Ninja 對決普通玩家（你）——《要塞英雄》大逃殺：英語精讀講義

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告別忘記密碼的煩惱，保護所有憑證的安全，

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If you are new to Fortnite Battle Royale

如果你是《要塞英雄》的新手，

and haven't read all the tips out there on the web regarding how to play or play well,

並且沒有在網路上看過任何關於如何遊玩或如何玩好這款遊戲的技巧，

you are going to drop into that world full of hackable forests and spooky abandoned buildings

那你將會空降到一個滿是可砍伐森林和陰森廢棄建築的世界裡，

and get the crap beaten out of you before you've had a chance to find a weapon you can use well or use at all. 慣用語

然後在你還沒來得及找到一把你能用好或者甚至勉強能用的武器之前，就會被打得落花流水。

Those first few games can be frustrating

最初的幾場遊戲可能會讓你非常沮喪，

as some dude jumps around you like a well-armed kangaroo on steroids 慣用語

因為總有傢伙像打了類固醇且全副武裝的袋鼠一樣在你周圍跳來跳去，

and at the same time builds structures from his posterior faster than you can contemplate swinging your axe. 講解

並且還能從身後瞬間建起防禦工事，速度快到你都沒反應過來要揮動斧頭。

You can always hide,

你當然可以一直躲著，

but that's just cowardly and no doubt you're just playing against average players.

但這純粹是懦夫的行為，而且毫無疑問你對戰的不過是些普通玩家而已。

Today we are going to look at someone regarded as the best of the best. 講解

今天我們將看看一位被公認為最強王者的人。

In this episode of The Infographics Show, Ninja versus the average player on Fortnite.

在《The Infographics Show》的本集節目中，我們將對比 Ninja 和《要塞英雄》普通玩家的差別。

Okay, so you might be watching this show because you are a fan of Ninja

好吧，你來看這集節目可能因為你是 Ninja

and the game Fortnite, a game we have featured in several other shows.

或者是《要塞英雄》的粉絲，這款遊戲我們在其他幾集節目裡也介紹過。

Just in case some of you don't know what we are talking about, 片語搭配

為了防止有些觀眾不知道我們在說什麼，

Fortnite Battle Royale is a multiplayer game you play online.

《要塞英雄》是一款線上遊玩的多人遊戲。

In survival mode,

在生存模式中，

each player is dropped off into a location where he or she must survive by beating 99 other players. 片語動詞

每位玩家會被空投到一個地點，他（她）必須擊敗其他99名玩家才能生存下來。

You can hack just about anything down from walls to cars to trees to rocks to gas station pumps

你可以砍伐幾乎任何東西，從牆壁、汽車到樹木、石頭，甚至是加油站的幫浦，

and then you can use those building materials to create your own structures, which might help you survive.

然後你可以用這些建築材料來建造你自己的掩體，這可能會幫助你活下來。

There are also lots of different weapons you can pick up.

你可以拾取各種不同的武器。

You can hide,

你可以躲藏，

but a storm keeps pushing you towards a smaller area where the other surviving players will eventually come your way. 片語搭配

但是風暴會不斷將你逼向一個越來越小的區域，其他倖存的玩家最終都會向你靠攏。

And this guy Ninja, he's apparently the best player.

而 Ninja 這個傢伙，他顯然是名副其實的最強玩家。

As we write this, Forbes is calling him the athlete with the most social media interaction in the world. 表達脈絡

在撰寫本稿時，《富比士》稱他為世界上在社群媒體上互動量最大的「運動員」。

Yep, he's bigger on social media than LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, or Floyd Mayweather.

是的，他在社群媒體上的影響力甚至超過了雷霸龍·詹姆士、克里斯蒂亞諾·羅納度和弗洛伊德·梅威瑟。

According to reports, just in the month of April,

據報導，僅僅在四月份，

this 26-year-old named Tyler Blevins generated more than 150 million interactions on social media.

這位名叫 Tyler Blevins 的26歲小夥在社群媒體上就創造了超過1.5億次的互動量。

He streams his gameplay on Twitch to well over 100,000 at time,

他在 Twitch 上實況遊戲時，同時觀看人數經常遠超10萬，

has over 11 million YouTube subscribers,

擁有超過1100萬的 YouTube 訂閱者，

and it's thought around 174 million people have watched him kicking ass. 慣用語

據估算，大約有1.74億人看過他大殺四方的影片。

He's even got sponsors such as Red Bull

他甚至還有像紅牛這樣的贊助商，

and in total, he told the press that from being good at this game and social media savvy at the same time, 用詞

總而言之，他向媒體透露，憑藉高超的遊戲水準和精通社群媒體的頭腦，

he's making around half a million bucks a month.

