動詞

前 200 名通过我的链接注册的人

will get 20% off their premium subscription,

将获得高级订阅的八折优惠，

unlocking all of Brilliant's courses. 語法

解锁所有的 Brilliant 课程。

Thanks for watching.

感谢观看。

For NewsThink,

这里是 NewsThink，

I'm Cindy Pom.

我是 Cindy Pom。