主播:Jerry | 翩翩歌曲 : HeroJerry目前就读于杜克大学,数学与经济学双专业,在美国投资银行实习过。他非常切实地体会到:Metaverse元宇宙在美国前沿市场的火热!他说:跟一席做播客,我第一个想聊的话题,就是Metaverse!今天,我们给大家聊聊这个特别前沿、并且风头特别盛的话题——Metaverse(元宇宙),以及与此相关的“加密货币、比特币、以及NFTs”。1. Metaverse到底有多火?Facebook now changed its company nameto Meta. Facebook公司已经改名成了元宇宙metaverse的前四个字母,Meta。这真是一个huge shift (巨大的转变)!扎克伯格的Meta想在5年内从social networking company(社交网络公司),转变为一个focuses on engineering metaverse(致力于搭建元宇宙)的新型公司。并且,会提供1万个与虚拟世界相关的工作岗位(hiring around 10,000 new jobs related to metaverse)。It would invest $10 billion in building its metaverse.要在虚拟世界方面,投资100个亿美金。*metaverse /ˈmetəvɜːrs/ n. 元宇宙*engineer /ˌendʒɪˈnɪr/ v. 策划;设计*hire/ˈhaɪər/ v. 雇佣;录用*invest /ɪnˈvest/ v. 投资其实,“元宇宙”这个大项目,不仅仅是扎克伯格的Meta在尝试。All major tech companies are looking into metaverse as the future. 所有大型科技巨头都看到了元宇宙的美好前景。● 微软Microsoft也purchased(收购)了一家叫Blizzard的游戏制作公司,to further work on building its metaverse(来构建它的虚拟世界)。● Apple的CEO Tim Cook表示,他也看到metaverse有a lot of potential(巨大潜力)。People portray metaverse as the “future of internet.” 人们把元宇宙描绘成“互联网的未来”。*purchase /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/ v. 购买*portray /pɔːrˈtreɪ/ v. 描绘*potential /pəˈtenʃl/ n. 潜力2.Metaverse到底是什么?在回答这个问题前,Jerry问了翩翩a few questions:Do you believe that we will eventually build flying cars? 我们能造会飞的车吗?What about a magic potion that enables me to fly?相信有能让我们飞的魔法药水吗?翩翩的回答都是:这不可能!那如果上面说的都能become true,你想要什么呢?翩翩想要:癌症能得到治疗;星际旅行;时光穿梭:见证秦始皇统一天下;去见见四大圣哲,孔子、苏格拉底、耶稣、释迦牟尼;见到故去的亲人,知道他们在哪里生活。……但显而易见的是:these can never become true.这些都不可能实现。因为:There are constraints in reality. 在现实中存在着一些限制。拿造一辆flying car来说,the law of physics(物理定律)是不允许的。但metaverse是一个3D virtual worlds(3D虚拟世界),在虚拟世界里, anything is possible(一切皆有可能)。在现实中,to fly across the sky here on Earth是impossible,但是,我们可以通过编码code,让自己fly around in a metaverse(在元宇宙自由翱翔)。That is Awesome! 太赞了!在元宇宙,anything is possible!一切皆有可能!正是因为这个原因,metaverse is attracting so much attention and potential(元宇宙吸引了如此多的关注,颇具潜力)。它能够turn our imagination into a virtual reality(让想象变成虚拟上的现实)。在这个virtual reality(虚拟现实)中,you can create a new self, a new identity(新的身份)。*attract /əˈtrækt/ v. 吸引*attention /əˈtenʃn/ n. 注意力*virtual /ˈvɜːrtʃuəl/ adj. 虚拟的*identity /aɪˈdentəti/ n. 身份“元宇宙”听上去似乎很高级,普通人能玩这个吗?现在,已经有platforms能让我们体验到。美国有一个平台叫Roblox,在2020年,美国16岁以下的孩子中,有一半多的都玩过这个。在Roblox中,每个人都能够create and become a character(创造或者成为某个角色),jumping around different games or different worlds。科技巨头们are trying to create metaverse(努力建造虚拟世界),但是像Gucci之类的时尚品牌,都开始做虚拟世界里的服装和包包了,而且卖得还特好,听起来特别匪夷所思。进入metaverse之后,好像真的在生活一样。3.加密货币 & NFTs到底是啥?在metaverse(元宇宙)里,行走江湖必备的两样东西是:cryptocurrencyand NFTs。● cryptocurrency是加密货币,比如说比特币(bitcoins)就是一种。投资比特币,感觉是比较risky的。然而,在metaverse里面,就是使用像比特币这样的cryptocurrency(加密货币)来买东西的。cryptocurrency是元宇宙里的流通货币,就像游戏币一样。简而言之,cryptocurrencies相当于现实世界里的“钱”的概念。比特币,就像是人民币、美元,只是其中一种货币。*cryptocurrency /ˈkrɪptoʊkɜːrənsi/ n. 加密电子货币*risky /ˈrɪski/ adj. 有风险的● NFTs=Non-fungible tokens n. 非同质代币NFTs 就像是Gucci(古驰), Louis Vuitton(路易威登), Prada(普拉达), and Adidas(阿迪达斯),fashion-lovers(时尚达人)都很喜欢。在metaverse里,NFTs are ownerships of digital assets(是对数字资产的所有权),比如我们在虚拟世界里,可以穿和用的图片、视频、衣服或鞋子。一句话总结:NFTs相当于metaverse里面你需要穿和用的东西。NFTs已经像股票一样,进行买卖了。*ownership /ˈoʊnərʃɪp/ n. 所有权*digital /ˈdɪdʒɪtl/ adj. 数字的NFTs 可以是衣服,在数字世界里(in the digital world)买来之后,在metaverse里面穿。比如你要do a business meeting(去开商务会议)、或者说travel an alien planet(去外星旅行),or become a superhero saving the world(做拯救世界的超人),都得有不同的装扮。怪不得很多时尚品牌都开始研发metaverse里的时尚单品了。All of the major fashion brands are jumping into NFTs to not get behind(生怕自己落后). ● 宜家(IKEA)好像也投身其中,可能要给虚拟世界做家具吧。● Adidas and Pradacollaborated recently to create a new digital NFT collection.阿迪和Prada合作了一款NFT,卖了97,550美金。(这相当于Jerry在杜克大学一年的学费)● Gucci也出了NFT,叫Supergucci。● Louis Vuitton launched an NFT game called “Louis: the Game.” 推出了一款游戏。由此可见,NFTs真的非常火!*collaborate /kəˈlæbəreɪt/ v. 合作*launch /lɔːntʃ/ v. 发行最富盛名的NFTs之一(one of the most renownedones)叫做Bored Ape Yacht club(无聊猿猴游艇俱乐部),它体现了the crazy popularity of NFTs(NFTs的疯狂流行程度)。The cheapest ones cost around $295,000. 最便宜的一个也要295,000美金。Justin Bieber is known to possess two bored apes, together worth around 1.78 million dollars. 贾斯汀·比伯买了俩,花了178万美金。That’s crazy!*renowned /rɪˈnaʊnd/ adj. 有名的;著名的*possess /pəˈzes/ v. 拥有The world is crazy about NFTs right now. It gets crazier since these rich people aren’t just wasting money. It is actually a worthy investment. 对于富人们来说,不是在wasting money(浪费钱),而是一种worthy investment(有价值的投资)。Mark Jerry’s words: Metaverse is the future! 未来属于元宇宙!请留言告诉我们:对于火到crazy的metaverse,你是怎么看的?
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