他一個月能賺大約50萬美元左右。

It's likely a lot more now than when he did that interview.

現在的收入可能比他接受那次採訪時還要多得多。

Yes, you heard that right. 語氣意圖

是的，你沒聽錯。

$500,000 a month for being good at a game that is relatively new.

一個月50萬美元，就因為擅長一款相對較新的遊戲。

Well, he did have a following from playing other games and it did take him some time to get to where he is today. 文法

不過，他確實是因為玩其他遊戲累積了一些粉絲，也花了不少時間才取得今天的成就。

Let us explain.

讓我們來解釋一下。

If you are watching this, don't think he got rich quick and it was just good luck. 片語搭配

如果你在看這集節目，不要認為他是靠運氣一夜暴富的。

Ninja says don't go thinking just anyone can be a successful gamer. 文法

Ninja 曾說，不要以為任何人都能成為成功的遊戲玩家。

Don't quit your day job, he says, 慣用語

他說，不要辭掉你的全職工作，

which he didn't do for some time when he was a gamer that worked at a noodle joint in the US. 用詞

當初他在美國一家麵館打工時，有好長一段時間一邊打工一邊玩遊戲。

But the good news is,

但好消息是，

only a year ago he was making next to nothing with a measly 20 plus thousand Twitch subs. 慣用語

就在一年前，他還是個幾乎賺不到什麼錢、只有可憐的兩萬多 Twitch 訂閱者的實況主。

Okay, so now you know Ninja and his meteoric rise to riches and fame. 慣用語

好了，現在你了解 Ninja 以及他飛速致富成名的經歷了。

But why is he so good at Fortnite?

但他為什麼在《要塞英雄》裡這麼厲害呢？

Why is it that when we at The Infographics Show play, 文法

為什麼當我們《The Infographics Show》的團隊玩的時候，

we get nowhere unless we spend as long as we can,

我們就會一事無成，除非盡可能長時間地躲著，

hiding behind large plants and inside closed closets.

躲在大植物後面和封閉的衣櫥裡。

Okay, you can't do that,

好吧，遊戲裡你沒法躲在衣櫥裡，

but you should be able to.

但要是能躲就好了。

But let's say you're an average player and not as pathetic as we are at the game.

假設你是個普通玩家，不像我們在這個遊戲裡這麼雷。

Ninja himself has gone public and told people how they might beat him. 片語搭配

Ninja 本人曾公開向大家傳授擊敗他的方法。

The first piece of advice is play, play, play.

他的第一條建議就是：玩，玩，不停地玩。

This mirrors the often-chanted mantra relating to the 10,000 hours theory made famous by the writer Malcolm Gladwell. 文化背景

這印證了作家麥爾坎·葛拉威爾提出的著名的「一萬小時定律」這個常被提及的法則。

You want to be a good writer, programmer, or game player?

你想成為優秀的作家、程式設計師或遊戲玩家嗎？

You must put in the hours. 片語搭配

你必須投入大量的時間。

You'll improve, no doubt about it.

你肯定會進步的，毫無疑問。

We found a Reddit post asking how many hours players play

我們在 Reddit 上看到一篇文章，詢問玩家們玩了多少個小時

and how many wins they had.

以及他們贏了多少次。

Indeed, the more hours played seems to lead to success

事實上，遊玩的時間越長似乎越容易走向勝利，

if the respondents were telling the truth.

前提是如果回覆者說的都是真話的話。

Not always, though. 表達脈絡

不過，也不總是這樣。

One poster said he had played 720 games and only had one win.

有位發文者說他玩了720場遊戲卻只贏了一場。

That might not be so bad, but we'll come to that later. 表達脈絡

這可能也沒那麼糟，我們稍後再談這個。

Maybe you should play 20 to 50 hours

也許你應該先玩個20到50小時，

and if you make some progress, keep going.

如果你取得些進展，就繼續玩下去。

Not everyone can write a novel that will get published either.

畢竟不是每個人都能寫出能出版的小說。

Average people don't usually remain tenacious and keep fighting.

普通人通常不會保持堅韌的毅力並堅持戰鬥。

That's why they make average players usually.

這就是為什麼他們通常只是普通玩家的原因。

Remember, Ninja may have struck gold this year and last year, 慣用語

記住，Ninja 也許在去年和今年賺得盆滿缽滿，

but he was relatively unknown all those many years he was playing games such as Halo.

但在他玩《最後一戰》等遊戲的很多年裡，他相對來說都是默默無聞的。

Okay, so obviously practice is the main factor and practicing more than the average Joe. 慣用語

好吧，很明顯練習是主要因素，並且要比普通人練習得更多。

But what other advice does Ninja give

但是 Ninja 還給出了什麼其他建議

so one day you might send his avatar back into the virtual ether?

能讓你有一天把他的角色送回虛擬的虛無中呢？

He said in one interview,

他在一次採訪中說道：

"Don't feel crestfallen if you don't manage to secure a lot of wins. 用詞

「如果你沒能獲得很多次勝利，不要感到灰心。

Just keep going."

繼續努力就好。」

He said there is an element of luck to the game as well 片語搭配

他說這款遊戲也有運氣的成分，

and who knows how unlucky you'll get.

誰知道你的運氣會有多差呢。

If you are new or newish to the game, 用詞

如果你是個遊戲新手或剛玩不久的人，

he says you should spend many hours learning how to shoot.

他說你應該花大量的時間學習如何射擊。

So, don't hide, go find trouble and learn how to fight.

所以，不要躲藏，主動去找麻煩並學習如何戰鬥。

He told Forbes, "Everyone wants to win,

他告訴《富比士》：「每個人都想贏，

but if they just put a solid week of practice into landing in a very tough area multiple times, 片語搭配

但如果他們能抽出整整一週的時間練習，多次降落在非常艱難的區域，

even if they're not winning, it's fine." 文法

就算沒贏也沒關係。」

He is right, too.

他說得也對。

If you read those Reddit posts,

如果你讀過那些 Reddit 上的文章，

everyone seems to be concerned about winning.

似乎每個人都只關心能不能贏。

Here again, we'll invoke that German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his famous maxim,

在這裡我們要再次引用德國哲學家弗里德里希·尼采的那句著名格言：

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." 文化背景

「殺不死我的，必使我更強大。」

Ninja would agree, or in this case, it does kill you,

Ninja 肯定會同意，或者在這個遊戲裡，它確實會殺了你，

but you get another life and another and another.

但你還有下一次生命，還有下一次、再下一次。

"Know your map," he says,

「了解你的地圖，」他說，

and learn where you'll find guns.

並了解你在哪裡能找到槍械。

As the game goes on, you have to know when to pick a fight. 講解

隨著遊戲的進行，你必須知道什麼時候該去挑起戰鬥。

If someone has the high ground, 用詞

如果別人佔據了高地，

leave them alone until you are better equipped to fight them.

那就先別惹他們，直到你有了更好的裝備能和他們抗衡為止。

Obviously, he says,

很明顯，他說：

"Don't fight someone up close when all you have are sniper rifles.

「當你只有狙擊步槍時，不要在近距離和別人戰鬥。

Know what your limits are." 片語搭配

要知道你的極限在哪裡。」

Common sense.

常識。

As for building, 表達脈絡

至於建造，

you'll need to know how to do that.

你需要知道該怎麼做。

Again, he tells people stop thinking about winning and just build until you are good at it.

他再次告訴人們，不要想著贏，只管去建造，直到你熟練為止。

Now you can hide out and build, build, build. 片語動詞

現在你可以躲起來並一直建，建，建。

He also advises watching instructional building videos on YouTube,

他還建議在 YouTube 上觀看關於建造的教學影片，

which can save you a lot of time.

這可以為你節省很多時間。

So, just like spending many hours fighting,

所以，就像花很多時間去戰鬥一樣，

you spend many hours building until you are a master.

你也要花很多時間去建造，直到你成為大師。

Again, winning is not what you are thinking about, but becoming a good builder. 文法

再次強調，你腦子裡想的不應該是贏，而是成為一個優秀的建造者。

He also said he doesn't have any favorite weapons,

他還說他沒有任何最偏愛的武器，

but one thing he says you should always have are shields.

但他認為你必須始終擁有的一樣東西是護盾。

Protect yourself.

保護好你自己。

Once you've mastered all the skills and have been beaten to a pulp countless times, 慣用語

一旦你掌握了所有的技巧，並且已經被無數次揍得鼻青臉腫之後，

you then have to do the thinking part.

你就需要開始動腦子思考了。

According to Ninja, you must analyze the games you have played.

根據 Ninja 的說法，你必須分析你玩過的比賽。

Don't just blame the game.

不要只怪遊戲本身。

Go back and watch it as if you've recorded it and figure out what you did wrong, 講解

回顧並觀看你的遊戲過程，就像你錄下來了一樣，找出你做錯的地方，

he said in an interview.

他在一次採訪中這麼說道。

Now, how many average players would do that?

那麼，有多少普通玩家會這麼做呢？

But what do other players have to say about Ninja's greatness?

但是其他玩家對 Ninja 的強大有什麼看法呢？

Why does the average player think Ninja is good?

為什麼普通玩家覺得 Ninja 這麼厲害呢？

This question was asked on a forum.

有人在一個論壇上問了這個問題。

"Just practice.

「就是練習。

They've played thousands of hours,"

他們已經玩了幾千個小時，」

said one person and the others agreed,

一個人說道，其他人也表示同意，

but added having a mouse with extra buttons is a plus. 片語搭配

不過補充說，擁有一個帶額外側鍵的滑鼠也是個加分項。

If you check out Fortnite stats,

如果你去查看《要塞英雄》的數據統計，

you can find people above Ninja such as Alex RamiGaming, who's had run-ins with Ninja before. 片語搭配

你會發現數據排在 Ninja 之上的人，比如 Alex RamiGaming，他以前和 Ninja 交過手。

Still, the former is known for win streaks, 用詞

儘管如此，前者以連勝紀錄而聞名，

while Ninja, currently rated as the top player,

而目前被評為頂級玩家的 Ninja，

is an all-rounder with a devastating kill ratio. 用詞

則是一個擁有恐怖擊殺率的全能型選手。

As for the best at picking players off from a distance, 片語動詞

至於遠距離狙殺玩家的最強王者，

that goes to someone called Dakotaz.

那是屬於一個叫 Dakotaz 的人。

Best builder?

最強建造者？

Some people think that goes to the person known as The Myth.

有些人認為那是屬於那個被稱為 The Myth 的玩家。

But like Ninja advises,

但是正如 Ninja 建議的那樣，

you really have to be an all-rounder.

你真的必須成為一個全能型選手。

NFL quarterbacks and EPL strikers don't only have great reactions.

NFL 的四分衛和英超的前鋒不僅有極快的反應速度。

Rugby players are more than just physically strong 文法

橄欖球員不只是身體強壯，

and Roger Federer had more than a good forehand.

羅傑·費德勒的優勢也不僅僅在於出色的正手。

They all got to where they are from practice.

他們能取得今天的成就都是靠練習。

More practice than most people are prepared to do.

比大多數人願意付出的練習多得多。

That's why they are not average.

這就是為什麼他們不是普通人。

You might never be a pro at Fortnite, 文法

你可能永遠成不了《要塞英雄》的職業玩家，

but you can still be a pro at keeping your password safe and secure.

但你仍然可以成為保護密碼安全方面的專家。

Dashlane is a password manager that makes it easy for you to control your digital identity.

Dashlane 是一款密碼管理員，能讓你輕鬆掌控自己的數位身分。

Try Dashlane completely free for 30 days

免費試用 Dashlane 30天，

and discover how much easier your password life can be.

發現你的密碼生活可以變得多麼輕鬆。

The security of Dashlane is awesome,

Dashlane 的安全性非常棒，

but the autofill is what makes it so much fun to use.

但自動填寫功能才是讓它用起來如此有趣的原因。

You'll never have to log into another website again.

你再也不用手動登入其他網站了。

Dashlane does it automatically for you.

Dashlane 會自動為你完成。

Become more secure and support the Infographics Show at the same time

同時，透過使用優惠碼 infographics

by using the code infographics

在第一時間獲取 Dashlane Premium 10%的折扣，

to get 10% off Dashlane Premium from the get-go 慣用語

造訪 dashlane.com/infographicsshow 或點擊描述中的連結，

by going to dashlane.com/infographicsshow or clicking the link in the description.

讓您的資訊更加安全，並支持《The Infographics Show》。

So, why do you think Ninja is so good?

那麼，你覺得 Ninja 為什麼這麼強呢？

Do you have another theory?

你有什麼其他的看法嗎？

Are you getting to his standard on Fortnite?

你在《要塞英雄》裡達到他的水準了嗎？

Let us know in the comments.

請在留言區告訴我們。

Also, be sure to check out our other video called

此外，也請務必去看看我們的另一部名為

Do these things to survive if you get stranded on an island.

《如果你被困在荒島上，做這些事情就能生存下來》的影片。

Thanks for watching

感謝收看，

and as always, don't forget to like, share, and subscribe.

最後和往常一樣，別忘了按讚、分享和訂閱。

See you next time.

下次見。